20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/1

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 284/01

Date of adoption of the decision	27.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34770 (12/N-2)
Member State	Hungary
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Az Oktatási és Kulturális Minisztérium fejezeti kezelésű előirányzatai és a Nemzeti Kulturális Alap
Legal basis	a) A Nemzeti Kulturális Alapról szóló 1993. évi XXIII. törvény; b) A Nemzeti Kulturális Alapról szóló 1993. évi XXIII. törvény végrehajtásáról szóló 9/2006. (V. 9.) NKÖM rendelet; c) 28/2008. (II. 15.) Korm. rendelet a kultúrát és a kulturális örökség megőrzését előmozdító állami támogatásokról
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Direct grant, Soft loan
Budget	Overall budget: HUF 226 194,60 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	Until 1.9.2018
Economic sectors	Arts, entertainment and recreation
Name and address of the granting authority	Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériuma Budapest Szalay u. 10–14. 1055 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY
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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	10.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34873 (12/N)
Member State	Italy
Region	Venezia	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Salvataggio della ditta SACAIM SpA in AS
Legal basis	A. D.L. 30.1.1979, n. 26 (convertito in L. 3.4.1979, n. 95), Provvedimenti urgenti per l'amministrazione straordinaria di grandi imprese in crisi (cfr. articolo 2-bis); B. D.M. 23.12.2004, n. 319, Regolamento recante le condizioni e le modalità di prestazione della garanzia statale sui finanziamenti a favore delle grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza, ai sensi dell'articolo 101 del D. Lgs. 8 luglio 1999, n. 270; C. D.L. 23.12.2003, n. 347 (convertito in L. 18.2.2004, n. 39), Misure urgenti per la ristrutturazione industriale di grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza; D. D. LGS. 8.7.1999, n. 270, Nuova disciplina delle grandi imprese in stato di insolvenza, a norma dell'articolo 1 della legge 30 luglio 1998, n. 274
Type of measure	Individual aid	SACAIM SpA in AS
Objective	Rescuing firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Guarantee
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 9,75 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	6 months
Economic sectors	Construction
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico Via Veneto 33 00187 Roma RM ITALIA
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	4.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34906 (12/N)
Member State	Cyprus
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Ανάπτυξη της κυπριακής χειροτεχνίας
Legal basis	Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου αριθ. 57824 της 7ης Μαΐου 2003
Type of measure	Scheme	Cyprus handicraft service
Objective	Heritage conservation
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 7,50 million   Annual budget: EUR 1,50 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	1.1.2013-31.12.2017
Economic sectors	Other service activities, Other manufacturing
Name and address of the granting authority	Υπουργείο Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουριαμού 1421 Λευκωσία/Nicosia ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	26.6.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34908 (12/N)
Member State	United Kingdom
Region	United Kingdom	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Extension of the National Loan Guarantee Scheme
Legal basis	Section 228 of the Banking Act 2009
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy
Form of aid	Guarantee, Interest subsidy
Budget	Overall budget: GBP 20 000 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2012
Economic sectors	Financial and insurance activities
Name and address of the granting authority	HM Treasury London SW1A 0PU UNITED KINGDOM
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	27.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.35129 (12/N)
Member State	Lithuania
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Prolongation of the Lithuanian bank support scheme until 31 December 2012
Legal basis	Republic of Lithuania Law on Financial Stability
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy
Form of aid	Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention — Subordinated loans and asset relief measures
Budget	Overall budget: LTL 2 000 million   Annual budget: LTL 2 000 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	—
Economic sectors	Financial and insurance activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania Lukiškių g. 2 LT-01512 Vilnius LIETUVA/LITHUANIA
Other information	—

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/6

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 284/02

Date of adoption of the decision	7.12.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.24642 (N 708/07) — SA.33766 (11/N)
Member State	Germany
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Finanzierung der Beendigung des subventionierten Steinkohlenbergbaus bis Ende 2018 (Steinkohlebeihilfen für 2011)
Legal basis	Steinkohlefinanzierungsgesetz; Rahmenvereinbarung zur sozialverträglichen Beendigung des subventionerten Steinkohlebergbaus in Deutschland
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Closure aid
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 12 150 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	2011-2019
Economic sectors	Coal
Name and address of the granting authority	Bundesregierung
Other information	—

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http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	22.11.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.33643 (11/N)
Member State	Poland
Region	Wielkopolskie
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	McKinsey EMEA Shared Services Sp. z o.o.
Legal basis	Projekt uchwały Rady Ministrów w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą: „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez McKinsey EMEA Shared Services Sp. z o.o. pod nazwą: Centrum Kompetencyjne w Poznaniu, w latach 2011–2015” – Projekt umowy ramowej o udzielenie dotacji celowej pomiędzy McKinsey EMEA Shared Services Sp. z o.o. – Artykuł 136 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 27 sierpnia 2009 r. o finansach publicznych (Dz.U. nr 157, poz. 1240)
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Regional development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: PLN 0,8 million
Intensity	2 %
Duration (period)	31.12.2011-31.12.2015
Economic sectors	Service activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Minister Gospodarki Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5 00-507 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND http://www.mg.gov.pl
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	30.5.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34087 (12/N)
Member State	Hungary
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Új Széchenyi Kockázati Tőkeprogram – A magyar JEREMIE kockázatitőke-intézkedés módosítása
Legal basis	1. 8/2007. (III. 19.) MeHVM rendelet a Gazdasági Versenyképesség Operatív Program 4. prioritására, a Gazdaságfejlesztési Operatív Programra és a Közép-Magyarországi Operatív Program 1. prioritására vonatkozó részletes szabályokról; 2. 4/2011. (I. 28.) Korm. rendelet a 2007–2013 programozási időszakban az Európai Regionális Fejlesztési Alapból, az Európai Szociális Alapból és a Kohéziós Alapból származó támogatások felhasználásának rendjéről; 3. 37/2011. (III. 22.) Korm. rendelet az európai uniós versenyjogi értelemben vett állami támogatásokkal kapcsolatos eljárásról és a regionális támogatási térképről; 4. 2001. évi CXX. törvény a tőkepiacról
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Risk capital
Form of aid	Provision of risk capital
Budget	Overall budget: HUF 60 169 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	10.12.2008-31.12.2015
Economic sectors	—
Name and address of the granting authority	Nemzeti Fejlesztési Ügynökség Budapest Wesselényi u. 20–22. 1077 MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	16.5.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34115 (12/NN)
Member State	Greece
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Resolution of T Bank
Legal basis	Νόμος υπ’ αριθ. 4021, νόμος υπ’ αριθ. 3601
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Rescue of firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Other forms of equity intervention
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 676,96 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	—
Economic sectors	Financial intermediation
Name and address of the granting authority	Hellenic Deposit and Investment Guarantee Fund GREECE
Other information	—

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http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	11.6.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34307 (12/N)
Member State	Bulgaria
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Развитие на приложните изследвания в изследователските организации в България
Legal basis	Постановление № 121 на Министерския съвет от 31 май 2007 г. за определяне на реда за предоставяне на безвъзмездна финансова помощ по оперативните програми, съфинансирани от Структурните фондове и Кохезионния фонд на Европейския съюз (обн., ДВ, бр. 45/2007 г., в сила от 8 юни 2007 г., посл. изм. и доп., 54/2011); Оперативна програма „Развитие на конкурентоспособността на българската икономика“ 2007 г.—2013 г., одобрена от Европейската комисия с CCI Номер: 2007BG161PO003; Насоки за кандидатстване по открита процедура за конкурентен подбор на проекти с няколко крайни срока за кандидатстване BG161PO003-1.2.04 „Развитие на приложните изследвания в изследователските организации в България“.
Type of measure	—
Objective	Research and development
Form of aid	—
Budget	Overall budget: BGN 19,6 million
Intensity	Measure does not constitute aid
Duration (period)	1.7.2012-1.4.2013
Economic sectors	—
Name and address of the granting authority	Министерство на икономиката, енергетиката и туризма ул. „Славянска“ № 8 София/Sofia БЪЛГАРИЯ/BULGARIA
Other information	—

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/11

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 September 2012

2012/C 284/03

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3002
JPY	Japanese yen	102,38
DKK	Danish krone	7,4545
GBP	Pound sterling	0,80270
SEK	Swedish krona	8,5214
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2095
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,4315
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,870
HUF	Hungarian forint	283,10
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6962
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1353
RON	Romanian leu	4,5043
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3323
AUD	Australian dollar	1,2455
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,2672
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,0806
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,5720
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5921
KRW	South Korean won	1 450,92
ZAR	South African rand	10,7164
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2040
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4000
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 407,35
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	3,9792
PHP	Philippine peso	54,165
RUB	Russian rouble	40,5170
THB	Thai baht	40,085
BRL	Brazilian real	2,6317
MXN	Mexican peso	16,6816
INR	Indian rupee	70,2040

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

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/12

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2012/C 284/04

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	:	15 March 2012
Case number	:	69853
Decision number	:	91/12/COL
EFTA State	:	Norway
Region	:	n.a.
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	:	Aid for the development phase of the Mongstad CCS facility
Legal basis	:	Implementation Agreement between the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Statoil (12 October 2006) and the Development Agreement between the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and Statoil (5 April 2011), the latter also signed by Gassnova as a third party as regards ‘those areas in which Gassnova acts on behalf of the State in pursuance of the Agreement’
Objective	:	Environmental protection
Budget	:	NOK 2 850 million
Economic sectors	:	Energy production
Name and address of the granting authority	:	Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Akersgata 59 P.O Box 8004 Dep. 0030 Oslo NORWAY
Other information	:	—

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/13

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2012/C 284/05

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	:	19 April 2012
Case number	:	71056
Decision Number	:	137/12/COL
EFTA State	:	Norway
Name of the beneficiary	:	Södra Cell Tofte AS
Type of measure	:	Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection
Scheme	:	The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with Decision No 125/06/COL on 3 May 2006
Objective	:	Environmental protection
Form of aid	:	Grant
Aid amount	:	NOK 100 million
Economic sectors	:	Energy production
Name and address of the granting authority	:	Enova SF Professor Borchsgt. 2 7030 Trondheim NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/14

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2012/C 284/06

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:

Date of adoption of the decision	:	9 May 2012
Case number	:	69491
Decision No	:	158/12/COL
EFTA State	:	Norway
Name of the beneficiary	:	Akershus Energi Varme AS
Type of measure	:	Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under Article 61(3)(c) of the Agreement
Scheme	:	The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with Decision No 248/11/COL
Objective	:	Environmental protection
Form of aid	:	Grant
Aid amount	:	NOK 73,1 million
Economic sectors	:	District heating and cooling
Name and address of the granting authority	:	Enova SF Professor Borchsgt. 2 7030 Trondheim NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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20.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/15

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Announcement from Norway 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

Announcement of invitation to apply for petroleum production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf — 22nd licensing round

2012/C 284/07

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces an invitation to apply for petroleum production licences in accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, Article 3(2)(a).

Production licences will be awarded to joint stock companies registered in Norway or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (the EEA Agreement), or to natural persons domiciled in a State party to the EEA Agreement. The joint stock company shall have a minimum equity share capital of NOK 1 million or an amount equivalent to this in the currency of the country of registration.

Companies which are not presently licensees on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be awarded production licences if they are qualified as licensees on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Companies submitting individual applications and companies applying as part of a group will be treated on equal terms by the Ministry. Applicants submitting an individual application, or applicants being part of a group submitting a joint application, will all be considered as an applicant for a production licence. The Ministry may, on the basis of applications submitted by groups or individual applicants, determine the composition of the licence groups being awarded a production licence, including removing applicants in a group application and adding individual applicants, and appoint the operator for such groups.

The award of a participating interest in a production licence will be subject to the licensees’ entering into an agreement for petroleum activities, including a joint operating agreement and an accounting agreement. If the production licence is stratigrafically divided, the licensees of the two stratigraphically divided licences will also be required to enter into a specific joint operating agreement, regulating the relationship between them in this respect.

Upon signing the said agreements the licensees will form a joint venture in which the size of their participating interest will at all times be identical to their participating interest in the production licence.

The licence documents will mainly be based on relevant documents from the Awards in Predefined Areas 2012 and 21st licensing round. The aim is to make the main elements of any adjustments to the framework available to the industry prior to the time of application.

Criteria for the award of a production licence

To promote good resource management and rapid and efficient exploration for and production of petroleum on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including the composition of licence groups to ensure this, the following criteria shall apply to the award of participating interests in production licences and to the appointment of operator:

(a)

the relevant technical expertise of the applicant, including expertise related to development work, research, safety and the environment, and how this expertise may actively contribute to cost-effective exploration and, as appropriate, the production of petroleum from the geographical area in question;

(b)	that the applicant has the satisfactory financial capacity to carry out exploration for and, as appropriate, production of petroleum in the geographical area in question;

(c)	the applicant's geological understanding of the geographical area in question, and how the licensees propose to perform efficient exploration for petroleum;

(d)	the applicant's previous experience on the Norwegian Continental Shelf or equivalent relevant experience from other areas;

(e)	the Ministry’s experience regarding the applicant's petroleum activities;

(f)	where applicants apply as part of a group, the composition of the group, the operator recommended and the collective competence of the group will be taken into account;

(g)	production licences will mainly be awarded to a joint venture where at least one participant has drilled at least one exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as operator, or has equivalent relevant operational experience outside the Norwegian Continental Shelf;

(h)	production licences will mainly be awarded to two or more participants, where at least one of them has experience as mentioned under (g);

(i)	the appointed operator for production licences in the Barents Sea must have drilled at least one exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as operator or have equivalent relevant operational experience outside the Norwegian Continental Shelf;

(j)

for production licences in deep waters, both the appointed operator and at least one other participating interest shall have drilled at least one well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as operator or have equivalent relevant operational experience outside the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In the production licence, one participating interest shall have drilled in deep waters as operator;

(k)

for production licences where drilling of exploration wells in high pressure and/or high temperatures (HPHT) is expected, the appointed operator and at least one other participating interest shall have drilled at least one well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as operator or have equivalent relevant operational experience outside the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In the production licence, one participating interest shall have drilled an HPHT-well as operator.

Blocks available for application

Applications for petroleum production licences may be submitted for the following blocks or parts of blocks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea:

6706/2,3

6707/1

6705/7,8,9,10

6704/12

6604/8,9

6605/1,9

6606/7,8

7423/12

7424/10

7425/10,11

7317/4,5,6,8,9

7318/11,12

7319/11,12

7320/7,8,9,10,11,12

7321/4,7,8,9,10,11,12

7322/6

7323/3,4

7217/9

7218/1,2,4,5,6,7,12

7219/1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11

7220/1,2,3

7221/1,2,4,5

7224/6

7225/2,4

7226/5,6

7227/4,7

7231/4,5,6

7127/5,6

7128/4

7130/4,7

7017/6,7,8,9

7018/4

6706/2,3

6707/1

6705/7,8,9,10

6704/12

6604/8,9

6605/1,9

Maps showing the available blocks may be found on the webpage of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (fact maps: http://www.npd.no/22round), or by contacting the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, tel. +47 22246209.

Applications for petroleum production licences shall be submitted to:

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

PO Box 8148 Dep.

0033 Oslo

NORWAY

Deadline: 12.00 noon on 4 December 2012

The award of petroleum production licences in the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf will take place no less than 90 days after the date of publication of the invitation to submit applications and is planned before summer 2013.

The work program for each new licence in the 22nd licensing round will be made public at the time of awards.

The full text of the announcement, including detailed maps of available areas may be obtained by visiting http://www.npd.no/22round, or by contacting the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, tel. +47 22246209.

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