ISSN 1725-2423
doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.014.eng
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 14
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 54
18 January 2011
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2011/C 014/01 |
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2011/C 014/02 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 ) |
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2011/C 014/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6007 — Nokia Siemens Networks/Motorola Network Business) ( 1 ) |
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2011/C 014/04 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6037 — DNATA/Alpha Flight Group) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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Council |
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2011/C 014/05 |
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European Commission |
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2011/C 014/06 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2011/C 014/07 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6111 — Huaneng/OTPPB/Intergen) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2011/C 014/08 |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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18.1.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/1 |
Communication from the Commission establishing formal recognition that a certain number of acts of Community law in the field of agriculture have become obsolete
2011/C 14/01
List of acts to be removed from the active acquis
1. Acts concerning trade in non-Annex I Goods prior to the accession of new Member States
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1473/2000 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1477/2000 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2106/2001 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 176/2002 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2002 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1446/2002 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1926/2002 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1678/2004 |
2. Export Refunds legislation for non-Annex I goods
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1152/71 |
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 818/77 |
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 401/86 |
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2185/87 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2155/98 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2156/98 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1544/1999 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 822/2000 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 825/2001 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2001 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/2003 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 763/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1461/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1712/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/2004 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 285/2005 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2124/2005 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/2005 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/2006 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 288/2007 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 585/2009 |
3. Preferential imports of non-Annex I goods
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(Norwegian chocolate quotas)
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(Norwegian soft drink quotas)
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(Norwegian miscellaneous quotas)
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(Icelandic quota for sugar confectionary, chocolate, biscuits, etc.) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1796/2006 |
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(Swiss quotas)
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4. Inward processing arrangements without prior examination of the economic conditions for the non-Annex I sector
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1739/2002 |
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2003 |
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18.1.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/3 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 14/02
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Date of adoption of the decision |
7.12.2010 |
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Reference number of State Aid |
N 500/10 |
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Czech Republic |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Změna režimu investiční podpory na snížení emisí NOx a prachových částic z nespalovacích zdrojů (N 265/08) |
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Legal basis |
zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší, vyhláška č. 205/2009 Sb., o zjišťování emisí ze stacionárních zdrojů, nařízení vlády č. 615/2006 Sb., o stanovení emisních limitů a dalších podmínek provozování ostatních stacionárních zdrojů znečišťování ovzduší, nařízení vlády č. 351/2002 Sb., kterým se stanoví závazné emisní stropy pro některé látky znečišťující ovzduší, nařízení vlády č. 597/2006 Sb., o sledování a vyhodnocování kvality ovzduší, zákon č. 76/2002 Sb., o integrované prevenci a omezování znečištění, zákon č. 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí České republiky |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Environmental protection |
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Form of aid |
Direct grant |
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Budget |
Annual budget: CZK 2 000 million Overall budget: CZK 6 000 million |
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Intensity |
50 % |
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Duration (period) |
Until 31.12.2013 |
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Economic sectors |
— |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
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Other information |
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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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
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Date of adoption of the decision |
7.12.2010 |
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Reference number of State Aid |
N 534/10 |
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Poland |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Second extension of Polish bank recapitalisation scheme |
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Legal basis |
Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2010 r. o rekapitalizacji niektórych instytucji finansowych (Dz. U. nr 40, poz. 226) |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
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Form of aid |
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Budget |
Not specified, but within the overall budged envisaged for all Treasury guarantees which amounts to PLN 40 billion |
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Intensity |
— |
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Duration (period) |
Until 30.6.2011 |
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Economic sectors |
Financial intermediation |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
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Other information |
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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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
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Date of adoption of the decision |
17.12.2010 |
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Reference number of State Aid |
SA.32031 (2010/N) |
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Germany |
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Region |
— |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Prolongation of the ‘Federal Framework: Limited amounts of compatible aid’ (‘Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen’) (N 668/08) |
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Legal basis |
Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung geringfügiger Beihilfen im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise („Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen“) |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
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Form of aid |
Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Guarantee |
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Budget |
Annual budget: EUR 500 million Overall budget: EUR 500 million |
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Intensity |
— |
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Duration (period) |
1.1.2011-31.12.2011 |
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Economic sectors |
All sectors |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
— |
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Other information |
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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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
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Date of adoption of the decision |
17.12.2010 |
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Reference number of State Aid |
SA.32032 (2010/N) |
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Member State |
Germany |
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Region |
— |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Prolongation of the guarantee scheme under the Temporary Framework (‘Befristete Regelung Bürgschaften’) (N 27/09) |
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Legal basis |
Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung von Bürgschaften im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise („Befristete Regelung Bürgschaften“) |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
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Form of aid |
Guarantee |
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Budget |
Annual budget: EUR 2 500 million Overall budget: EUR 2 500 million |
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Intensity |
— |
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Duration (period) |
1.1.2011-31.12.2011 |
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Economic sectors |
All sectors |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
— |
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Other information |
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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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
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Date of adoption of the decision |
21.12.2010 |
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Reference number of State Aid |
SA.32033 (2010/N) |
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Member State |
Germany |
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Region |
— |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Exportkreditversicherung für EU- und OECD-Länder im Kurzfristgeschäft (Umsetzung Ziffer 3.1. des Geänderten Vorübergehenden Gemeinschaftsrahmens der KOM vom 1.12.2010) |
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Legal basis |
Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2010 (Haushaltsgesetz 2010) |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
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Form of aid |
Export credits insurance |
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Budget |
— |
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Intensity |
— |
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Duration (period) |
1.1.2011-31.12.2011 |
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Economic sectors |
All sectors |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
The Consortium formed by Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG and PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG |
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Other information |
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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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/7 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6007 — Nokia Siemens Networks/Motorola Network Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 14/03
On 15 December 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M6007. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/7 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6037 — DNATA/Alpha Flight Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 14/04
On 17 December 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:
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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, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M6037. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
Council
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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/8 |
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP (1) and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 (2) concerning restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Côte d'Ivoire apply
2011/C 14/05
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities who appear in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP (3), and in Annex IA to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 (4), imposing restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Côte d'Ivoire.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons and entities that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned lists should be reconsidered, to the following address:
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Council of the European Union |
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General Secretariat |
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Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
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BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 11, 15.1.2011, p. 36.
European Commission
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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/9 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
17 January 2011
2011/C 14/06
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,3311 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
109,91 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4500 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,83610 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
8,9160 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,2854 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
7,7860 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
24,335 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
274,74 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,7019 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,8730 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,2588 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
2,0554 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,3371 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,3139 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
10,3517 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7189 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,7136 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 484,14 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
9,2223 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
8,7759 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,3955 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
12 085,48 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,0672 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
59,227 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
39,8748 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
40,685 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
2,2369 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
16,0125 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
60,6250 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/10 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6111 — Huaneng/OTPPB/Intergen)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 14/07
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On 10 January 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which China Huaneng Group (‘Huaneng’, China) and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board (‘OTPPB’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of InterGen NV (‘InterGen’, The Netherlands), currently controlled by GMR Infrastructure (‘GMR’, Malta) and OTPPB, by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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.6111 — Huaneng/OTPPB/Intergen, to the following address:
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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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18.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 14/s3 |
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