ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 261 of the European Union Volume 51 English edition Information and Notices 14 October 2008 Notice No Contents Page II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2008/C 261/01 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) .......................................................................................... 1 2008/C 261/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5120 — ArcelorMittal/Gonvarri/SSC Brazil) (1) ............................................................................................................................. 5 2008/C 261/03 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5048 — Ingersoll Rand/Trane) (1) .............. 5 2008/C 261/04 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5039 — Brose Fahrzeugteile/Continental Assets) (1) ............................................................................................................................ 6 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES Commission 2008/C 261/05 Euro exchange rates ............................................................................................................... 7 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) 1 Notice No Contents (continued) Page V Announcements ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Commission 2008/C 261/06 Call for proposals under the 2009 work programme ‘People’ of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities ................................................ 8 2008/C 261/07 Second 2008 call for proposals — Simulation exercises in the field of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism .......................................................................................................................... 9 PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY Commission 2008/C 261/08 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5264 — Invitrogen/Applied Biosystems) (1) 10 OTHER ACTS Commission 2008/C 261/09 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 ............................................................................................................................ 11 Notice EN (1) Text with EEA relevance 14.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/1 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 261/01) Date of adoption of the decision 16.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 677a/07 Member State France Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Méthode de calcul de l'élément d'aide contenu dans les prêts publics Legal basis — Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Regional development Form of aid Soft loan Budget — Intensity — Duration — 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/ C 261/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.10.2008 Date of adoption of the decision 25.7.2008 Reference number of the aid N 774/07 Member State Germany Region Berlin Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Umweltentlastungsprogramm II (UEP II) — Berlin Legal basis Förderrichtlinie für die Gewährung von Förderungen im Rahmen des Umweltentlastungsprogramms II in Berlin Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 9 million Overall budget: EUR 54 million Intensity — Duration 1.1.2007-31.12.2013 Economic sectors Electricity, gas and water supply Name and address of the granting Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie authority Scharnhorsterstr. 34-37 D-10115 Berlin 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 11.8.2008 Reference number of the aid N 87/08 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verlängerung und Änderung der Beihilfemaßnahme „Beihilfe für die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien“ Legal basis Richtlinie zur Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien im Wärmemarkt vom 5. Dezember 2007 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Interest subsidy 14.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/3 Budget Annual budget: EUR 350 million Overall budget: EUR 2 350 million Intensity 80 % Duration 1.1.2008-31.12.2012 Economic sectors Energy 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/ Date of adoption of the decision 3.9.2008 Reference number of the aid N 392/08 Member State Spain Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Asunto N 159/07 — Prórroga del régimen de ayudas horizontales a la construc- ción naval Legal basis Paragrahs 14,15 and 26 of the shipbuilding framework, Article 10 of Royal Decree No 442/1994 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development, Innovation Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 20 million Intensity — Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2011 Economic sectors Shipbuilding Name and address of the granting Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio 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 261/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.10.2008 Date of adoption of the decision 3.9.2008 Reference number of the aid N 393/08 Member State Spain Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prórroga de N 760/06 — Ampliación del régimen de financiación para la expor- tación de buques Legal basis Articulos 11 a 14 del Real Decreto 442/1994 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Foreign direct investment Form of aid Interest subsidy Budget Annual budget: EUR 38 million Intensity — Duration 1.1.2009-31.12.2011 Economic sectors Shipbuilding Name and address of the granting Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio 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/ 14.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/5 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5120 — ArcelorMittal/Gonvarri/SSC Brazil) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/C 261/02) On 14 May 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 32008M5120. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5048 — Ingersoll Rand/Trane) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/C 261/03) On 10 April 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 32008M5048. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). C 261/6EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.10.2008 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5039 — Brose Fahrzeugteile/Continental Assets) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/C 261/04) On 7 March 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 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,