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ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 16 of the European Union Volume 51 English edition Information and Notices 23 January 2008 Notice No Contents Page II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2008/C 16/01 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) .......................................................................................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2008/C 16/02 Euro exchange rates ............................................................................................................... 5 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES 2008/C 16/03 Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 ................................................................................................... 6 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) 1 Notice No Contents (continued) Page V Announcements ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) 2008/C 16/04 Notice of open competitions EPSO/AD/116-117/08 and EPSO/AST/45/08 ....................................... 13 OTHER ACTS Commission 2008/C 16/05 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 ............................................................................................................................ 14 2008/C 16/06 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 ............................................................................................................................ 23 EN 23.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 16/1 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 (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/C 16/01) Date of adoption of the decision 10.10.2007 Reference number of the aid N 239/07 Member State Romania Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Compania Nacională a Huilei S.A. Legal basis Proiectul Strategiei industriei miniere pentru perioada 2007-2020 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Current production aid Form of aid Grant Budget RON 1 289 562 000 Intensity — Duration 2007-2010 Economic sectors Coal industry Name and address of the granting Ministerul Economiei _i Financelor authority Calea Victoriei nr. 152, sector 1 Bucure_ti România 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/ C 16/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.1.2008 Date of adoption of the decision 14.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 330/07 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Förderprogramm Sicherheitsforschung — Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit Legal basis Förderprogramm Sicherheitsforschung — Kabinettsbeschluss vom 24. Januar 2007 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 123 million Intensity 100 % Duration Until 31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung authority Heinemannstraße 2 D-53175 Bonn 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 30.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 359/07 Member State Finland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Energiatukiohjelman N 75/02 muuttaminen ja jatkaminen. Förlängning och ändring av stödordning N 75/02 för energisektorn Legal basis Valtionavustuslaki (688/2001), Valtioneuvoston asetus energiatuen myöntämisen yleisistä ehdoista (luonnos). Statsunderstödslag (688/2001), Statsrådets förordning om allmänna villkor för energistatsunderstöd (utkast) Type of measure Investment aid Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget 2008: EUR 26 million, 2009: EUR 27 million, 2010: EUR 30 million, 2011: EUR 32 million 23.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 16/3 Intensity 50 % Duration 1.1.2008-31.12.2012 Economic sectors Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas and water supply Name and address of the granting Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö authority PL 32 FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto 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 5.12.2007 Reference number of the aid N 409/07 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Kutatási és Technológiai Innovációs Alapból nyújtott állami támogatások Legal basis A Kutatási és Innovációs Alapról szóló 2003. évi XC. törvény A Kutatási és Technológiai Innovációs Alap kezelésérQl és felhasználásáról szóló 133/2004. (IV. 29.) kormányrendelet A Kutatási és Technológiai Innovációs Alapból nyújtott állami támogatások szabályairól szóló 146/2007. (VI. 26.) kormányrendelet Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: HUF 50 000,00 million; overall budget: HUF 350 000,00 million Intensity — Duration 2007-31.12.2013 Economic sectors — Name and address of the granting — authority 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/ C 16/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.1.2008 Date of adoption of the decision 28.11.2007 Reference number of the aid N 541/07 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ergänzung zur Methode zur Berechnung des Beihilfelements von Bürgschaften (hier Betriebsmittelkredite) Legal basis — Type of measure Aid scheme Objective — Form of aid Guarantee Budget — Intensity — Duration 28.11.2007-31.12.2013 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting — authority 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/ 23.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 16/5 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 22 January 2008 (2008/C 16/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,4494 TRY Turkish lira 1,7754 JPY Japanese yen 154,13 AUD Australian dollar 1,6876 DKK Danish krone 7,4508 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4953 GBP Pound sterling 0,74265 HKD Hong Kong dollar 11,3186 SEK Swedish krona 9,4995 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,9336 CHF Swiss franc 1,599 SGD Singapore dollar 2,0943 ISK Iceland króna 96,98 KRW South Korean won 1 382,8 NOK Norwegian krone 8,044 ZAR South African rand 10,4966 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 10,4925 CZK Czech koruna 26,2 HRK Croatian kuna 7,3123 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 IDR Indonesian rupiah 13 740,31 HUF Hungarian forint 259,72 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,775 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 PHP Philippine peso 59,947 LVL Latvian lats 0,6982 RUB Russian rouble 35,918 PLN Polish zloty 3,6523 THB Thai baht 44,775 RON Romanian leu 3,7813 BRL Brazilian real 2,6579 SKK Slovak koruna 33,948 MXN Mexican peso 15,9188 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 16/6EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.1.2008 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 (2008/C 16/03) XA Number: XA 200/07 3. Payment of insurance premiums: Member State: Republic of Slovenia — the amount of municipal support is the difference Region: Municipality of Vitanje between the amount of co-financing of insurance premiums from the national budget and up to 50 % of Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving indivi- eligible costs of insurance premiums for insuring crops dual aid: Podpore programom razvoja pode~elja v občini and products and to insure livestock against disease. Vitanje 2007-2013 Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodeljevanju dr~avnih pomoči v občini 4. Technical support: Vitanje (III. Poglavje) — Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall up to 100 % of eligible costs concerning education and amount of individual aid granted to the company: training of farmers, consultancy services, the organisation of forums, competitions, exhibitions and fairs, publica- 2007: EUR 15 375 tions, catalogues, websites and of disseminating scientific knowledge. The aid is to be granted in the form of subsi- 2008: EUR 15 700 dised services and must not involve direct