6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/1

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/01

Date of adoption of the decision	27.1.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 675/09
Member State	Latvia
Region	Latvia
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Konkurss par jaunas elektroenerģijas ražošanas jaudas atbalstu
Legal basis	Elektroenerģijas tirgus likums
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Sectoral development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: LVL […] (1) million Overall budget: LVL […] million
Intensity	[…] %
Duration (period)	30.6.2015-30.6.2025
Economic sectors	Electricity, gas and water supply
Name and address of the granting authority	Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija Brīvības iela 55 Rīga, LV-1519 LATVIJA
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Date of adoption of the decision	27.4.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 691/09
Member State	Hungary
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Magyar átállásiköltség-kompenzációs program
Legal basis	2008. évi LXX törvény a villamos energiával összefüggő egyes kérdésekről; A Kormány 149/2010 (IV.29.) Korm.rendelete a villamos energiával összefüggő egyes kérdésekről szóló 2008. évi LXX törvény alapján visszafizetendő állami támogatások kiszámításáról és az erőművi átállási költségekről
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	—
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: HUF 178 954 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2024
Economic sectors	Electricity, gas and water supply
Name and address of the granting authority	Hungarian Energy Office Budapest Köztársaság tér 7. 1081 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY
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Date of adoption of the decision	6.7.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 152/10
Member State	Finland
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Arctia Shipping Oy
Legal basis	Laki Varustamoliikelaitoksen muuttamisesta osakeyhtiöksi 13.11.2009/876; Hallituksen esitys Eduskunnalle laiksi Varustamoliikelaitoksen muuttamisesta osakeyhtiöksi (HE 143/2009); Lag om ombildning av Rederiverket till aktiebolag 13.11.2009/876; Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lag om ombildning av Rederiverket till aktiebolag (RP 143/2009)
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Sectoral development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 3,2 million Overall budget: EUR 3,2 million
Intensity	1 %
Duration (period)	31.12.2009-31.12.2009
Economic sectors	Sea and coastal water transport
Name and address of the granting authority	Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö PL 31 FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto SUOMI/FINLAND Kommunikationsministeriet PB 31 FI-00023 Statsrådet SUOMI/FINLAND
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Date of adoption of the decision	24.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 157/10
Member State	Spain
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Modificación del Régimen Español de Garantías con arreglo al Marco Temporal
Legal basis	Acuerdo de la Comisión Delegada del Gobierno para Asuntos Económicos sobre el Marco nacional transitorio de concesión de garantías públicas para facilitar el acceso a la financiación en el actual contexto de crisis económica y financiera
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy
Form of aid	Guarantee
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 800 (maximum total exposure) million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	30.3.2010-31.12.2010
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	All the competent authorities in Spain
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Date of adoption of the decision	5.7.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 262/10
Member State	Poland
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Rekapitalizacja niektórych instytucji finansowych
Legal basis	Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2010 r. o rekapitalizacji niektórych instytucji finansowych (Dz. U. Nr 40, poz. 226)
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy
Form of aid	—
Budget	Not specified, but within the overall budged envisaged for all Treasury guarantees which amounts to PLN 40 billion.
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2010
Economic sectors	Financial intermediation
Name and address of the granting authority	Minister właściwy do spraw finansów publicznych Ministerstwo Finansów ul. Świętokrzyska 12 00-916 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND
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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/5

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)

2010/C 213/02

Date of adoption of the decision	17.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 89/10
Member State	Bulgaria
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Инвестиции в земеделски стопанства за достигане на минималните изисквания за защита при отглеждането на кокошки–носачки на Директива 1999/74/ЕO
Legal basis	Член 12, алинея 1, точка 2 и алинея 2, точка 1, букви а) и б) от Закона за защита на земеделските производители Указания за инвестиции в земеделски стопанства за достигане на минималните изисквания за защита и хуманно отношение при отглеждането на кокошки-носачки на Директива 1999/74/ЕО
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Investment in agricultural holdings
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Total budget of BGN 22,5 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	31.12.2011
Economic sectors	Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority	Държавен фонд „Земеделие“ Бул. „Цар Борис III“ № 136 1618 София/Sofia БЪЛГАРИЯ/BULGARIA
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Date of adoption of the decision	17.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 90/10
Member State	Bulgaria
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Инвестиции в земеделски стопанства за постигане на съответствие с изискванията за качество при производство и съхранение на сурово мляко, съгласно Регламент (ЕО) № 853/2004
Legal basis	Член 12, алинея 1, точка 2 и алинея 2, точка 1, букви а) и б) от Закона за защита на земеделските производители Указания за инвестиции в земеделски стопанства за постигане на съответствие с изискванията за качество при производство и съхранение на сурово мляко, съгласно приложение III, секция IX, глава I (II и III) на Регламент (ЕО) № 853/2004 относно определяне на специфични хигиенни правила за храните от животински произход
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Investment in agricultural holdings
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Total budget of BGN 60 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	31.12.2011
Economic sectors	Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority	Държавен фонд „Земеделие“ Бул. „Цар Борис III“ № 136 1618 София/Sofia БЪЛГАРИЯ/BULGARIA
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Date of adoption of the decision	10.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 115/10
Member State	Estonia
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Eesti maaelu arengukava 2007–2013 meetme 1.1 „Põllu- ja metsamajanduse infrastruktuuri investeeringutoetuse” metsanduslikud tegevused
Legal basis	Eesti maaelu arengukava 2007–2013, peatükk 5.3.1; Põllumajandusministri 11.3.2010. aasta määrus nr 27 „Koolitus- ja teavitustegevuste toetuse saamise nõuded, toetuse taotlemise ja taotluse menetlemise täpsem kord”; Euroopa Liidu ühise põllumajanduspoliitika rakendamise seadus.
Type of measure	Aid to forestry sector
Objective	Forestry
Form of aid	Subsidised services
Budget	Total budget of EEK 16 million (approximately EUR 1,02 million)
Intensity	Up to 100 % of eligible costs.
Duration (period)	From the date of the Commission Decision until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Forestry
Name and address of the granting authority	Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet Narva 3 51009 Tartu EESTI/ESTONIA
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Date of adoption of the decision	26.5.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 155/10
Member State	Romania
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Acordarea unui ajutor de stat prin aplicarea unei accize de 21 EUR/1 000 de litri pentru motorina utilizată în agricultură
Legal basis	Ordonanță nr. 14 din 29 ianuarie 2010 privind măsuri financiare pentru reglementarea ajutoarelor de stat acordate producătorilor agricoli, începând cu anul 2010 Legea de aprobare a Ordonanței nr. 14 din 29 ianuarie 2010 privind măsuri financiare pentru reglementarea ajutoarelor de stat acordate producătorilor agricoli, începând cu anul 2010 Proiect Hotărâre privind aprobarea acordării unui ajutor de stat pentru motorina utilizată în agricultură
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Tax exemptions under Directive 2003/96/EC
Form of aid	Tax rate reduction
Budget	Total maximum amount: RON 3,05 billion (approximately EUR 735,1 million)
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	31.12.2012
Economic sectors	Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale Bd. Carol I nr. 24, sector 3 București ROMÂNIA
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Date of adoption of the decision	29.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 177/10
Member State	Spain
Region	Andalucía
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Ayudas destinadas a la reconversión des plantaciones de determinados cítricos con densidades de 200 a 350 árboles por hectárea
Legal basis	Modificación de la Orden del 2 enero de la Consejeria de Agricultura y Pesca por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la reconversión de plantaciones de determinados cítricos, prevista en el Real decreto 1799/2008, de 3 noviembre, y se efectúa convocatoria para el año 2009
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid for investments
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall amount: EUR 4 340 000
Intensity	— 50 % of eligible investments in less favoured areas or in areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation, — 40 % of eligible investments in other regions, — 60 % of eligible investments in less-favoured areas or in areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation, and 50 % in other regions, in the case of investments made by young farmers within five years of setting up.
Duration (period)	Until 2013
Economic sectors	Agricultural sector
Name and address of the granting authority	Conserjería de Agricultura y Pesca Calle Tabladilla, s/n 41013 Sevilla ESPAÑA
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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/9

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/03

Date of adoption of the decision	21.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	NN 45/09
Member State	Austria
Region	Steiermark
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Neufassung des Venture Capital Programmes des Landes Steiermark
Legal basis	Beschluss der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung GZ FA14C 17-33/02-77 vom 10.6.2001
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Risk capital
Form of aid	Provision of risk capital
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 2,5 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	8.10.2007-31.12.2013
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Steirische Beteiligungsfinanzierungsgesellschaft mbH Nikolaiplatz 2A 8020 Graz ÖSTERREICH
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Date of adoption of the decision	24.3.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 493/09
Member State	France
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Projet GAYA — développement d'une filière innovante de production de biométhane à partir de gazéification de biomasse de type ligno-cellulosique selon un procédé thermochimique de deuxième génération
Legal basis	Délibération no 09-2-16 du Conseil d'administration de l'ADEME du 11 février 2009«Fonds démonstrateur de recherche: PROJET GAYA»
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Research and development, Environmental protection
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 15,5 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2016
Economic sectors	Electricity, gas and water supply
Name and address of the granting authority	Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie 20 avenue du Grésillé BP 90406 49004 Angers Cedex 01 FRANCE
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Date of adoption of the decision	23.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 660/09
Member State	Poland
Region	Województwa: podkarpackie, dolnośląskie, kujawsko-pomorskie, pomorskie
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Dotacja na inwestycje w podziemne magazyny gazu ziemnego dla PGNiG S.A.
Legal basis	1) Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju; 2) Ustawa z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. Prawo energetyczne; 3) Ustawa z dnia 16 lutego 2007 r. o zapasach ropy naftowej, produktów naftowych i gazu ziemnego oraz zasadach postępowania w sytuacjach zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa paliwowego państwa i zakłóceń na rynku naftowym; 4) Polityka energetyczna Polski do 2030 r., przyjęta przez Radę Ministrów w dniu 10 listopada 2009 r.; 5) Polityka dla przemysłu gazu ziemnego w Polsce, Minister Gospodarki, Warszawa, 20 marca 2007 r.; 6) Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2007–2013, zatwierdzony decyzją Komisji Europejskiej z dnia 7 grudnia 2007 r. (znak: C 2007/6321); 7) Szczegółowy opis priorytetów w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko 2007–2013; 8) Lista projektów indywidualnych dla Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko 2007–2013 – aktualizacja lipiec 2009 r.
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Sectoral development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: PLN 1 518,78 million
Intensity	57 %
Duration (period)	23.6.2010-30.6.2015
Economic sectors	Electricity, gas and water supply
Name and address of the granting authority	Instytut Nafty i Gazu ul. Lubicz 25A 31-503 Kraków POLSKA/POLAND
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Date of adoption of the decision	10.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 84/10
Member State	Latvia
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Export credit insurance
Legal basis	Draft regulation on Short-Term Export Credit Guarantees
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Export credits insurance
Form of aid	Export credits insurance
Budget	Overall budget: LVL 20 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2010
Economic sectors	—
Name and address of the granting authority	Latvian Guarantee Agency, Ltd Tirgonu Str 11/13;15 Rīga, LV-1050 LATVIJA
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Date of adoption of the decision	25.6.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 126/10
Member State	Poland
Region	Podregion – Łódzkie
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Zakłady Sprzętu Precyzyjnego „Niewiadów” S.A.
Legal basis	Artykuł 56 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji – Dz. U. z 2002 r. Nr 171, poz. 1397 ze zm.
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Rescue of firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Soft loan
Budget	Overall budget: PLN 8 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	15.6.2010-15.12.2010
Economic sectors	Manufacturing industry
Name and address of the granting authority	Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A. Budynek „MARS” ul. Wołoska 7 02-675 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND
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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/13

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/04

Date of adoption of the decision	6.5.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 56/10
Member State	Hungary
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Amendment to the Hungarian temporary aid scheme for granting aid in the form of guarantees
Legal basis	48/2002. (XII.28) PM rendelet a költségvetési viszontgarancia vállalásának és érvényesítésének részletes szabályairól (8. paragrafus, 4. bekezdés)
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy
Form of aid	Guarantee
Budget	Overall budget: HUF 400 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2010
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Agrár-Vállalkozási Hitelgarancia Alapítvány (AVHGA) Budapest Kálmán Imre u. 20. 1054 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY
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Date of adoption of the decision	23.7.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 100/10
Member State	Netherlands
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Belastingfaciliteit voor MKB-beleggingen door particulieren
Legal basis	de Belastingwet 2010, de Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001, de Wet op het financieel toezicht 2006
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Risk capital
Form of aid	Tax advantage
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 4,5 million Overall budget: EUR 22 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	1.8.2010-31.12.2015
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerie van Financiën Korte Voorhout 7 Postbus 20201 2500 EE Den Haag NEDERLAND
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Date of adoption of the decision	20.5.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 150/10
Member State	Latvia
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Modification of scheme N 428/08 — Development of Cogeneration Power Plants Utilising Renewable Energy
Legal basis	Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Infrastruktūra un pakalpojumi” papildinājuma 3.5.2.2. aktivitāti “Atjaunojamo energoresursu izmantojošu koģenerācijas elektrostaciju attīstība”
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Regional development, Energy saving
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: LVL 24,37 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Electricity, gas and water supply
Name and address of the granting authority	Valsts aģentūra “Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra” Pērses iela 2 Rīga, LV-1442 LATVIJA
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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/16

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5906 — One Equity Partners/Constantia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/05

On 18 June 2010, 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:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5906. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/16

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5877 — Geodis/Giraud)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/06

On 14 July 2010, 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:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5877. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/17

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5891 — CVC/SCPEL/AGT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/07

On 23 July 2010, 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:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5971. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/17

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5864 — Avnet/Bell Micro)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/08

On 2 July 2010, 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:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5864. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/18

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5896 — Credit Suisse/Barclays/Ionbond Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/09

On 30 July 2010, 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:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5896. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/19

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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 August 2010

2010/C 213/10

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3184
JPY	Japanese yen	113,66
DKK	Danish krone	7,4513
GBP	Pound sterling	0,82930
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3823
CHF	Swiss franc	1,3820
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,8765
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,750
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	279,68
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7083
PLN	Polish zloty	3,9831
RON	Romanian leu	4,2538
TRY	Turkish lira	1,9791
AUD	Australian dollar	1,4429
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3358
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,2360
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,8149
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,7829
KRW	South Korean won	1 537,94
ZAR	South African rand	9,5316
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,9281
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,2260
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 776,61
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,1628
PHP	Philippine peso	59,361
RUB	Russian rouble	39,3010
THB	Thai baht	42,314
BRL	Brazilian real	2,3091
MXN	Mexican peso	16,4735
INR	Indian rupee	60,8970

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

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/20

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS

Rules of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems attached to the European Commission

of 16 June 2010

2010/C 213/11

THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FORMING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SET UP UNDER ARTICLE 71 OF REGULATION (EC) No 883/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL ON THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS,

Having regard to Article 71 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004,

In order to enable the Administrative Commission to fulfil the tasks conferred upon it by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and in particular by Article 72 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004,

Acting in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 71(2)(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004,

Whereas:

(1)	The Court of Justice, in its case law, refers to the Administrative Commission as the body to reconcile different interpretations of the provisions of the Regulations.

(2)

Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 concerning the legal value of documents and supporting evidence issued in another Member State provides that ‘Where no agreement is reached between the institutions concerned, the matter may be brought before the Administrative Commission by the competent authorities no earlier than one month following the date on which the institution that received the document submitted its request. The Administrative Commission shall endeavour to reconcile the points of view within six months of the date on which the matter was brought before it’.

(3)

Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 concerning the provisional application of legislation and provisional granting of benefits provides that ‘Where no agreement is reached between the institutions or authorities concerned, the matter may be brought before the Administrative Commission by the competent authorities no earlier than one month after the date on which the difference of views, as referred to in paragraph 1 or 2, arose. The Administrative Commission shall seek to reconcile the points of view within six months of the date on which the matter was brought before it’.

(4)	A written procedure confirms a prior agreement reached amongst delegations in one of the committees referred to in Articles 71, 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004,

HAVE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RULES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION:

Article 1

The Administrative Commission is a specialised body of the European Commission and has the same seat.

Article 2

1.   When a member of the Administrative Commission is prevented from attending, he/she shall be replaced by the alternate designated for this purpose by his/her government.

2.   Alternate members may accompany members at the meetings of the Administrative Commission.

3.   Where this is necessary in view of the subjects to be dealt with or the measures to be taken at national level, each member may furthermore be accompanied by one or several expert advisers.

4.   Each delegation may, as a rule, consist of not more than four persons.

5.   The representative of the European Commission may be accompanied by his/her alternate.

The meetings may furthermore be attended by a representative of the Legal Service and, where this is relevant to the question to be dealt with, a representative of another department of the European Commission.

6.   The Secretary-General of the Administrative Commission shall attend all meetings of the Administrative Commission and its working parties; he/she shall be accompanied by members of the Secretariat designated by him/her.

If he/she is prevented from attending, he/she shall be replaced by the Deputy Secretary-General or members of the Secretariat designated by him/her.

Article 3

1.   The office of Chair of the Administrative Commission shall be held by the member belonging to the State whose representative to the Council of the European Union holds, for the same period, the office of President of the Council of the European Union in accordance with Article 16(9) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 236(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The Chair shall represent the Administrative Commission within the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems set up under Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, and on any other occasion.

2.   If the Chair in office is prevented from attending, the alternate shall act as Chair.

3.   When a member of the Administrative Commission holds the office of Chair, the alternate may vote in the Chair's place.

4.   The Administrative Commission shall be convened by a letter of convocation sent at least, 10 days before the meeting, by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chair to members and to the persons mentioned in Article 2(5) above.

5.   The Administrative Commission documents shall be signed by the Chair.

6.   The Chair may give the Secretary-General of the Administrative Commission any instructions for meetings to be held and for the performance of activities that are within the scope of the tasks of the Administrative Commission.

Article 4

1.   The Administrative Commission may set up an Operational Board to assist and facilitate its work.

The details of the composition, term, tasks, working methods as well as the system of Chairmanship of the Operational Board shall be contained in a mandate decided upon by the Administrative Commission.

2.   The functioning of the Operational Board shall be reviewed on a regular basis.

Article 5

1.   The Administrative Commission may set up a Conciliation Board to assist its work in case of differing interpretation between members with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009.

The details of the composition, term, tasks, working methods as well as the system of Chairmanship of the Conciliation Board shall be contained in a mandate decided upon by the Administrative Commission.

2.   The functioning of the Conciliation Board shall be reviewed on a regular basis.

Article 6

1.   The Administrative Commission may set up working parties and study groups for special problems.

The meetings of the working parties and study groups may be attended by the persons mentioned in Article 2(5) above.

2.   The working parties and study groups shall be presided over by a person designated by the Chair of the Administrative Commission in consultation with the representative of the European Commission.

3.   The Chair of the working party shall be summoned to the meeting of the Administrative Commission in the course of which the report of that working party is discussed.

4.   The Administrative Commission may when setting up a working party, mandate the working party to carry out its tasks in such a way that its findings can be accepted by the Administrative Commission, without further deliberations.

5.   The Administrative Commission may set up ad-hoc groups consisting of a limited number of persons to prepare and present the Administrative Commission with proposals for adoption on specific issues.

The Administrative Commission shall for each ad-hoc group decide who is to be the rapporteur, the tasks to be carried out and the time limit within which the group has to present the result of its work to the Administrative Commission.

Article 7

1.   The Administrative Commission shall meet at least four times a year.

2.   Every year one of its meetings shall be devoted to the examination of the statement of claims provided for in Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 in the presence of the Chair in office of the Audit Board who shall, at the same time, report to the Administrative Commission in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

3.   The Administrative Commission shall convene for an extraordinary meeting if at least five members or the representative of the European Commission so request. The request should specify the purpose of the meeting.

4.   By way of exception, the Administrative Commission may hold meetings away from its seat, in one of the Member States of the European Union or on the premises of an international organisation.

Article 8

1.   The provisional agenda of each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chair of the Administrative Commission and the representative of the European Commission.

Before proposing to include an item in the agenda, the Secretary-General may, where this appears necessary, ask the delegations concerned to make their views on this question known in writing.

The provisional agenda shall be sent, at least 10 days before the beginning of each meeting, to the members and to the persons mentioned in Article 2(5) above.

The documents relating to the items on the agenda shall be sent to them as soon as they are available.

2.   The provisional agenda shall, in principle, comprise items for which a request submitted by a member or by the representative of the European Commission and, where appropriate, notes relating to it have been received by the Secretariat at least 20 days before the beginning of the meeting.

3.   The agenda shall be approved by the Administrative Commission at the beginning of each meeting.

A unanimous vote of the Administrative Commission is required for the inclusion in the agenda of any items other than those appearing on the provisional agenda.

4.   Unless the Administrative Commission expressly decides to fix a different period, the notes requested from the delegations should be sent to the Secretariat within a period of not longer than two months. If, at the expiry of this period, the Secretariat has not received all the notes, the question concerned must be discussed at the first meeting of the Administrative Commission following the expiry of the said period.

5.   Any member of the Administrative Commission and the representative of the European Commission shall have the right to submit specific questions to the Administrative Commission on the interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 where differing interpretations by the Member States or by one or more Member States and the European Commission may prejudice the rights of persons. The Administrative Commission may decide to transfer such a question to the Conciliation Board.

The minutes of the meeting shall record the views of the Member States and the representative of the European Commission on the questions submitted.

Article 9

1.   Subject to the provisions of Article 10, decisions shall be adopted under the voting rules established by the Treaties.

2.   The Administrative Commission may decide to adopt a decision by the use of written procedure if such a procedure was agreed at a prior meeting of the Administrative Commission.

To this end the Chair shall communicate the text to be adopted to the members of the Administrative Commission. The members shall be given a set time limit of at least 10 working days, within which members shall have the possibility to state that they reject the proposed text or abstain from the voting. No response within the set time limit shall be considered as an affirmative vote.

The Chair may also decide to launch a written procedure in case no prior agreement had been obtained in a meeting of the Administrative Commission. In such a case, only written agreements to the proposed text shall be counted as affirmative votes and the set time limit of at least 15 working days shall be given.

The Chair shall, at the expiry of the set time limit, inform the members of the result of the voting. A decision having received the required majority of affirmative votes shall be considered adopted on the last day set for the period within which members were asked to respond.

3.   If a member of the Administrative Commission in the course of the written procedure proposes that the text shall be amended, the Chair shall either:

(a)	recommence the written procedure by communicating the proposed amendment to the members in accordance with the procedure in paragraph 2; or

(b)	cancel the written procedure in order to have the matter discussed at the next meeting,

depending on which procedure the Chair considers appropriate for the matter in question.

4.   If a member of the Administrative Commission before the expiry of the time limit set for responding, requests that the proposed text shall be examined at a meeting with the Administrative Commission, the written procedure shall be cancelled.

The matter shall then be examined at the following meeting of the Administrative Commission.

Article 10

Decisions concerning the revision of the rules shall be taken either by a unanimous vote of the members forming the Administrative Commission or by a unanimous vote of the members present or by an affirmative vote of at least 21 members of the Administrative Commission.

Article 11

1.   Any member present when a vote is taken who abstains from voting shall be invited by the Chair after the roll-call to state his/her reasons for abstaining, should the member so desire.

2.   When the majority of members present abstain, the proposal put to the vote shall be considered as not having been taken into consideration.

Article 12

1.   Decisions taken to implement Article 72(a) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall state the reasons on which they are based and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, save where a majority of the members of the Administrative Commission decide otherwise.

2.   The Secretary-General shall take the necessary steps for the publication of these decisions in the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.   The members of the Administrative Commission shall see to it that appropriate instructions are given at national level to ensure that the published and unpublished decisions of the Administrative Commission are duly implemented.

4.   An original copy of each decision of the Administrative Commission, drawn up in the languages of the Union and signed by the Chair, shall be kept in the archives of the Secretariat.

5.   Each decision shall apply from the date specified therein or, if no such date is mentioned, from the first day of the second month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 13

1.   For each meeting minutes are recorded which are, in principle, to be approved at the following meeting.

Members who have not received the minutes in their own language may reserve their final approval until they have received the minutes in that language.

2.   For decisions of particular urgency, a declaration holding their definitive adoption may be drawn up in the course of the meeting in which they are taken.

Article 14

Each incoming Presidency shall present its programme of work and the plans for its implementation.

Article 15

The Administrative Commission shall periodically draw up a general report on its activities and on the implementation of the regulations on the coordination of social security systems. The report shall be presented to the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems set up under Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.

Article 16

Where the provisions of these rules require interpretation, such interpretation shall be given by the Court of Justice of the European Union in accordance with Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Article 17

The languages of the Administrative Commission shall be the same as those determined as official languages of the institutions of the Union in accordance with Article 342 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Article 18

A Code of Conduct which aims to improve the efficiency of the preparation and conduct of the meetings of the Administrative Commission may be agreed on and published separately.

Article 19

These rules shall be communicated to the member of the European Commission responsible for employment, social affairs and inclusion and supplemented with an exchange of letters between him and the Chair of the Administrative Commission.

The rules and the exchange of letters shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. They shall enter into force on the day after their publication and replace the analogous documents published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 20 May 2005.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/26

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Cahors Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/12

On 18 December 2009, 3LEGS Oil & Gas plc, a company with registered offices at Commerce House, 1 Bowring Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man IM8 2LQ, UNITED KINGDOM, applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Cahors Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in an area of approximately 5 710 km2 covering part of the departments of Aveyron, Dordogne, Lot, Tarn and Tarne-et-Garonne.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

Point	Longitude grad East	Latitude grad North
A	01,30	49,90
B	00,50	49,90
C	00,50	49,70
D	00,40	49,70
E	00,40	49,40
F	00,30	49,40
G	00,30	49,10
H	00,60	49,10
I	00,60	49,00
J	00,90	49,00
K	00,90	48,90
L	01,20	48,90
M	01,20	49,30
N	01,30	49,30

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicant and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, p. 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 2 January 2012 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Marine Affairs: Direction générale de l'énergie et du climat, Direction de l’énergie, Sous-direction de la sécurité d’approvisionnement et nouveaux produits énergétiques, Grande Arche de la Défense, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense Cedex, FRANCE (tel. +33 140819529).

The above-mentioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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6.8.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 213/28

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5940 — Plastic Omnium Group/Inergy Automotive Systems)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 213/13

1.

On 2 August 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation No 139/2004 (1) by which Compagnie Plastic Omnium (‘Plastic Omnium’, France) controlled by Burelle SA (France), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Inergy Automotive Systems (‘IAS’, France), previously controlled jointly by Plastic Omnium and Solvay (Belgium), by way of purchase of shares.

2.	The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Plastic Omnium: supply of plastic automotive components and environmental products and services (waste containers, street and road signs, urban furniture), — IAS: supply of fuel systems to motor vehicle manufacturers.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5940 — Plastic Omnium Group/Inergy Automotive Systems, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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