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Information and Notices

Volume 52
3 April 2009

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

Commission

2009/C 080/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

1

2009/C 080/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

4

2009/C 080/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

7

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

Commission

2009/C 080/04

Euro exchange rates

10

 

V   Announcements

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

 

Commission

2009/C 080/05

Call for applications 2009 — Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) ( 1 )

11

 

OTHER ACTS

 

Commission

2009/C 080/06

Notice for the attention of Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud concerning his inclusion in the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

12

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/1

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)

2009/C 80/01

Date of adoption of the decision

20.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 662/07

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Program TIP

Legal basis

Zákon č. 130/2002 Sb., o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů (zákon o podpoře výzkumu a vývoje) a nařízení vlády č. 461/2002 Sb., o účelové podpoře výzkumu a vývoje z veřejných prostředků a o veřejné soutěži ve výzkumu a vývoji.

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: CZK 11 035 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2017

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo prúmyslu a obchodu

Kpt. Jaroše 7

CZ-604 56 Brno

posta@compet.cz

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

15.1.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 729/07

Member State

Latvia

Region

87(3)(a) – Riga

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

SIA Eko Osta

Legal basis

Ministru kabineta 21.11.2006. noteikumi Nr. 963 “Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu instrumenta un Norvēģijas valdības divpusējā finanšu instrumenta prioritāte “Vides aizsardzība” atklāta konkursa nolikums” ; Ministru kabineta 8.11.2005. noteikumi Nr. 852 “Noteikumi par Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu instrumenta un Norvēģijas valdības divpusējā finanšu instrumenta vadības, īstenošanas, uzraudzības, kontroles un novērtēšanas sistēmu”; Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu instrumenta un Norvēģijas valdības divpusējā finanšu instrumenta vadības likums; Ministru kabineta 19.6.2007. noteikumi Nr. 396 “Kārtība, kādā valsts budžetā plāno līdzekļus Eiropas Ekonomikas zonas finanšu instrumenta un Norvēģijas valdības divpusējā finanšu instrumenta finansēto projektu īstenošanai un veic maksājumus”

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: LVL 0,18 million

Intensity

52,19 %

Duration (period)

until 31.3.2009

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

Vides ministrija

Peldu 25,

Rīga, LV-1494

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

5.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 226/2008

Member State

Ireland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Extension of the Western Investment Fund

Legal basis

The Irish Western Development Commission Act 1998 and the Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Act 2007

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Risk capital, small and medium-sized enterprises

Form of aid

Provision of risk capital

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 28 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

1.12.2008 - 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Western Development Commission (WDC), Dillon House Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, Ireland

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/index.htm

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/4

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)

2009/C 80/02

Date of adoption of the decision

5.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 459/08

Member State

Spain

Region

La Rioja

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Fomento de la investigación, desarrollo e innovación

Legal basis

Orden no 19/2008 de 5 de junio de 2008, de la Consejería de Industria, Innovación y Empleo de la Rioja, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones por la Agencia de Desarrollo económico de la Rioja destinadas al fomento de la investigación, desarrollo e innovación, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 12 million;

Overall budget: EUR 72 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors, Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Agencia de desarrollo Económico de la Rioja

C/Muro de la Mata 10-14,

26001 Logroño (La Rioja)

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

18.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 615/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Freistaat Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bayerische Landesbank, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts Brienner Str. 18 D-80333 München

Legal basis

2.Gesetz zur Änderung des Haushaltsgesetzes 2007/2008 (2.Nachtraghaushaltsgesetz- NHG-2008)

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee, Provision of risk capital

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 14 800 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

19.12.2008-19.6.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen Odeonsplatz 4 D-80539 München

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

3.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 39/09

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bundesrahmenregelung Risikokapital

Legal basis

Regelung zur vorübergehenden Modifizierung von beihilferechtlich genehmigten Risikokapitalprogrammen für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise („Bundesrahmenregelung Risikokapital“)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Risk capital

Form of aid

Provision of risk capital

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 50 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Diverse Stellen in den Ländern

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

13.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 65/09

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Zeitweilige Aufstockung und Erweiterung des Zentralen Innovationsprogramms Mittelstand im Rahmen des Konjunkturpakets II der Bundesregierung

Legal basis

Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) und darauf aufbauende Verwaltungsvorschriften; Gesetz über Sicherung der Beschäftigung und Stabilität in Deutschland (in Vorbereitung); Änderung der Richtlinie zum Zentralen Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (Entwurf)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: 450 million EUR;

Overall budget: 900 million EUR

Intensity

35 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie Scharnhorststr. 34-37,

D-10115 Berlin, Germany

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/index.htm

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/7

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)

2009/C 80/03

Date of adoption of the decision

3.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 42/08

Member State

Belgium

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aide à la restructuration en faveur de Fortis Banque et Fortis Banque Luxembourg - Herstructureringssteun ten behoeve van Fortis Bank en Fortis Banque Luxembourg

Legal basis

Ad-hoc

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Soft loan

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 65 000 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

29.9.2008 - 10.10.2008

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Etat Belge - Belgische Staat

Son Excellence Monsieur Karel DE GUCHT

Ministre des Affaires étrangères

Rue des Petits Carmes, 15

B - 1000 Bruxelles

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

3.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 46/08

Member State

Luxembourg

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aide à la restructuration en faveur de Fortis Banque et Fortis Banque Luxembourg

Legal basis

Ad-hoc sur le budget de l'Etat – Agreement for a mandatory convertible loan facility between the State of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Fortis Banque Luxembourg S.A.

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 2 500 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

29.9.2008 - 17.11.2008

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Etat du Grand Duché du Luxembourg

Son Excellence Monsieur Jean ASSELBORN

Ministre des Affaires étrangères

Rue Notre-Dame 5

L - 2911 Luxembourg

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/index.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

3.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 53/A/08

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Herstructureringssteun ten behoeve van Fortis Bank en Fortis Banque Luxembourg

Legal basis

Ad-hoc

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Soft loan

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 62 800 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

3.10.2008

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Nederlandse Staat

Zijne Excellentie de Heer Maxime VERHAGEN

Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken

Bezuidenhoutseweg 67

NL - 2500 EB Den Haag

NEDERLAND

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/index.htm

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/10

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 April 2009

2009/C 80/04

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3392

JPY

Japanese yen

133,48

DKK

Danish krone

7,4509

GBP

Pound sterling

0,91290

SEK

Swedish krona

10,8215

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5260

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,8480

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,888

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

298,65

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7094

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4920

RON

Romanian leu

4,2237

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1665

AUD

Australian dollar

1,8797

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6725

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,3789

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,3258

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0143

KRW

South Korean won

1 781,81

ZAR

South African rand

12,3960

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,1533

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4707

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 374,02

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8178

PHP

Philippine peso

64,210

RUB

Russian rouble

44,8330

THB

Thai baht

47,321

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0049

MXN

Mexican peso

18,4274

INR

Indian rupee

67,4290

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

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/11

Call for applications 2009

Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 80/05

Up-dated versions of the call for proposals for operating grants, call for proposals for projects and call for proposals for joint actions documents under the call for applications ‘Health — 2009’ within the framework of the Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (1) has been published on the website of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/health/grants.html

(1)  Decision No 1350/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 establishing a Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013), OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 3-13.

OTHER ACTS

Commission

3.4.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/12

Notice for the attention of Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud concerning his inclusion in the list referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

2009/C 80/06

1.

Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Community to freeze the funds and economic resources of Usama bin Laden, members of the Al-Qaida organisation and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999).

The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises:

—

Al Qaida, the Taliban and Mr Usama bin Laden;

—

natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with Al Qaida, the Taliban and Mr Usama bin Laden; and

—

legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups.

Acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is ‘associated with’ Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban include:

(a)

participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of, Al Qaida, the Taliban or Mr Usama bin Laden, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;

(b)

supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them;

(c)

recruiting for any of them; or

(d)

otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them.

2.

The UN Committee decided on 17 October 2001 to add Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud to the relevant list.

The natural person concerned may submit at any time a request to the UN Committee, together with any supporting documentation, for the decision to include him in the UN list referred to above, to be reconsidered. Such request should be sent to the following address:

United Nations — Focal point for delisting

Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch

Room S-3055 E

New York, NY 10017

United States of America

See for more information at:

http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.shtml

3.

Further to this UN decision, the Council has included Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban (2). The entry was amended by means of Commission Regulation (EC) No 374/2008 (3), pursuant to Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.

The following measures of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 apply to the natural and legal persons, groups and entities concerned:

1.

The freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to them, or owned or held by them, and the prohibition to make funds, other financial assets and economic resources available to them or for their benefit, whether directly or indirectly (Articles 2 and 2a (4)); and

2.

The prohibition to grant, sell, supply or transfer technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities to them, whether directly or indirectly (Article 3).

4.

Following the judgement of the Court of Justice of 3 September 2008 in Joined Cases C-402/05 P and C-415/05 P, Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v. Council, the UN Committee has provided grounds for listing of Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud.

He may make a request for the grounds for his listing to the Commission. This request should be sent to:

European Commission

DG External Relations

Attn. Unit A2 (CHAR12/45)

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

B–1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

Belgium

After having given him an opportunity to express his views on the grounds for listing, the Commission will review his inclusion in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 and a new decision concerning him will be made.

5.

Personal data provided by Mr Uthman Omar Mahmoud will be handled in accordance with the rules of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 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 (5). Any request, e.g. for further information or in order to exercise the rights under Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (e.g. access or rectification of personal data), should be sent to the Commission at the address mentioned under point 4 above.

6.

For good order, the attention of the natural persons listed in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds, other financial assets and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 2a of that Regulation.

(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 4. Common Position as last amended by Common Position 2003/140/CFSP (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 62).

(2)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

(3)  OJ L 113, 25.4.2008, p. 15.

(4)  Article 2a was inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 561/2003 (OJ L 82, 29.3.2003, p. 1).

(5)  OJ L 8 of 12.1.2001, p. 1.