10.10.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 October 2008

(2008/C 258/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3682
JPY	Japanese yen	137,84
DKK	Danish krone	7,4534
GBP	Pound sterling	0,7895
SEK	Swedish krona	9,6575
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5462
ISK	Iceland króna	305
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,364
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,675
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	252,98
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7094
PLN	Polish zloty	3,4525
RON	Romanian leu	3,828
SKK	Slovak koruna	30,415
TRY	Turkish lira	1,8943
AUD	Australian dollar	1,9503
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5398
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,6252
NZD	New Zealand dollar	2,2093
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0113
KRW	South Korean won	1 863,15
ZAR	South African rand	12,4249
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,3318
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,135
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	13 168,93
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7996
PHP	Philippine peso	64,72
RUB	Russian rouble	35,6684
THB	Thai baht	46,957
BRL	Brazilian real	3,062
MXN	Mexican peso	16,6305

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

10.10.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/2

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 258/02)

Aid No

XS 146/08

Member State

Latvia

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Uzņēmumu konkurētspējas uzlabošanas atbalsta programma

Legal basis

Ministru kabineta 22.5.2008. rīkojums Nr. 275 (prot. Nr. 30 21. §)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: LVL 1,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

2.6.2008

Duration

31.12.2020

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

VAS “Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka”/State joint stock company “Mortgage and Land Bank of Latvia”

Doma lauk. 4

LV-1977 Rīga

Aid No

XS 171/08

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Management Information Systems Support for SME's

Legal basis

The Industrial Development (NI) Order 1982

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: GBP 1,6 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.7.2008

Duration

31.12.2009

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Invest Northern Ireland

Bedford Square

Bedford Street

Belfast BT2 7EH

United Kingdom

Aid No

XS 203/08

Member State

Latvia

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” garantiju valsts atbalsta programma

Legal basis

1)	Latvijas vienotais programdokuments 2004.–2006. gadam (www.esfondi.lv);

2)	Papildinājumi Latvijas vienotam programdokumentam 2004.–2006. gadam. (www.esfondi.lv);

3)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 21. 29.5.2003. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem;

4)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 57. 23.5.2003. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem;

5)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 79 6.6.2006. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem;

6)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 81. 21.6.2006. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem;

7)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 81. 21.6.2006. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem;

8)	SIA “Latvijas Garantiju aģentūra” valdes sēdes lēmums Nr. 26/2007 27.7.2007. par garantēšanas noteikumu grozījumiem.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: LVL 7,57616263 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

18.6.2003

Duration

31.12.2008

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Latvijas garantiju aģentūra Ltd

Tirgoņu iela 11

LV-1050 Rīga

Aid No

XS 205/08

Member State

Cyprus

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Σχέδιο Αγροτικής Πολιτικής της Αρχής Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου (Shedio Agrotikis Politikis tis Arhis Ilektrismoy Kyproy)

Legal basis

Οι περί Αναπτύξεως Ηλεκτρισμού (Τροποποιητικοί) Κανονισμοί του 2008

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 3,42 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

4.8.2008

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacture of food products

Name and address of the granting authority

Αρχή Ηλεκτρισμού Κύπρου/Arhi Ilektrismoy Kyproy

Αμφιπόλεως 11, Στρόβολος, Τ.Θ. 24506/Amfipoleos 11, Strobolos, T.Th. 24506

CY-1399 Λευκωσία/CY-1399 Leykosia

Aid No

XS 210/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Firma: Dinse GmbH, Tarpen 36, D-22419 Hamburg

Legal basis

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission vom 12. Januar 2001 über die Anwendung der Artikel 87 und 88 des EG-Vertrags auf staatliche Beihilfen an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (ABl. EG 13.1.2001 L 10/33 verlängert durch ABl. EU 23.12.2006 L 368/85 sowie Abl. EU 25.6.2008 L 164/43); Gesetz über die Kreditkommission vom 29. April 1997 (Hamburgisches Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt 1997, Nr. 18, Seite 133)

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,14 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

3.7.2008

Duration

30.8.2010

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other manufacturing

Name and address of the granting authority

Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Alter Steinweg 4

D-20459 Hamburg

10.10.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/5

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 258/03)

Reference number of the aid

XT 92/08

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

NV Kuehne & Nagel Logistics

Legal basis

Decreet betreffende het economisch ondersteuningsbeleid van 31 januari 2003

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,99 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

3.9.2007

Duration

2.9.2010

Objective

Specific training

Economic sectors

Warehousing and storage

Name and address of the granting authority

Vlaamse overheid — Agentschap Economie

Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 12

B-1030 Brussel

Reference number of the aid

XT 93/08

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

NV Philips Innovative Applications

Legal basis

Decreet betreffende het economisch ondersteuningsbeleid van 31 januari 2003

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,99 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration

31.12.2010

Objective

Specific training

Economic sectors

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

Name and address of the granting authority

Vlaamse overheid — Agentschap Economie

Koning Albert II laan 35, bus 12

B-1030 Brussel

Reference number of the aid

XT 95/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Niedersachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Einzelbewilligung an die Akademie Überlingen

Legal basis

§ 44 Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) in Anlehnung an die Richtlinie für die Weiterbildungsförderung von Beschäftigten (ABl. C 339 vom 1.12.2001, S. 16)

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,18 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.1.2008

Duration

31.10.2008

Objective

Training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen GmbH (NBank)

Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14

D-30177 Hannover

Tel. (49-511) 30 03 10

E-mail: info@nbank.de

Reference number of the aid

XT 96/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Niedersachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Einzelbewilligung an die Grundig Akademie für Wirtschaft und Technik

Legal basis

§ 44 Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO) in Anlehnung an die Richtlinie für die Weiterbildungsförderung von Beschäftigten (ABl. C 339 vom 1.12.2001, S. 16)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,201 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.7.2008

Duration

31.10.2008

Objective

Specific training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen (NBank)

Günther-Wagner-Alle 12-14

D-30177 Hannover

Tel. (49-511) 30 03 10

E-mail: info@nbank.de

Reference number of the aid

XT 97/08

Member State

Italy

Region

Sicilia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interventi di promozione di piani formativi aziendali, settoriali e territoriali di formazione continua

Legal basis

Art. 9 L. n. 236/93 (di conversione del D.L. n. 148/93); art. 118 L. n. 388/2000; art. 17 L. 24.6.1997, n. 196; circolare ministero Lavoro n. 92/2000; D.M. 511/V/01, D.D. 296/V/03 e D.D. 243/V/04 del ministero Lavoro e politiche sociali per l'assegnazione al dipartimento regionale Formazione professionale delle somme allo scopo di sostenere le azioni previste dai piani formativi aziendali, settoriali e territoriali

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 8,83 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

17.6.2008

Duration

31.7.2009

Objective

Specific training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Assessorato regionale Lavoro

Dipartimento Formazione professionale

Via Imperatore Federico, 52

I-90143 Palermo

		ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal of the European Union		C 258

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 51 10 October 2008

Notice No	Contents	page
	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
	Commission
2008/C 258/01	Euro exchange rates	1

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2008/C 258/02	Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises ( 1 )	2

2008/C 258/03	Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid ( 1 )	5

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
	Commission
2008/C 258/04	Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures	8

Product	Country(ies) of origin or exportation	Measures	Reference	Date of expiry
Integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i)	People's Republic of China	Anti-dumping duty	Council Regulation (EC) No 1205/2007 (OJ L 272, 17.10.2007, p. 1) and extended to imports of the same product consigned from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of the Philippines	18.10.2008