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ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 36 of the European Union ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ Volume 52 English edition Information and Notices 13 February 2009 Notice No Contents Page II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2009/C 36/01 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ............................................................................................ 1 2009/C 36/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5265 — Ergo International/Bank Austria Creditanstalt Versicherung) (1) ................................................................................................. 3 2009/C 36/03 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5358 — Arizona Chemical GMBH/Abieta Chemie GMBH) (1) ................................................................................................................ 3 2009/C 36/04 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5423 — Costa/MSC/MPCT) (1) ................. 4 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2009/C 36/05 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 5 2009/C 36/06 Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 3 November 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Cases COMP/39.388 — German Electricity Wholesale Market and COMP/39.389 — German Electricity Balancing Market — Rapporteur: The Netherlands .................................................................................................................. 6 EN Price: EN (1) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) 22 EUR Notice No Contents (continued) Page 2009/C 36/07 Final report of the Hearing Officer in Cases COMP/39.388 — German Electricity Wholesale Market and COMP/39.389 — German Electricity Balancing Market ......................................................... 7 2009/C 36/08 Summary of Commission Decision of 26 November 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 82 of the EC Treaty and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Cases COMP/39.388 — German Electricity Wholesale Market and COMP/39.389 — German Electricity Balancing Market) (notified under document number C(2008) 7367 final) (1) ................................................................................................ 8 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES 2009/C 36/09 Decision No 655 of 23 October 2008 on the opening of a procedure for granting of authorization for prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas — underground natural resources in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 1, point 3 of the Law on Underground Natural Resources, at Block 1-12 ‘Knezha’, located in the regions of Vratza, Pleven, Lovetch, Gabrovo and Veliko Tirnovo and notification concerning the envisaged competition for granting of authorization ............................................... 9 2009/C 36/10 Commission notice pursuant to Article 18a(3)(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC — Preliminary list of aircraft operators and their administering Member States (1) .................................................................... 11 Corrigenda 2009/C 36/11 Corrigendum to the update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 33, 10.2.2009) .......................................................................... 100 2009/C 36/12 Corrigendum to the update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 33, 10.2.2009) ......................................................................................................................... 100 Note to the reader (see page 3 of the cover) EN (1) Text with EEA relevance 13.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 36/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES COMMISSION Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2009/C 36/01) Date of adoption of the decision 23.12.2008 Reference number of the aid N 475/08 Member State Italy Region Sardegna Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Contributi per il miglioramento, l'adeguamento o la realizzazione delle strutture aziendali di allevamento nel comparto suinicolo Legal basis — L.R. 5 marzo 2008, n. 3 (Finanziaria 2008) — articolo 7, comma 1 — DGR n. 31/12 del 27 maggio 2008, concernente «Legge regionale del 5 marzo 2008, n. 3 — articolo 7 comma 1 — Contributi per il miglior- amento, l'adeguamento o la realizzazione delle strutture aziendali di alleva- mento nel comparto suinicolo» Type of measure Investment aid Objective Investment aid Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 million Intensity 40 % of eligible investments and 50 % of eligible investments in less favoured areas. For young farmers the maximum intensity is increased by 10 % Duration From approval by the Commission until 31 December 2010 Economic sectors Agricultural sector C 36/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.2.2009 Name and address of the granting Regione Autonoma Sardegna authority Assessorato Agricoltura Via Pessagno 4 Cagliari 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/ Date of adoption of the decision 23.12.2008 Reference number of the aid N 643/08 Member State Ireland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Special measures relating to meat products of animal origin from pigs following a dioxin contamination in Ireland Legal basis — The Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965 — The Annual Appropriation Act Type of measure Compensation to remedy the consequences of an exceptional occurrence (Article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty) Objective Compensation to remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Around EUR 170 million Intensity Up to 100 % Duration Until 31.3.2009 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food authority Agriculture House Kildare 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/ 13.2.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 36/3 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5265 — Ergo International/Bank Austria Creditanstalt Versicherung) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 36/02) 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 Regu- lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German 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 32008M5265. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5358 — Arizona Chemical GMBH/Abieta Chemie GMBH) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 36/03) On 16 January 2009, 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 Regu- lation (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 32009M5358. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). C 36/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.2.2009 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5423 — Costa/MSC/MPCT) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 36/04) On 6 February 2009, 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 Regu- lation (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,