ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.274.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 274

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Information and Notices

Volume 54
17 September 2011


Notice No

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2011/C 274/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

1

2011/C 274/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )

3

2011/C 274/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6082 — China National Bluestar/Elkem) ( 1 )

7

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2011/C 274/04

Euro exchange rates

8

 

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2011/C 274/05

Notice of application for an oil and gas exploration licence designated Contrada Giardinello — Italian Republic — Sicily Region — Regional Ministry of Energy and Public Utility Services — Regional Department of Energy — Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy (U.R.I.G.)

9

 

V   Announcements

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

 

European Commission

2011/C 274/06

Call for proposals — EACEA/29/11 — MEDIA 2007: Audiovisual festivals

11

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2011/C 274/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

13

2011/C 274/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6354 — CVC/Virgin Group Holdings/Virgin Active Group) ( 1 )

14

 

Corrigenda

2011/C 274/09

Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (OJ C 187, 28.6.2011)

15

2011/C 274/10

Corrigendum to the Decision of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 19 July 2011 on the rules regarding access to documents (OJ C 243, 20.8.2011)

15

 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 


II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/1


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 274/01

Date of adoption of the decision

6.7.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32926 (11/N) & SA.32927 (11/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Incentivi fiscali alle attività di produzione, agli investimenti e alla distribuzione nel settore cinematografico — proroga

Legal basis

Decreto-legge 29 dicembre 2010, n. 225 «Proroga di termini previsti da disposizioni legislative», nel testo convertito dalla legge 26 febbraio 2011, n. 10 (pubblicata nella Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana26 febbraio 2011, n. 47 — supplemento ordinario n. 53) e decreto-legge 31 marzo 2011, n. 34 «Disposizioni urgenti in favore della cultura» (pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana31 marzo 2011, n. 74), convertito dalla legge 26 maggio 2011, n. 75 (pubblicata nella Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana27 maggio 2011, n. 122)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Tax allowance, Tax base reduction

Budget

 

Annual budget: EUR 75 million

 

Overall budget: EUR 225 million

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2011-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero per i beni e le attivita' culturali

Via del Collegio Romano 27

00186 Roma RM

ITALIA

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

11.7.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.33216 (11/N)

Member State

Ireland

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Second Rescue of Bank of Ireland

Legal basis

National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 5 350 million

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

The Minister for Finance

Department of Finance

Government Buildings

Upper Merrion Street

Dublin 2

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm


17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/3


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 274/02

Date of adoption of the decision

23.5.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.31687 N 436/10

Member State

Italy

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Banda larga in Friuli Venezia Giulia (programma ERMES)

Legal basis

Decreto legislativo del 1o agosto 2003, n. 259 «Codice delle comunicazioni elettroniche»;

Decreto legislativo del 7 marzo 2005, n. 82 «Codice della pubblica amministrazione digitale»;

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale del 14 ottobre 2005, n. 2634, che approva il Programma ERMES;

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale del 24 settembre 2010, n. 1882

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Sectoral development, Regional development

Form of aid

Ad hoc contracts

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 47,6 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2011-31.12.2026

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Friuli

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

6.6.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.31945 (11/NN)

Member State

Denmark

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aid for the liquidation of Eik Banki P/F and Eik Bank Danmark A/S

Legal basis

Danish Financial Stability Act of 10 October 2008

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

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

Form of aid

Rescue aid loan, Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: DKK 19 158 million

Intensity

Duration (period)

9.2010-9.2015

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Finansiel Stabilitet

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

27.5.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32846 (11/N)

Member State

Luxembourg

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation du dispositif d'assurance crédit à l'exportation à court-terme

Legal basis

Décision du gouvernement en date du 2 février 2011

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Export and internationalisation

Form of aid

Export credits insurance

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 25 million

Intensity

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Office du Ducroire

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

27.6.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.33135 (11/N)

Member State

Lithuania

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongation of the Lithuanian bank support scheme until end-2011

Legal basis

Republic of Lithuania Law on Financial Stability; Government of the Republic of Lithuania Resolution on Approval of Rules on Issue, Administration and Implementation of State Guarantees for Bank Stability Enhancement, Rules on Extension of Subordinated Loans to Banks and Supervision thereof and Rules on Redemption of Bank Assets adopted by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania by Resolution No 1673 of 24 November 2010

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Asset relief, Recapitalisation and Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: LTL 2 000 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

1.7.2011-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Government of the Republic of Lithuania

Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

Lukiškių g. 2

LT-01512 Vilnius

LIETUVA/LITHUANIA

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

27.6.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.33153 (11/N)

Member State

Greece

Region

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Μέτρα στήριξης για τα πιστωτικά ιδρύματα της Ελλάδας Metra stiriksis gia ta pistwtika idrumata ths Elladas

Legal basis

N 3723/08 «Ενίσχυση της ρευστότητας της οικονομίας για την αντιμετώπιση των επιπτώσεων της διεθνούς χρηματοπιστωτικής κρίσης και άλλες διατάξεις» N 3723/08 «Enisxisi ths refstotitas tis oikonomias gia tin antimetwpisi twn epiptwsewn tis diethnous xrhmatopistwtikis krisis kai alles diatakseis»

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 98 000 million

Intensity

Duration (period)

1.7.2011-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών Ypourgeio Oikonomias kai Oikonomikwn

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm


17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/7


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6082 — China National Bluestar/Elkem)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 274/03

On 31 March 2011, 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 32011M6082. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.


IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/8


Euro exchange rates (1)

16 September 2011

2011/C 274/04

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3760

JPY

Japanese yen

105,60

DKK

Danish krone

7,4479

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87170

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1610

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2058

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,7380

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,457

HUF

Hungarian forint

287,25

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7093

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3445

RON

Romanian leu

4,2680

TRY

Turkish lira

2,4575

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3306

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3562

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,7200

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6601

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7071

KRW

South Korean won

1 525,93

ZAR

South African rand

10,2120

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,7836

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5125

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 077,40

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2450

PHP

Philippine peso

59,544

RUB

Russian rouble

42,1145

THB

Thai baht

41,803

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3700

MXN

Mexican peso

17,8788

INR

Indian rupee

65,0230


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


NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/9


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION LICENCE DESIGNATED CONTRADA GIARDINELLO

ITALIAN REPUBLIC — SICILY REGION

REGIONAL MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICES — REGIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (U.R.I.G.)

2011/C 274/05

On 4 January 2010, in accordance with Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000, which transposes and implements Directive 94/22/EC, EniMed — Eni Mediterranea Idrocarburi SpA — a company having its registered office at Strada Statale 117 bis — Contrada Ponte Olivo, 93012 Gela (CL) — tax code 12300000150, the sole representative, with a 45 % holding, and other joint holders Irminio s.r.l. with a 30 % holding and Edison SpA with a 25 % holding, applied to the Regional Minister at what was then the Regional Ministry for Industry, Via Ugo La Malfa 87/89, 90146 Palermo, Italia, the competent authority for granting mining rights in the Region of Sicily, to prospect for oil and gas in an area conventionally known as ‘Contrada Giardinello’, extending over an area of 38 040 ha (380,40 km2), in the provinces of Ragusa and Catania in south-east Sicily. The licence application area is bordered to the south by the coastline, to the west by the Passo di Piazza licence application area, to the north-west by the Piano Lupo concession application area, to the north-east by the Fiume Tellaro licence area, and to the east by the Ragusa licence, the Tresauro licence and the Irminio licence.

The licence application area surrounds the ‘Bonincontro’ concession area, the area of which has been excluded from the calculation of the licence area in question.

The municipalities concerned for the Province of Ragusa are: Ragusa, S. Croce Camerina, Vittoria, Comiso, Acate and Chiaramonte Gulfi. The municipalities in the Province of Catania concerned are: Caltagirone and Mazzarrone.

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is delineated by continuous lines between points a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, l, m, n, o, p and q as defined below:

(a)

Point on the coast produced by extending the line drawn from point b through the eastern corner of the Scoglitti cemetery to the coast, coinciding with point o of the ‘Passo di Piazza’ licence area;

(b)

The east corner of the building called ‘C. Mustille’ at 92 m elevation (south of Contrada Resine), coinciding with point n of the ‘Passo di Piazza’ licence area;

(c)

Point at the 3 km mark on the Acate-bivio S.S. No 115 road, to the north-west of Contrada Bosco Grande, coinciding with point m of the ‘Passo di Piazza’ licence area and with point d of the ‘Piano Lupo’ exploitation concession licence;

(d)

Point at the 7 km mark on the Acate-Caltagirone road, coinciding with point c of the ‘Piano Lupo’ exploitation concession licence;

(e)

Point at an elevation of 276 m corresponding to the point located at the far east of the ‘C. Rizza’ buildings, south of contrada Sciri Sottano, coinciding with point b of the ‘Piano Lupo’ exploitation concession licence;

(f)

Point on the east corner of the house at an elevation of 332 m above sea level, between the localities of Conventazzo and Case Intorvella, coinciding with point u of the ‘Fiume Tellaro’ exploration licence;

(g)

Point at 9 km + 300 m of S.P. No 3, at the entrance of the crossroad leading to the Gafà houses, coinciding with point t of the ‘Fiume Tellaro’ exploration licence;

(h)

Point located at the northern corner of cascina Sulsenti, located approximately 70 m north of the crossroads at an elevation of 459 m (Ragusa), coinciding with point s of the ‘Fiume Tellaro’ exploration licence;

(i)

Point located at the 2 km milestone of the road in contrada Cilena (Ragusa), coinciding with point r of the ‘Fiume Tellaro’ exploration licence;

(l)

Point located on the north-west corner of the L’Annunziata house, at an elevation of 636 m, coinciding with point i of the ‘Ragusa’ exploitation concession licence;

(m)

Point located on the north-east corner of C. Cosentino in contrada Cento Pozzi, coinciding with point b of the ‘S. Anna’ prospection licence;

(n)

Point at the north corner of the house located at an elevation of 580 m in contrada Castiglione, approximately 350 m north/north-west of Villa Arezzo, coinciding with point b of the ‘Tresauro’ licence;

(o)

Point located at the northern corner of Casa Veninata in contrada Stanislao, coinciding with point a of the ‘Tresauro’ licence;

(p)

Point at the south-east corner of the house located in contrada Perrone, at an elevation of approximately 75 m, 325 m south-east of C. Perronello, coinciding with point h of the ‘Tresauro’ exploration licence;

(q)

Point on the coast at the intersection of the prolongation of points a and b of the Irminio exploitation concession licence with the coastline, coinciding with point f of the ‘Irminio’ licence.

The line between points q and a coincides with that of the coastline at low tide.

Geographical coordinates

Point

Longitude E (M. Mario)

Latitude N

a

1° 58′ 59,31″

36° 53′ 01,87″

b

2° 00′ 53,62″

36° 54′ 24,27″

c

2° 00′ 44,46″

37° 00′ 49,03″

d

2° 03′ 00,47″

37° 03′ 41,44″

e

2° 05′ 43″

37° 06′ 05,94″

f

2° 06′ 57,70″

37° 07′ 24,10″

g

2° 07′ 10,68″

37° 02′ 04,05″

h

2° 13′ 19,16″

36° 58′ 15″

i

2° 14′ 15,52″

36° 56′ 52,70″

l

2° 14′ 16,10″

36° 55′ 59″

m

2° 14′ 07,72″

36° 55′ 08,73″

n

2° 10′ 41,42″

36° 55′ 59,93″

o

2° 06′ 02,85″

36° 52′ 29,92″

p

2° 09′ 16,10″

36° 47′ 59,10″

q

2° 07′ 31″

36° 46′ 37,95″

Interested parties may submit an application for a licence for this area within 90 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Applications received after that period will be declared inadmissible. The Decree granting the exploration licence will be issued within six months of the closing date for the submission of competing applications. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 94/22/EC, notice is also given that the criteria on the basis of which prospection licences, exploration licences and exploitation concessions are issued have already been published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 396 of 19 December 1998, with reference to Legislative Decree of the President of the Republic No 625 of 25 November 1996 (published in Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 293 of 14 December 1996), which transposes and implements the abovementioned Directive into Italian law, and were specified in Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 (published in Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily No 32 of 7 July 2000).

The conditions and requirements regarding the performance or cessation of activities are laid down in the abovementioned Sicilian Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000 and in the Standard Specifications issued by Decree No 91 of 30 October 2003 and Decree No 88 of 20 October 2004 of the Regional Minister at what was then the Regional Ministry of Industry and published in the Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily Part I, No 49 of 14 November 2003 and Part I, No 46 of 5 November 2004 respectively.

The application documents have been filed at the Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy (U.R.I.G.) of the Regional Department of Mining, Via Ugo La Malfa 101, 90146 Palermo, Italia, where they may be consulted by interested parties.

Palermo, 29 July 2011.

The head of the U.R.I.G.

Dr. Ing. Salvatore GIORLANDO


V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/11


CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/29/11

MEDIA 2007: Audiovisual festivals

2011/C 274/06

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of a call for proposals is based on Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007),

The objectives of the abovementioned Council Decision include:

facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, insofar as such events may play an important role in the promotion of European works and the networking of professionals,

improve access to European audiovisual works for the European and international public.

2.   Eligible applicants

The present notification is addressed to European organisations; those registered in and controlled by nationals from the Member States of the European Union and countries of the European Economic Agreement participating in the MEDIA 2007 programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), Croatia and Switzerland.

3.   Eligible actions

Such organisations must implement audiovisual festivals which contribute to the aforementioned objectives and which screen a minimum of 70 % European films from at least 10 States participating in the MEDIA programme, in their total programme.

The present call for proposals is only valid for projects which start between 1 May 2012 and 30 April 2013.

4.   Award criteria

Points will be allocated out of a total of 100 on the basis of the following weighting:

the European dimension of the programming (15 points),

cultural and geographic diversity of the programming (20 points),

quality and innovative nature of the programming (10 points),

audience impact (30 points),

impact on the promotion and circulation of European audiovisual works (15 points),

film professionals’ participation (10 points).

5.   Budget

The total estimated budget allocated to the co-funding of projects amounts to EUR 1 600 000 (providing the EU budget for 2012 is approved).

The financial support from the Commission cannot exceed 50 % of the total eligible costs. The maximum grant will be EUR 75 000.

The Agency reserves the right not to allocate all the available funds.

6.   Deadline

Closing dates for submitting proposals:

31 October 2011: for projects starting between 1 May 2012 and 31 October 2012,

30 April 2012: for projects starting between 1 November 2012 and 30 April 2013.

Applications must be submitted to the Executive Agency (EACEA) to the following address:

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Unit MEDIA Programme — P8

Call for proposals EACEA/29/11 — Festivals

Mr Constantin DASKALAKIS

BOUR 04/61

Avenue du Bourget/Bourgetlaan 1

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Only applications submitted on the official application form, duly signed by the person entitled to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation will be accepted.

Applications sent by fax or email will be rejected.

7.   Further information

The guidelines, as well as the application forms are available on http://ec.europa.eu/media

Applications must comply with all the terms of the guidelines and be submitted on the forms provided. For general terms and conditions see http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about/eacea_documents_register_en.php


PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/13


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 274/07

1.

On 9 September 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings KKR & Co. L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) and Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (‘Silver Lake’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking The Go Daddy Group, Inc. (‘Go Daddy Group’, USA) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

KKR: alternative asset management services and capital markets solutions,

Silver Lake: investment focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries,

Go Daddy Group: website services.

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.6331 — KKR/Silver Lake/GO Daddy Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


(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’).


17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/14


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6354 — CVC/Virgin Group Holdings/Virgin Active Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 274/08

1.

On 9 September 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) and Virgin Group Holdings Limited (‘Virgin Group Holdings’, British Virgin Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Virgin Active Group Limited (‘Virgin Active Group’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

CVC: private equity,

Virgin Group Holdings: air travel, tourism, mobile communications, financial services, and health and wellness,

Virgin Active Group: health and fitness clubs in Italy, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and the UK.

3.

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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6354 — CVC/Virgin Group Holdings/Virgin Active Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË


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


Corrigenda

17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/15


Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

( Official Journal of the European Union C 187 of 28 June 2011 )

2011/C 274/09

On page 6, second column, 10th entry of the table:

for:

‘Overall budget: EUR 10 625 700 million’,

read:

‘Overall budget: EUR 10 625 700’.


17.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/15


Corrigendum to the Decision of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 19 July 2011 on the rules regarding access to documents

( Official Journal of the European Union C 243 of 20 August 2011 )

2011/C 274/10

On page 18, concluding formula:

for:

‘19 August 2011’,

read:

‘19 July 2011’.