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Document C:2012:252:FULL

Official Journal of the European Union, C 252, 22 August 2012


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ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.252.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 252
European flag  

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 55
22 August 2012

Notice No

Contents

page

 

II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2012/C 252/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6561 — Cytec Industries/Umeco) ( 1 )

1

2012/C 252/02

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

2

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2012/C 252/03

Euro exchange rates

6

2012/C 252/04

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 September 2012(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

7

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2012/C 252/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6670 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Limoni) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

8

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

22.8.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/1

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6561 — Cytec Industries/Umeco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 252/01

On 16 July 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:

—

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 32012M6561. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

22.8.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 252/02

Date of adoption of the decision

4.4.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32830 (11/N)

Member State

Poland

Region

Podkarpackie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Modernizacja sieci cieplnej w Krośnie

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju Dz.U. z 2009 r. nr 84, poz. 712 i nr 157, poz. 1241; uchwała nr 275/5383/10 Zarządu Województwa Podkarpackiego z dnia 27 kwietnia 2010 r. w sprawie dokonania oceny strategicznej i warunkowego wyboru projektów do dofinansowania z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego w ramach osi priorytetowej II Infrastruktura techniczna, działanie 2.2. Infrastruktura energetyczna Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Podkarpackiego na lata 2007–2013

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Energy saving, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 1 203 million

Intensity

53 %

Duration (period)

4.2012-9.2013

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

Zarzad Województwa Podkarpackiego

al. Ł. Cieplińskiego

35-959 Rzeszów

POLSKA/POLAND

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

23.1.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32831 (11/N)

Member State

Poland

Region

Podkarpackie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Przebudowa sieci cieplnej wysokich parametrów w Ropczycach

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju Dz.U. z 2009 r. nr 84, poz. 712 i nr 157, poz. 1241; uchwała nr 275/5383/10 Zarządu Województwa Podkarpackiego z dnia 27 kwietnia 2010 r. w sprawie dokonania oceny strategicznej i warunkowego wyboru projektów do dofinansowania z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego w ramach osi priorytetowej II Infrastruktura techniczna, działanie 2.2. Infrastruktura energetyczna Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Podkarpackiego na lata 2007–2013

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Energy saving, Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: PLN 1,7 million

Intensity

85 %

Duration (period)

4.2012-9.2013

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

Zarzad Województwa Podkarpackiego

al. Ł. Cieplińskiego

35-959 Rzeszów

POLSKA/POLAND

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

10.11.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32866 (11/N)

Member State

Greece

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Broadband development in Greek rural areas

Legal basis

Act 3389/2005 ‘Partnerships between the public and private sectors’ Act 3614/2007 ‘National Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013’; Common Ministerial Decision No 2201 (FEK 638/B/13.5.2010)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Sectoral development, Regional development

Form of aid

Ad hoc contracts

Budget

 

Annual budget: —

 

Overall budget: EUR 250 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

1.1.2012-31.12.2022

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

Managing Authority of O.P. ‘Digital Convergence’

Lekka 23-25 Str.

105 62

GREECE

http://www.digitalplan.gov.gr

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

11.6.2012

Reference number of State Aid

SA.33807 (11/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

National broadband plan Italy

Legal basis

Articolo 1 Legge 18 giugno 2009 n. 69 recante «Disposizioni per lo sviluppo economico, la semplificazione, la competitività nonchè in materia di processo civile» (GU n. 140 del 19 giugno 2009 — Suppl. Ordinario n. 95); Articolo 7 Decreto Legge 14 marzo 2005, n. 35 recante «Disposizioni urgenti nell'ambito del Piano di azione per lo sviluppo economico, sociale e territoriale» (GU n. 62 del 16 marzo 2005) convertito con modificazioni dalla Legge 14 maggio 2005, n. 80 (in Suppl. Ordinario n. 91, relativo alla GU n. 111 del 14 maggio 2005)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Sectoral development, Regional development

Form of aid

Ad hoc contracts

Budget

 

Annual budget: —

 

Overall budget: EUR 1 400 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

MISE — Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico Dipartimento per le Comunicazioni

Largo Pietro di Brazzà 86

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

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

22.8.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/6

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 August 2012

2012/C 252/03

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2428

JPY

Japanese yen

98,81

DKK

Danish krone

7,4464

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78835

SEK

Swedish krona

8,2595

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2010

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,3235

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,783

HUF

Hungarian forint

275,18

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6963

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0624

RON

Romanian leu

4,4855

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2334

AUD

Australian dollar

1,1839

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2250

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,6404

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5286

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5536

KRW

South Korean won

1 404,80

ZAR

South African rand

10,2627

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9015

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4660

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 794,58

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,8713

PHP

Philippine peso

52,547

RUB

Russian rouble

39,5400

THB

Thai baht

39,086

BRL

Brazilian real

2,4964

MXN

Mexican peso

16,2143

INR

Indian rupee

68,8450

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

22.8.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/7

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 September 2012

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2012/C 252/04

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.

Modified rates are indicated in bold.

Previous table published in OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 3.

From

To

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

1.9.2012

…

1,38

1,38

2,40

1,38

1,72

1,38

1,20

1,38

1,38

1,38

1,38

1,38

7,48

1,38

1,38

2,09

1,38

2,34

1,38

1,38

4,91

1,38

5,58

2,76

1,38

1,38

1,74

1.7.2012

31.8.2012

1,38

1,38

2,94

1,38

1,72

1,38

1,57

1,38

1,38

1,38

1,38

1,38

7,48

1,38

1,38

2,09

1,38

2,34

1,38

1,38

4,91

1,38

5,58

2,76

1,38

1,38

1,74

1.6.2012

30.6.2012

1,67

1,67

2,94

1,67

1,72

1,67

1,57

1,67

1,67

1,67

1,67

1,67

7,48

1,67

1,67

2,57

1,67

2,34

1,67

1,67

4,91

1,67

5,58

2,76

1,67

1,67

1,74

1.5.2012

31.5.2012

1,67

1,67

3,66

1,67

1,72

1,67

1,85

1,67

1,67

1,67

1,67

1,67

7,48

1,67

1,67

2,57

1,67

2,78

1,67

1,67

4,91

1,67

6,85

2,76

1,67

1,67

1,74

1.3.2012

30.4.2012

2,07

2,07

3,66

2,07

1,72

2,07

1,85

2,07

2,07

2,07

2,07

2,07

7,48

2,07

2,07

2,57

2,07

2,78

2,07

2,07

4,91

2,07

6,85

2,76

2,07

2,07

1,74

1.1.2012

29.2.2012

2,07

2,07

3,66

2,07

1,72

2,07

1,85

2,07

2,07

2,07

2,07

2,07

6,39

2,07

2,07

2,57

2,07

2,38

2,07

2,07

4,91

2,07

6,85

2,76

2,07

2,07

1,74

1.8.2011

31.12.2011

2,05

2,05

3,97

2,05

1,79

2,05

2,07

2,05

2,05

2,05

2,05

2,05

5,61

2,05

2,05

2,56

2,05

2,20

2,05

2,05

4,26

2,05

7,18

2,65

2,05

2,05

1,48

1.7.2011

31.7.2011

2,05

2,05

3,97

2,05

1,79

2,05

1,76

2,05

2,05

2,05

2,05

2,05

5,61

2,05

2,05

2,56

2,05

2,20

2,05

2,05

4,26

2,05

7,18

2,65

2,05

2,05

1,48

1.5.2011

30.6.2011

1,73

1,73

3,97

1,73

1,79

1,73

1,76

1,73

1,73

1,73

1,73

1,73

5,61

1,73

1,73

2,56

1,73

2,20

1,73

1,73

4,26

1,73

7,18

2,65

1,73

1,73

1,48

1.3.2011

30.4.2011

1,49

1,49

3,97

1,49

1,79

1,49

1,76

1,49

1,49

1,49

1,49

1,49

5,61

1,49

1,49

2,56

1,49

2,20

1,49

1,49

4,26

1,49

7,18

2,23

1,49

1,49

1,48

1.1.2011

28.2.2011

1,49

1,49

3,97

1,49

1,79

1,49

1,76

1,49

1,49

1,49

1,49

1,49

5,61

1,49

1,49

2,56

1,49

2,64

1,49

1,49

4,26

1,49

7,18

1,76

1,49

1,49

1,48

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

22.8.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 252/8

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6670 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Limoni)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 252/05

1.

On 14 August 2012, 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 European Scents Sàrl (Luxembourg), belonging to Bridgepoint Advisers Group Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom), and OI-Beauty SA (Luxembourg), controlled by Orlando Italy Management SA (‘Orlando’, Luxembourg), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Limoni SpA (‘Limoni’, Italy), previously indirectly solely controlled by Bridgepoint, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Bridgepoint: private equity investments and funding,

—

for Orlando: private equity investments and funding,

—

for Limoni: retail distribution of perfumes and cosmetic products.

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.6670 — Bridgepoint/Orlando/Limoni, 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’).

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