30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5266 — Bertelsmann/3i/Buy Vip)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 248/01)

On 18 September 2008, 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:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/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 under document number 32008M5266. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5276 — Diehl/Thales/Laupheim)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 248/02)

On 15 September 2008, 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:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/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 under document number 32008M5276. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5221 — Kenwood/JVC/Holdco)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 248/03)

On 19 August 2008, 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:

—	from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/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 under document number 32008M5221. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/3

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Euro exchange rates (1)

29 September 2008

(2008/C 248/04)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4349
JPY	Japanese yen	152,3
DKK	Danish krone	7,4603
GBP	Pound sterling	0,7959
SEK	Swedish krona	9,7009
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5845
ISK	Iceland króna	143,38
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,308
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,605
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	242,62
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7086
PLN	Polish zloty	3,384
RON	Romanian leu	3,701
SKK	Slovak koruna	30,305
TRY	Turkish lira	1,8056
AUD	Australian dollar	1,7615
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4929
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	11,1412
NZD	New Zealand dollar	2,1223
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0558
KRW	South Korean won	1 700,21
ZAR	South African rand	11,759
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,8269
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,1075
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	13 549,76
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,9468
PHP	Philippine peso	67,32
RUB	Russian rouble	36,446
THB	Thai baht	48,866
BRL	Brazilian real	2,7115
MXN	Mexican peso	15,5603

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/4

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First processing undertakings in the raw tobacco sector approved by the Member States

(2008/C 248/05)

This list is published under Article 171co of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the tobacco aid scheme.

BELGIUM

MANIL V.

Rue du Tambour 2

B-6838 Corbion

TABACS COUVERT

Rue des Abattis 49

B-6838 Corbion

TABAC MARTIN

Rue de France 176

B-5550 Bohan

BELFEPAC nv

R.Klingstraat, 110

B-8940 Wervik

VEYS TABAK nv

Repetstraat, 110

B-8940 Wervik

MASQUELIN J.

Wahistraat, 146

B-8930 Menen

VANDERCRUYSSEN P.

Kaaistraat, 6

B-9800 Deinze

NOLLET bvba

Lagestraat, 9

B-8610 Wevelgem

BULGARIA

(BT = Bulgarian tobacco; AD = joint stock company; VK = universal cooperative; ZPK = Insurance and Reinsurance Company; EOOD = single-person limited liability company; ET = sole trader; OOD = limited liability company)

„Asenovgrad — Tabak“ AD

Street „Aleksandar Stamboliyski“ 22

BG-4230 Asenovgrad

„Blagoevgrad BT“ AD

Street Pokrovnishko Shosse 1

BG-2700 Blagoevgrad

„Missirian Bulgaria“ AD

Blvd. „Madara“ 25

BG-9700 Shumen

„Topolovgrad — BT“ AD

Street „Hristo Botev“ 10

BG-8760 Topolovgrad

„Bulgartabak Holding“ AD

Street „Graf Ignatiev“ 62

BG-1000 Sofia

„Pleven — BT“ AD

Sq. „Republika“ 1

BG-5800 Pleven

„Plovdiv — BT“ AD

Street „Avksentiy Veleshki“ 23

BG-4000 Plovdiv

„Gotse Delchev — Tabak“ AD

Street „Tsaritsa Yoana“ 12

BG-2900 Gotse Delchev

„Dulovo — BT“ AD

„Zona Sever“ No 1

BG-7650 Dulovo

„Dupnitsa — Tabak“ AD

Street „Yahinsko Shose“ 1

BG-2600 Dupnitsa

„Kardzhali — Tabak“ AD

Street „Republikanska“ 1

BG-6600 Kardzhali

„Pazardzhik — BT“ AD

Street „Dr. Nikola Lambrev“ 24

BG-4400 Pazardzhik

„Parvomay — BT“ AD

Street „Omurtag“ 1

BG-4270 Parvomay

„Sandanski — BT“ AD

Street „Svoboda“ 38

BG-2800 Sandanski

„Smolyan Tabak“ AD

Street „Trakiya“ 1

BG-4701 Smolyan

„Yambol — Tabak“ AD

Street „Yambolen“ 7

BG-8600 Yambol

„Isperih — BT“ AD

Street „Vasil Levski“ 3

BG-7400 Isperih

VK „Mladost — 95“

Street „9-ti septembri“ 2

BG-6800 Momchilgrad

ZPK „Tyutyun“

Stara Zagora District

BG-6295 Glavan

„Alliance One Tobacco Bulgaria“ EOOD

Street „San Stefano“ 3

BG-6300 Haskovo

„Nord Tabak — Nikotiana“ AD

Blvd. „Madara“ 25

BG-9700 Shumen

„Mehanika“ AD

Street „P. Tsikalov“ 10

BG-4550 Peshtera

„Leaf Tobacco — A. Mihaylidis“ AD

P.O. Box 15

Promishlena zona

BG-2800 Sandanski

„Trakia — tabak“ EOOD

Street „Vitosha“ 90, et. 7

BG-1463 Sofia

„Socotab — Bulgaria“ EOOD

Plovdiv District

BG-4202 Radinovo

ET „Zaara-Yancho Ivanov“

Street „Aleksandar Ekzarh“ 7, ap. 4

BG-6000 Stara Zagora

„Sofia — BT“ AD

Pavlovo district

Street „Tsar Boris III“ 134

BG-1618 Sofia

„Balgarski tyutyuni“ AD

Street „Yaldaram“ 1

BG-6850 Dzhebel

ET „Prominvest — Milcho Yanudov“

P.O. Box 119

Blagoevgrad District

BG-2700 Zelen Dol

ET „Nesho Miranov“

Vratsa District

Street „Vasil Levski“ 90

BG-3200 Byala Slatina

ET „Barbaros — Myumyun Ahmed“

Street „Stefan Stambolov“ 43

BG-4270 Parvomay

ET „Nuri Hadzhiyusein“

Blvd. „Osvobozhdenie“ 71, Debar district

BG-4270 Parvomay

„Slantse — K. Belchev“ OOD

Street „Hristo Botev“ 117, vh. G, et. 5, ap. 10

BG-6000 Stara Zagora

Tyutyuneva kooperatsiya „Zlaten list“

Street „Polkovnik Drangov“ 10

BG-2850 Petrich

„Prominvest“ EOOD

Street „T. Aleksandrov“ 16

BG-2700 Blagoevgrad

ET „Mitko Chaushev — Virzhiniya 94“

Municipality Parvomay

BG-4280 Dalbok Izvor

„Valtabak“ EOOD

Street „Bogomil“ 9, et. 6

BG-4000 Plovdiv

ET „Tobacco Trade — Rashko Mechtanov“

Pazardzhik District

BG-4452 Krali Marko

„Silvarsan Bulgaria“ EOOD

ploshtad „Gradska Bolnitsa“ 1

Biznestsentar-21 vek et. 4, ofis-apartament No 3

BG-6300 Haskovo

„Slantse Stara Zagora — BT“ AD

Street „Stamo Pulev“ 1

BG-6000 Stara Zagora

„Shumen BT“ AD

Street „Madara“ 38

BG-9700 Shumen

„Dzambaz“ OOD

Yambol district

Zimnica

Bulgaria

„Tobacco Leaf House“ OOD

Blvd. „Hristo Botev“ 92 V, sector C, et.3

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

GERMANY

ALLIANCE ONE ROTAG AG

Hardeckstraße 2a

D-76185 Karlsruhe

JAKOB METZ KG ROHTABAKE

Hauptstraße 75

D-76863 Herxheim-Hayna

AUSTRIA

ALLIANCE ONE ROTAG AG

Hardeckstraße 2a

D-76185 Karlsruhe

SPAIN

AGROEXPANSIÓN, S.A.

C/ Suero de Quiñones, 42, 2a planta

E-28002 Madrid

COMPAÑÍA ESPAÑOLA DE TABACO EN RAMA S.A. (CETARSA)

Avda de las Angustias, no 20

E-10300 Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres)

WORLD WIDE TOBACCO ESPAÑA, SA

Paseo de la Castellana 110, piso 12

E-28046 Madrid

FRANCE

UCAPT

Z.I. de Madrazès

F-24200 Sarlat

ITALY

Tiberina Tabacchi SRL

Località San Croce, 45

I-52037 Sansepolcro

STI-Sviluppo Tabacco Italia SRL

Piazza San Firenze, 2

I-50122 Firenze

Tabacchi Pojana

Largo Europa, 101

I-36026 Pojana Maggiore (VI)

Contab sud SRL

Via Dominutti, 20

I-37135 Verona

CO.VE.TAB. Coop. Veneta Tabacchi Soc. Coop. a r.l.

Via XXV Aprile, 17/B

I-37053 Cerea

MELLA S.R.L.

Via Signoria, 2

I-35010 S. Giorgio delle Pertiche

Consorzio Tabacchicoltori Monte grappa Soc. Coop. a r.l.

Via Divisione Julia, 2

I-36061 Bassano del Grappa (VI)

Cooperativa Tabacchi Verona Società Agricola

Via Canove, 15

I-37056 Salizole

A.T.I. SRL

Corso Trieste, 24

I-81100 Caserta (CE)

Manifatture Sigaro Toscano S.R.L.

L.go Toniolo, 6

I-00186 Roma

CECAS — Coop.va Agr.

Contrada Olivola

I-82100 Benevento

CO.SV.A. Soc. Coop. ARL

Via Macchioni, 7

I-83025 Montoro Inferiore

Comatab SRL

Via Torre, 1

I-83012 Cervinara

Cons. Bright Italia SCARL

Via G. Garibaldi, 87

I-06034 Foligno

PROTAB SCARL

Fraz. Cerbara Via C. Marx, 4

I-06012 Città di Castello

COOP. Agricola Interprov.-C.A.I.

Via Paduli — Buonalbergo

I-82020 Paduli

Deltafina SpA

Via Monte Fiorino, 4

I-05919 Orvieto Scalo

Ditta Domenico De Lucia SPA

Via Maddaloni, 3

I-81027 San Felice a Cancello

Eurotabac Soc. Coop. a r.l.

C. da Mascanfroni

I-82100 Benevento

MPM Tabacchi Sud SRL

Via Giardino, 9

I-82010 San Nicola Manfredi

Phonix International Tabacco SRL

Fraz S.M. Ingrisone V. Capocas

I-82010 San Nicola Manfredi

TAB Trade SRL

Via S. Gioacchino, 52

I-80011 Acerra

SA. Tab. Sannio Tabacchi

C. da Festola

I-82010 San Leucio del Sannio

SACIT Sud SRL

Contrada San Giovanni

I-82018 San Giorgio del Sannio

Tobacco Products and Blenders SR

Piazza Euclide, 2

I-00197 Roma

USAG Tabacchi SRL

Piazza Vanvitelli, 33

I-81100 Caserta

Trestina AZ Tab.

Via Fortebraccio, 32

I-06018 Città di Castello

POLAND

Universal Leaf Tobacco Poland Sp. z o.o.

Street Przemysłowa 20

PL-28-300 Jędrzejów

Fermentownia Tytoniu w Krasnymstawie Sp. z o.o.

Street Leśna 2

PL-22-300 Krasnystaw

Philip Morris Polska S.A

al. Jana Pawła II 196

PL-31-982 Kraków

Luxor Sp. z o.o.

Mała Wieś 10

PL-05-622 Belsk Duży

Tabak Polen Sp. z o.o.

Street Burakowska 5/7

PL-01-066 Warszawa

PORTUGAL

Fábrica de Tabaco Estrela

Empresa Madeirense — Tabacos S.A.

Rua de Santa Catarina

P-9500-240 Ponta Delgada

ROMANIA

SC Integrado SRL

Street Aleea Trandafirilor 1

Zimnicea, jud. Teleorman

România

SC Investrom Farm SRL

B-dul Burebista 4, Bl. D3, Sc. 3, Et. 7, ap. 99

Sector 3, București

România

Ult Hungary ZRT

H-4400 Nyíregyháza

Dugonics u. 2.

SLOVAKIA

Aris Tobacco spol. s r. o.

Kálnická cesta 8

SK-934 01 Levice

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/8

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

‘Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy’

Implementation of information measures under budget heading 05 08 06 for 2009

(2008/C 248/06)

1.   INTRODUCTION

This call for proposals is based on Council Regulation (EC) No 814/2000 of 17 April 2000 on information measures relating to the common agricultural policy (1) which defines the type and content of the information measures the Community may co-finance. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002 (2), modified by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2004 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 814/2000.

This is a call for proposals for funding information measures as described under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) 814/2000 from appropriations in the 2009 budget. This call for proposals concerns information measures to be implemented (including preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation) between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2010.

An information measure is a self-contained and coherent information event organised on the basis of a single budget. The activities included in such an event range from a simple conference to a comprehensive information campaign covering several types of information activities (such as conferences, audiovisual productions, mobile workshops, …) carried out in one or more regions of the Member States. In the case of such campaigns, the different activities foreseen shall be interconnected, clear in their conceptual approach and the results to be achieved and the work schedule shall be appropriate and realistic with regard to the project goals. Measures shall be carried out in EU-27 and respect the time limits explained in point 3 (duration and budget) below.

As specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002, applicants for this call for proposals shall be legal persons legally constituted in a Member State for at least two years, in particular:

—	farmers' or rural development organisations,

—	consumers' associations,

—	environmental protection associations,

—	public authorities of the Member States,

—

medias,

—	universities.

2.   PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2009

2.1.   Priorities

Under this call for proposals the Commission wishes to give priority to:

—

raising the general public's awareness on the CAP (including its rural development dimension) in the Member States. Communicating to the general public the multifunctional role of EU farmers which goes beyond food production. Farmers are also stewards of the countryside, they play an important role in conserving our common natural heritage and in many rural areas they continue to be the economic heartbeat,

—	discussing with agricultural stakeholders in rural areas the opportunities and benefits the two pillars of the CAP offer for the agricultural sector and for the sustainable development of rural regions,

—

communicating the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and in particular: — the need to better respond to market opportunities, — emphasizing that the reformed CAP has strengthened the EU farmers' ability to respond to market signals, thereby giving the EU an opportunity to strengthen its supply of food at a time of higher food prices and help to alleviate the concerns about food security in some parts of the world, — the simplification and better targeting of the direct support to farmers, — the strengthening of the rural development policy to respond to new challenges, mainly related to climate change, water management, renewable energy and biodiversity,

—	discussing EU schemes within the CAP aiming at promoting healthier diet and healthy eating habits, especially fruit and vegetables for school children,

—	communicating to the general public the reformed CAP as an essential contribution to reaching the EU objectives in international trade,

—	discussing the EU policy concerning the quality of agricultural products.

2.2.   Messages to be communicated

The Commission wishes to receive applications for information measures focusing on the following messages:

—

the CAP is a living policy. It evolves to reflect the changing priorities of society. It was conceived as a fundamental part of the European construction with a strong focus on the European farming community. Today, European Agriculture plays a fundamental role in our societies. It directly affects the quality of our environment, the food we eat and the way we treat farm animals — issues that affect us all. The CAP seeks to promote a sustainable agriculture that responds positively to the concerns of citizens not only in agricultural communities — but in society at large,

—

the CAP supports farmers to help them fulfil their role as the economic heartbeat of rural areas. It enables them to supply both high-quality and safe food and public goods which cannot be provided solely by the market: the preservation of a lively economic and social rural fabric, environmental protection and preserved landscapes,

—

international trade barriers are being gradually dismantled. It is a trend we welcome — not least as a means of fostering further development in the world's poor countries. European agriculture is increasingly faced with competition from producers in third countries. The CAP embraces international trade. It allows European agriculture to play to its strength by promoting a sector that is competitive, innovative, responsive to the market and that focuses on the production of quality products and the identification of alternative outlets for its products such as biofuels,

—

agricultural subsidies are financed by tax-payers' money. We must ensure that they are correctly spent and managed in a transparent way. But we also need to make sure that the CAP is governed by simple, clear, transparent and cost efficient rules. The burden of management for those that abide by them and for those that control them should be reasonable,

—

the vast majority of the EU territory is in rural areas. These areas are an important source of employment and constitute a strong symbol of Europe's cultural heritage. The CAP fosters a rural development policy that supports growth and job creation in the rural areas — both within and beyond the agricultural sector in a way that will reinforce the social and environmental fabric of our rural areas.

2.3.   Types of information measures

Under this call for proposals the Commission wishes to receive applications for the following types of information measures:

—	TV and radio programmes (such as documentaries, talk shows, etc),

—	visual, audio and audiovisual productions and their distribution,

—	actions targeting schools and universities,

—	conferences, seminars and workshops (including mobile ones), especially in rural areas,

—	exchange information visits, especially between old and new Member States,

—	information stands at agricultural fairs,

—	information campaigns, comprising several types of the above mentioned type of information measures,

—	other types of information measures, such as publications and web portals will only be considered if they are executed in one of the languages of the 12 new Member States.

2.4.   Target audiences

The target audiences for projects under this call for proposals are:

—	the general public in the EU-27,

—	the general public in rural areas,

—	agricultural stakeholders, farmers and other potential beneficiaries of rural development measures.

3.   DURATION AND BUDGET

This call for proposals concerns information measures to be implemented (including preparation, implementation, follow-up and evaluation) between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2010.

The total foreseen budget available for the information measures to be carried out under this call for proposals is EUR 2 900 000. This amount will be distributed among the measures considered of highest quality, according to award criteria mentioned in Annex III, point 2. The Commission reserves the right to diminish this total available amount, as well as to award only part of it.

The amount of grant requested from the Commission shall be between EUR 12 500 and EUR 200 000 per information measure (flat rate for staff costs included).

Eligible costs are defined in Annex IV (drawing up of the budget). The contribution from the Commission to the selected information measures is limited to 50 % of the total eligible costs excluding the staff costs. In addition to this amount, a flat rate amount to cover all the staff costs will be paid. This flat rate may not exceed EUR 10 000 if the total of direct eligible costs of the measure (staff costs excluded) is above EUR 15 000, or EUR 5 000 if the total of direct eligible costs of the information measure (staff costs excluded) is less than or equal to EUR 15 000. For information measures of exceptional interest, and if requested in the application, the percentage of contribution from the Comission may increase up to 75 %.

An information measure will be recognised as being of exceptional interest as referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2208/2002 if the four following conditions are met:

1.	it is carried out in one of the 12 new Member States;

2.	it is of high technical quality and cost-efficiency;

3.	its dissemination plan is such as to guarantee the dissemination of the information to the largest possible audience;

4.	it has been awarded by the evaluation committee (‘The committee’) at least 75 points out of 100 points for award criteria as set out in Annex III, point 2 (award criteria).

No prefinancing will be allowed for the information measures that have been awarded a grant under this call for proposals. Selecting an application does not commit the Commission to granting the full amount requested by the applicant. In no circumstances will the grant exceed the amount requested.

4.   GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION

4.1.   How to prepare an application

Each applicant may apply for only one information measure per budget year.

Applications shall be drawn up by using the appropriate forms available at the following internet address:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/agriculture/grants/capinfo/index_en.htm

Applicants may write their application in any of the official languages of the Community. Nevertheless, in order to facilitate a timely treatment of their application, applicants are encouraged to submit their application in English or French. If this is not possible, applicants should at least include a translation of the content of form 3 in English or French.

The application shall contain the following documents to be found on the web address mentionned above:

—	the application letter mentioning the title of the proposed information measure and the amount of grant requested, signed by the legally authorised representative within the applicant organisation,

—

form No 1 (information on the applicant), No 2 (information on the co-organisers — if applicable), No 3 (detailed description of the information measure) of the application. If a question does not apply to the proposed information measure, you must enter ‘not applicable’ or ‘n/a’. Only applications submitted on these forms will be considered,

—	one budget of the proposed information measure (which is composed of one detailed expenditure and one income table in balance), duly filled in, signed and dated by the legally authorised representative within the applicant organisation,

—	content of form No 3 in English or French, if the application is filled in in a language other than English or French,

—	all additional documents mentioned in Annex I (additional documents required in order to apply for a grant).

4.2.   When and to whom to send your application

Applicants shall send by 14 November 2008 one paper copy of their full application by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt (the postmark on the envelope being taken as proof of the date of sending) to the following address:

European Commission

Unit AGRI. K.1.

Call for proposals 2008/C 248/06

FAO: Mr H.-E. Barth

L130 4/148A

B-1049 Brussels

Applications must be submitted in a sealed envelope or cardboard box itself enclosed within a second sealed envelope or cardboard box. The inner envelope or cardboard box must bear, in addition to the name of the department to which it is addressed, as indicated in the call for proposals, the words ‘Call for proposals — Not to be opened by the mail service’. If self-adhesive envelopes are used, they must be sealed with adhesive tape and the sender must sign across that tape.

At the same time and no later than 24.00 hours (Brussels time) on 14 November 2008, applicants will also send an electronic copy of their application, containing only the electronic version of the application letter, the forms 1-3 and the budget, identical to the ones sent by post, to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-GRANTS-APPLICATIONS-ONLY@ec.europa.eu

It is the applicants' responsibility to send their complete application by the deadline. Applications sent after the deadline will be rejected as non-admissible.

5.   PROCEDURE AND TIMETABLE

5.1.   Receipt and registration of applications

The Commission will register your application and send you a confirmation of receipt by email with the number attributed to your application within 15 working days from the submission deadline.

5.2.   Examination of applications in light of eligibility and exclusion criteria.

An ad hoc evaluation committee will proceed with the examination of eligibility of applications. Applications that do not fulfil one or more criteria set out in Annex II (eligibility and exclusion criteria) will be rejected.

All eligible applications will be admitted to the next phase (examination in light of the selection criteria — technical and financial capacity of the applicants).

5.3.   Examination of applications in light of the selection criteria — technical and financial capacity of the applicants

During this phase the committee will examine the technical and financial capacity of the eligible applicants on the basis of the information provided in the application according to the criteria described in Annex III(1) (selection criteria).

All applications that have passed this phase will be admitted to the next phase (evaluation in light of award criteria).

5.4.   Evaluation of applications in light of the award criteria

During this phase, the committee will evaluate applications in light of the award criteria explained in Annex III(2) (award criteria). Only applications having received at least 60 out of 100 available points, and at least 50 % of the points available for each criterion, during this phase will be proposed for a grant by the committee. Having received 60 out of 100 available points does not guarantee, however, that an information measure will be awarded a grant. The Commission might raise the minimum acceptable rating in view of the number of successful applications and the budgetary resources available.

Applications having received less than 60 out of 100 available points or less than 50 % of the points available for each criterion will be rejected and the applicant will receive written information giving the reasons for the rejection.

If a grant is awarded, the beneficiary will receive a grant agreement (model available from the web address mentioned in point 4.1 of this call for proposals), denominated in euros, specifying the conditions and level of financing, which may be inferior to the amount requested in the application. In case of arithmetical errors or costs considered ineligible, the budget will be corrected by the Commission services. If the correction leads to a higher amount of total costs, the amount requested will remain unchanged and the contribution of the applicant will be increased accordingly.

The expected date for the end of the evaluation procedure is the 31 May 2009. The Commission services are not authorised to inform applicants on the status of the evaluation of their application before the award decision. For this reason, applicants are requested not to telephone or write to the Commission concerning the result of their application before the expected date mentioned above.

6.   PUBLICITY

The beneficiaries will be under a contractual obligation to ensure, by all appropriate means and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the grant agreement, that the funding awarded to the information measure by the Commission is publicised during the life of the information measure and acknowledged in any publications and permanent or ongoing publicity material subsequent to this and that the sole responsibility on the content of the information measure lies with the author of the communication or publication, and that the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. Evidence of this publicity shall be included in the final technical implementation reports.

If the beneficiary organisation does not comply with the aforementioned obligation, the Commission reserves the right to reduce the grant amount allocated to the concerned information measure or refuse complelety the payment of the grant to the beneficiary.

7.   PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

The European Commission ensures that any personal data contained in the application are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, p. 21.

(3)  OJ L 320, 21.10.2004, p. 14.

(4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/21

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS EPSO/AD/131-136/08

(2008/C 248/07)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

Hungarian (HU):	EPSO/AD/131/08 (AD 5) EPSO/AD/132/08 (AD 7)
Lithuanian (LT):	EPSO/AD/133/08 (AD 5) EPSO/AD/134/08 (AD 7)
Maltese (MT):	EPSO/AD/135/08 (AD 5) EPSO/AD/136/08 (AD 7)

to recruit linguistic administrators (conference interpreters).

The competition notice is published in Official Journal C 248 A of 30.9.2008 in English, French and German only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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30.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/s3

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NOTE TO THE READER

The institutions have decided no longer to quote in their texts the last amendment to cited acts.

Unless otherwise indicated, references to acts in the texts published here are to the version of those acts currently in force.

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