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ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 166 of the European Union Volume 53 English edition Information and Notices 25 June 2010 Notice No Contents Page II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2010/C 166/01 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1) . 1 2010/C 166/02 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 ) . 2 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2010/C 166/03 Euro exchange rates . 4 Price: 1 EN EUR 3 ( ) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 2010/C 166/04 Adoption of a reference document for the purpose of Council Directive 2008/1/EC concerning inte grated pollution prevention and control . 5 2010/C 166/05 Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 July 2010 (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)) . 6 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2010/C 166/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5839 — Schlumberger/Smith International) ( 1 ) 7 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2010/C 166/07 Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs . 8 EN ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance 25.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/C 166/01) Date of adoption of the decision 28.10.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 327/08 Member State Denmark Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Lempelse af NOX-afgift for virksomheder med særlig store udledninger og virksomheder, der reducerer udledningen Legal basis Lov om afgift af kvælstofoxider. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Tax rate reduction Budget Annual budget: DKK 15 million; Overall budget: DKK 150 million Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2010-1.1.2020 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority SKAT HC Østbanegade 123 2100 DANMARK 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/state_aids_texts_en.htm C 166/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.6.2010 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/C 166/02) Date of adoption of the decision 14.4.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 94/10 Member State United Kingdom Region Great Britain Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Feed in Tariffs to support the generation of renewable electricity from low carbon sources Legal basis Energy Act 2008 SS 41-43 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection, Energy saving Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: GBP 3 108 million Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 1.4.2010-1.4.2037 Economic sectors Energy Name and address of the granting authority Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HH 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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm Date of adoption of the decision 12.5.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 163/10 Member State Greece Region — 25.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/3 Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Μέτρα στήριξης για τα πιστωτικά ιδρύματα της Ελλάδας Metra stiriksis gia ta pistwtika idrumata ths Elladas Legal basis N 3723/08 «Ενίσχυση της ρευστότητας της οικονομίας για την αντιμετώπιση των επιπτώσεων της διεθνούς χρηματοπιστωτικής κρίσης και άλλες διατάξεις» N 3723/08 «Enisxisi ths refstotitas tis oikonomias gia tin antimetwpisi twn epiptwsewn tis diethnous xrhmatopistwtikis krisis kai alles diatakseis» Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Guarantee, Other forms of equity intervention Budget Overall budget: EUR 43 000 million Intensity — Duration (period) until 30.6.2010 Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών Ypourgeio Oikonomias kai Oikonomikwn 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/state_aids_texts_en.htm C 166/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.6.2010 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates ( 1) 24 June 2010 (2010/C 166/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,2262 AUD Australian dollar 1,4179 JPY Japanese yen 109,59 CAD Canadian dollar 1,2810 DKK Danish krone 7,4427 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,5388 GBP Pound sterling 0,81850 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7425 SEK Swedish krona 9,5741 SGD Singapore dollar 1,7086 CHF Swiss franc 1,3555 KRW South Korean won 1 465,00 ISK Iceland króna ZAR South African rand 9,3768 NOK Norwegian krone 7,9780 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 8,3378 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 HRK Croatian kuna 7,2015 CZK Czech koruna 25,773 IDR Indonesian rupiah 11 111,19 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 MYR Malaysian ringgit 3,9674 HUF Hungarian forint 283,78 PHP Philippine peso 56,843 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 38,2350 LVL Latvian lats 0,7085 THB Thai baht 39,759 PLN Polish zloty 4,1207 BRL Brazilian real 2,2055 RON Romanian leu 4,2375 MXN Mexican peso 15,5899 TRY Turkish lira 1,9435 INR Indian rupee 57,0000 ( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 25.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/5 Adoption of a reference document for the purpose of Council Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control ( 1) (2010/C 166/04) On 18 May 2010, the Commission adopted the complete text of the reference document on best available techniques for the Cement, Lime and Magnesium Oxide Manufacturing Industries. This document is available on the Internet site: http://eippcb.jrc.es ( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2008, p. 8. C 166/6 Union European the of Journal Official 25.6.2010 Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 July 2010 (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)) (2010/C 166/05) EN 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 basispoints 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 basispoints to the base rate. Modified rates are indicated in bold. Previous table published in OJ C 133, 22.5.2010, p. 7. 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 1.7.2010 … 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,03 1,24 1,88 2,27 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 5,97 1,24 1,24 2,85 1,24 3,99 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 7,82 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,35 1.6.2010 30.6.2010 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,03 1,24 1,88 2,77 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 5,97 1,24 1,24 3,45 1,24 4,72 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 7,82 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,16 1.5.2010 31.5.2010 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,03 1,24 1,88 2,77 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 5,97 1,24 1,24 4,46 1,24 6,47 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 7,82 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,16 1.4.2010 30.4.2010 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,39 1,24 1,88 3,47 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 5,97 1,24 1,24 5,90 1,24 8,97 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 9,92 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,16 1.3.2010 31.3.2010 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,39 1,24 1,88 4,73 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 7,03 1,24 1,24 7,17 1,24 11,76 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 9,92 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,16 1.1.2010 28.2.2010 1,24 1,24 4,92 1,24 2,39 1,24 1,88 6,94 1,24 1,24 1,24 1,24 7,03 1,24 1,24 8,70 1,24 15,11 1,24 1,24 4,49 1,24 9,92 1,02 1,24 1,24 1,16 25.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 166/7 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5839 — Schlumberger/Smith International) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/C 166/06) 1.