ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.113.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 113
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Information and Notices

Volume 56
20 April 2013

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2013/C 113/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6743 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company/HDI Poland) ( 1 )

1

2013/C 113/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6878 — Alior Bank/Erste Group Bank/Polbita) ( 1 )

1

2013/C 113/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 2 )

2

2013/C 113/04

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

4

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2013/C 113/05

Euro exchange rates

7

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2013/C 113/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6876 — Sumitomo Electric Industries/Anvis Group) ( 1 )

8

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

 

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

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6743 — Talanx International/Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company/HDI Poland)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 113/01

On 22 November 2012, 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 32012M6743. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6878 — Alior Bank/Erste Group Bank/Polbita)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 113/02

On 16 April 2013, 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 32013M6878. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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

2013/C 113/03

Date of adoption of the decision

20.3.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.35622 (12/N)

Member State

Belgium

Region

—

Mixed

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Indemnités compensatoires pour les régions défavorisées

Paiements destinés aux agriculteurs situés dans des zones qui présentent des handicaps autres que les zones de montagne — Mesure de l’axe 2 du programme de développement rural (mesure 212)

Legal basis

19 décembre 2008 — Arrêté du gouvernement wallon pour les investissements dans le secteur agricole

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Handicaps in certain areas

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 28 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2015

Economic sectors

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority

SPW Direction générale Agriculture ressources naturelles, environnement

Ilôt Saint Luc Chaussée de Louvain 14

5000 Namur

BELGIQUE

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

11.3.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.35660 (12/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Metodo di calcolo ISMEA per il rilascio di garanzie a condizioni di mercato per le imprese agricole

Legal basis

Decreto Legislativo n. 102 del 29 marzo 2004, articolo 17;

Decreto del Ministro delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali di concerto con il Ministro dell'economia e delle finanze del 22 marzo 2011

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Sectoral development, SMEs

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 50 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2020

Economic sectors

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Manufacture of food products

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali

Dipartimento delle politiche europee e internazionali e dello sviluppo rurale

Direzione generale dello sviluppo rurale

Via XX Settembre 20

00187 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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/4

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 113/04

Date of adoption of the decision

20.3.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.34357 (12/NN)

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Multiplier

Giftenaftrek

Legal basis

Artikel I, onderdeel E (artikel 6.39a van de Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001) Geefwet

Artikel IV, onderdeel D (artikel 16 lid 3 van de Wet op de Vennootschapsbelasting 1969) Geefwet

Amendement Van Vliet

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Tax base reduction

Budget

 

Overall budget: EUR 25 million

 

Annual budget: EUR 5 million

Intensity

Measure does not constitute aid

Duration (period)

1.1.2012-31.12.2016

Economic sectors

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerie van Financiën

Postbus 20201

2500 EE Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision

19.10.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.35416 (12/N)

Member State

Austria

Region

Kaernten

Mixed

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Richtlinie „Unternehmenserhaltende Maßnahmen“ des Landes Kärnten

Legal basis

Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz (K-WFG)

Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB)

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Rescuing firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Soft loan

Budget

 

Overall budget: EUR 4 million

 

Annual budget: EUR 1,80 million

Intensity

75 %

Duration (period)

19.10.2012-31.12.2014

Economic sectors

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Kärntner Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds (KWF)

Heuplatz 2

9020 Klagenfurt

ÖSTERREICH

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

15.3.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.35576 (13/N)

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Changes to the Feed-In Tariffs scheme to support the generation of renewable electricity from low carbon sources

Legal basis

Energy Act 2008 Sections 41-43; Modifications to the Standard Conditions of the Electricity Supply Licences (No 4 of 2012); The Feed-In Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) Order 2012

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Environmental protection, Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 2 120 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 1.4.2037

Economic sectors

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Energy and Climate Change

3 Whitehall Place

London

SW1A 2AW

UNITED KINGDOM

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

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/7

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 April 2013

2013/C 113/05

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3115

JPY

Japanese yen

130,21

DKK

Danish krone

7,4559

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85440

SEK

Swedish krona

8,5110

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2176

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,5965

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,857

HUF

Hungarian forint

298,24

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7002

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1003

RON

Romanian leu

4,3683

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3568

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2692

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3443

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1820

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5486

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6209

KRW

South Korean won

1 468,72

ZAR

South African rand

12,0022

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,1021

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5968

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 732,68

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9811

PHP

Philippine peso

53,950

RUB

Russian rouble

41,3002

THB

Thai baht

37,509

BRL

Brazilian real

2,6398

MXN

Mexican peso

16,0396

INR

Indian rupee

70,7850

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

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

20.4.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6876 — Sumitomo Electric Industries/Anvis Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 113/06

1.

On 16 April 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd (‘TRI’, Japan), controlled by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (‘SEI’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Anvis Group GmbH (‘Anvis’, Germany) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for SEI: conglomerate global corporate group active in automotive, information and communication, electronics, industrial materials, environment and energy,

—

for Anvis: active in manufacturing of anti-vibration systems (e.g.: chassis components, engine mounts, exhaust system hangers as well as decoupling elements and mass dampers).

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.6876 — Sumitomo Electric Industries/Anvis Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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