21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/1

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Decisions in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of decisions regarding restructuring and liquidation aid for financial institutions

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 273/01

Date of adoption of the decision	10.8.2012
Reference number of the aid	SA.34747 (12/NN)
Member State	Latvia
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Amendments to Parex restructuring plan
Type of decision	New decision related to the following Commission decision: C 26/2009 — SA.28561
Content	Adaptation of the burden-sharing arrangements, Adaptation of the schedule or conditions for the repayment of State aid, Other adaptation
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/competition/state_aid/register/

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 273/02

Date of adoption of the decision	22.7.2013
Reference number of State aid	SA.36489 (13/N)
Member State	Sweden
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Investeraravdrag
Legal basis	Inkomstskattelagen (SFS1999:1229)
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Risk capital
Form of aid	Tax base reduction
Budget	Overall budget: SEK 5,500 million   Annual budget: SEK 800 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	1.9.2013-31.12.2019
Economic sectors	All economic sectors eligible to receive aid
Name and address of the granting authority	Skatteverket SE-171 94 Solna SVERIGE
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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	22.7.2013
Reference number of State aid	SA.36761 (13/N)
Member State	Denmark
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Scheme for the production and broadcasting of Danish TV drama and TV documentary programmes (prolongation of State aid N 360/07, N 599/09 and SA.32479)
Legal basis	Retningslinier for fordeling af Public Service-Puljen, jf. § 11 a i lov om radio- og fjernsynsvirksomhed, jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 488 af 6. oktober 2011
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: DKK 27 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2015
Economic sectors	Programming and broadcasting activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Det Danske Filminstitut Gothersgade 55 1123 Kbh. K DANMARK
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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	22.7.2013
Reference number of State aid	SA.36762 (13/N)
Member State	Denmark
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Support for Danish public service radio programmes (prolongation of SA.33201).
Legal basis	Retningslinier for fordeling af Public Service-Puljen, jf. § 11 a i lov om radio- og fjernsynsvirksomhed, jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 488 af 6. oktober 2011
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: DKK 3 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2015
Economic sectors	Programming and broadcasting activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Det Danske Filminstitut Gothersgade 55 1123 Kbh. K DANMARK
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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/5

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Euro exchange rates (1)

20 September 2013

2013/C 273/03

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3514
JPY	Japanese yen	134,57
DKK	Danish krone	7,4568
GBP	Pound sterling	0,84360
SEK	Swedish krona	8,5969
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2330
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,0065
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,828
HUF	Hungarian forint	299,28
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7025
PLN	Polish zloty	4,2298
RON	Romanian leu	4,4618
TRY	Turkish lira	2,6800
AUD	Australian dollar	1,4354
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3898
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,4769
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6153
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6883
KRW	South Korean won	1 457,67
ZAR	South African rand	13,2300
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2712
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,6110
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	14 974,07
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,2772
PHP	Philippine peso	58,339
RUB	Russian rouble	43,1140
THB	Thai baht	41,920
BRL	Brazilian real	2,9929
MXN	Mexican peso	17,2736
INR	Indian rupee	84,1620

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

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/6

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND

2013/C 273/04

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2006

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (1).

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2006 to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (2) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 3 745,56	EUR 249,70

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2006 under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 8 015,45	EUR 534,36

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2007

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2007 to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 3 852,55	EUR 256,84

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2007 under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 8 715,08	EUR 581,01

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2008

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2008 to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 4 058,56	EUR 270,57

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2008 under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Ireland	EUR 8 902,69	EUR 593,51

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2010

(To be applied with regard to EFTA countries for 2010)

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2010)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2010 (3) to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Estonia (per capita) Workers' family members under 63 Pensioners under 63 Pensioners' family members under 63	EUR 384,49	EUR 25,63
Latvia	LVL 245,21	LVL 16,35
Malta	EUR 879,42	EUR 58,63
Poland (per capita) Workers’ family members under 65 Pensioners under 65 Pensioners’ family members under 65	PLN 1 216,84	PLN 81,12
Romania (per capita) Workers’ family members under 60 Pensioners under 60 Pensioners’ family members under 60	RON 674,48	RON 44,97
Sweden	SEK 17 349,04	SEK 1 156,60

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2010 (4) under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Estonia (per capita) Workers' family members aged 63 and over Pensioners aged 63 and over Pensioners' family members aged 63 and over	EUR 963,12	EUR 64,21
Latvia	LVL 306,48	LVL 20,43
Malta	EUR 2 163,13	EUR 144,22
Poland (per capita) Workers’ family members aged 65 and over Pensioners aged 65 and over Pensioners’ family members aged 65 and over	PLN 3 711,75	PLN 247,45
Romania (per capita) Workers’ family members aged 60 and over Pensioners aged 60 and over Pensioners’ family members aged 60 and over	RON 1 348,95	RON 89,93
Sweden	SEK 47 316	SEK 3 154,40

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2010

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States as of 1 May 2010)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reductions of 20 % and 15 % provided for in Article 64(3) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (5).

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 % and 15 % (6).

I.   Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009  (7)

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1 May 2010 and 31 December 2010 to members of the family who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly X = 0,20
Malta	EUR 879,42	EUR 58,63
Sweden	SEK 17 349,04	SEK 1 156,60

II.   Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1 May 2010 and 31 December 2010 under Articles 24(1), 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly X = 0,20	Net monthly X = 0,15 (9)
Malta	EUR 2 163,13	EUR 144,22	EUR 153,22
Sweden	SEK 47 316	SEK 3 154,40	SEK 3 351,55

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2011

(To be applied with regard to EFTA countries for 2011)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2011 (10) to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Estonia (per capita) Workers' family members under 63 Pensioners under 63 Pensioners' family members under 63	EUR 400,39	EUR 26,69
Italy	EUR 2 470,46	EUR 164,70
Slovakia (per capita) Workers' family members under 65 Pensioners under 65 Pensioners' family members under 65	EUR 508,15	EUR 33,88
Finland (per capita) Workers' family members regardless of age Pensioners under 65 Pensioners' family members under 65	EUR 1 510,23	EUR 100,68
Norway	NOK 45 448	NOK 3 030

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2011 (11) under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Estonia (per capita) Workers' family members aged 63 and over Pensioners aged 63 and over Pensioners' family members aged 63 and over	EUR 994,60	EUR 66,31
Italy	EUR 2 909,88	EUR 193,99
Slovakia (per capita) Workers' family members aged 65 and over Pensioners aged 65 and over Pensioners' family members aged 65 and over	EUR 1 549,84	EUR 103,32
Finland (per capita) Pensioners aged 65 and over Pensioners' family members aged 65 and over	EUR 4 941,52	EUR 329,43
Norway	NOK 83 727	NOK 5 582

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2011

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States for 2011)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reductions of 20 % and 15 % provided for in Article 64(3) Regulation (EC) No 987/2009.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 % and 15 % (12).

I.   Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2011 to members of the family who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly X = 0,20
Italy	EUR 2 470,46	EUR 164,70
Finland (per capita) Workers' family members regardless of age Pensioners under 65 Pensioners' family members under 65	EUR 1 510,23	EUR 100,68

II.   Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2011 under Articles 24(1), 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly X = 0,20	Net monthly X = 0,15 (13)
Italy	EUR 2 909,88	EUR 193,99	EUR 206,12
Finland (per capita) Pensioners aged 65 and over Pensioners' family members aged 65 and over	EUR 4 941,52	EUR 329,43	EUR 350,02

III.   Application of Article 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009

With regard to EU Member States, the amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2011 to family members who do not reside in the same Member State as the insured person as provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and to pensioners and members of their family, as provided for in Article 24(1) and Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Age	Annual	Net monthly X = 0,20	Net monthly X = 0,15
The Netherlands	0-19	EUR 1 609,11	EUR 107,27	EUR 113,98
	20-64	EUR 2 445,72	EUR 163,05	EUR 173,24
	65 and over	EUR 10 366,68	EUR 691,11	EUR 734,31

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2012

(To be applied with regard to EFTA countries for 2012)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2012 (14) to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Lithuania (per capita) Workers’ family members under 65 Pensioners under 65 Pensioners’ family members under 65	LTL 1 073,47	LTL 71,56

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2012 (15) under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Lithuania (per capita) Workers’ family members aged 65 and over Pensioners aged 65 and over Pensioners’ family members aged 65 and over	LTL 2 767,34	LTL 184,49

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(1)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

(3)  In relation to EU Member States, this amount applies with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2010.

(4)  See footnote 3.

(5)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.

(6)  Pursuant to Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, the reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (x = 0,15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

(7)  Pursuant to Article 64(7) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, Member States may continue to apply Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 for the calculation of the fixed amount until 1 May 2015, provided that the reduction set out in Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 is applied.

(8)  OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(9)  The reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (x = 0,15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

(10)  See footnote 3.

(11)  See footnote 3.

(12)  Pursuant to Article 64(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, the reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (x = 0,15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

(13)  The reduction applied to the monthly fixed amount shall be equal to 15 % (x = 0,15) for pensioners and members of their family when the competent Member State is not listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

(14)  See footnote 3.

(15)  See footnote 3.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/13

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AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND

2013/C 273/05

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2009

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (1).

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2009 to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (2) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Malta	EUR 896,55	EUR 59,77

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2009 under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Malta	EUR 2 056,94	EUR 137,13

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(1)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/14

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AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND

2013/C 273/06

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2009

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (1).

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2009 to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (2) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Latvia	LVL 243,65	LVL 16,24

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2009 under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Latvia	LVL 325,11	LVL 21,67

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(1)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/15

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AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND

2013/C 273/07

AVERAGE COSTS OF BENEFITS IN KIND — 2010

(To be applied with regard to EFTA countries for 2010)

(To be applied with regard to EU Member States between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2010)

The annual average costs do not take into account the reduction of 20 % provided for in Articles 94(2) and 95(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (1).

The net monthly average costs have been reduced by 20 %.

I.   Application of Article 94 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to the benefits in kind provided in 2010 (2) to members of the family as referred to in Article 19(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (3) will be determined on the basis of the following average costs:

	Annual	Net monthly
Cyprus	EUR 831,23	EUR 55,42

II.   Application of Article 95 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2010 (4) under Articles 28 and 28a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 will be determined on the basis of the following average costs (only per capita from 2002):

	Annual	Net monthly
Cyprus	EUR 1 130,35	EUR 75,35

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(1)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.

(2)  In relation to EU Member States, this amount applies with regard to the benefits in kind provided in the period between 1 January 2010 and 30 April 2010.

(3)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

(4)  See footnote 2.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/16

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2013/C 273/08

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	20.8.2013
Duration	20.8.2013-31.12.2013
Member State	Spain
Stock or group of stocks	BSF/56712-
Species	Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)
Zone	EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	FS39DSS

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/16

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2013/C 273/09

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	27.8.2013
Duration	27.8.2013-31.12.2013
Member State	Belgium
Stock or group of stocks	PLE/7FG.
Species	Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Zone	VIIf and VIIg
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	45/TQ39

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7040 — CVC/Domestic & General Group Holdings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 273/10

1.

On 16 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxemburg) acquires sole control of Domestic & General Group Holdings (the United Kingdom) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for CVC: advice to and management of investment funds. The funds managed by CVC solely or jointly control a number of companies, among which Acromas Holdings Ltd, the owner of AA Group and Saga. AA Group and Saga are both active in out-of-warranty repair services through the provision of protection plans for boiler and central heating systems, — for Domestic & General Group Holdings: provision of extended warranties for domestic appliances outside the manufacturer's original warranty.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7040 — CVC/Domestic & General Group Holdings, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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21.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6905 — INEOS/Solvay/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 273/11

1.

On 16 September 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which INEOS AG (‘INEOS’, Switzerland) and Solvay SA (‘Solvay’, Belgium) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of a joint venture (the ‘JV’), by way of contribution to the JV of their respective chlorvinyls businesses and certain others assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for INEOS: manufacturing of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products in 11 countries throughout the world, — for Solvay: manufacturing of chemicals and plastics in 55 countries throughout the world, — for the JV: production and sale of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and related products (such as caustic soda) in the EEA.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

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 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6905 — INEOS/Solvay/JV, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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