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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 498 February 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 32

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 498 February 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2006/C 032/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2006/C 032/2 | Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin | 2 |
| 2006/C 032/3 | Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin | 8 |
| 2006/C 032/4 | Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin | 11 |
| 2006/C 032/5 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
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  ) | 14 |
| 2006/C 032/6 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 18 |
| 2006/C 032/7 | Information procedure — Technical rules (
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  ) | 19 |
| 2006/C 032/8 | Information procedure — Technical rules (
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  ) | 25 |
| 2006/C 032/9 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4073 — Conoco Phillips/Louis Dreyfus Refining and Marketing/Louis Dreyfus Energy Holding) (
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  ) | 31 |
| 2006/C 032/0 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4069 — Cognis/Golden Hope Plantations BHD/JV) (
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  ) | 31 |

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Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2006/C 032/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2006/C 032/2

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

2

2006/C 032/3

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

8

2006/C 032/4

Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

11

2006/C 032/5

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  )

1

14

2006/C 032/6

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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1

18

2006/C 032/7

Information procedure — Technical rules (
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1

19

2006/C 032/8

Information procedure — Technical rules (
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  )

1

25

2006/C 032/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4073 — Conoco Phillips/Louis Dreyfus Refining and Marketing/Louis Dreyfus Energy Holding) (
  1
  )

1

31

2006/C 032/0

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4069 — Cognis/Golden Hope Plantations BHD/JV) (
  1
  )

1

31

| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2006/C 032/1 | P-Lisbon: Operation of scheduled air services — Invitation to tender issued by Portugal under Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 in respect of the operation of scheduled air services between Lisbon/Bragança and Bragança/Vila Real/Lisbon (
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  ) | 32 |
| 2006/C 032/2 | Call for proposals — DG EAC No EAC/65/05 — Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2006 (Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme) | 34 |
| 2006/C 032/3 | Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries (OJ C 166, 7.7.2005) | 36 |

III   Notices

Commission

2006/C 032/1

P-Lisbon: Operation of scheduled air services — Invitation to tender issued by Portugal under Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 in respect of the operation of scheduled air services between Lisbon/Bragança and Bragança/Vila Real/Lisbon (
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32

2006/C 032/2

Call for proposals — DG EAC No EAC/65/05 — Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2006 (Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme)

34

2006/C 032/3

Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries (OJ C 166, 7.7.2005)

(OJ C 166, 7.7.2005)

36

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I Information

Commission

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8.2.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 February 2006

(2006/C 32/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1973 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 141,24 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4674 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68590 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3070 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5549 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 75,09 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0465 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5740 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,430 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 249,90 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8168 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5868 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,49 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 37,580 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,5922 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6123 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3734 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2899 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7546 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9485 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 159,29 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,3158 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,6462 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3400 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 003,19 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,470 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,835 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 33,8500 |
| THB | Thai baht | 47,359 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1973

JPY

Japanese yen

141,24

DKK

Danish krone

7,4674

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68590

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3070

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5549

ISK

Iceland króna

75,09

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0465

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5740

CZK

Czech koruna

28,430

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

249,90

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8168

RON

Romanian leu

3,5868

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,49

SKK

Slovak koruna

37,580

TRY

Turkish lira

1,5922

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6123

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3734

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2899

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7546

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9485

KRW

South Korean won

1 159,29

ZAR

South African rand

7,3158

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,6462

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3400

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 003,19

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,470

PHP

Philippine peso

61,835

RUB

Russian rouble

33,8500

THB

Thai baht

47,359

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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8.2.2006

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/2

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(2006/C 32/02)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Articles 7 and 12d of the abovementioned Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in a Member State, in a WTO member country or in a third country recognized in accordance with Article 12(3) within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The arguments for publication are set out below, in particular under 4.6, and are considered to justify the application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

‘MANTEQUILLA DE SORIA’

EC No: ES/00326/20.11.2003

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary has been produced for information purposes only. For full details interested parties, in particular the producers of products covered by the PDO in question, are invited to consult the complete version of the specification, obtainable at national level or from the European Commission (1).

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Subdirección general de sistemas de calidad diferenciada, Dirección General de Alimentación, Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España |
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| Address: | Paseo Infanta Isabel, no 1. E-28071 Madrid |
| Telephone: | (34) 913 47 53 94 |
| Fax: | (34) 913 47 54 10 |
| E-mail: | sgcaproagro@mapya.es |

Name:

Subdirección general de sistemas de calidad diferenciada, Dirección General de Alimentación, Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España

Address:

Paseo Infanta Isabel, no 1. E-28071 Madrid

Telephone:

(34) 913 47 53 94

Fax:

(34) 913 47 54 10

E-mail:

sgcaproagro@mapya.es

2.   Group:

2.1.   Name:: Asociación Soriana de Elaboradores de Mantequilla (ASOEMA)

2.2.   Address::

| Avenida de la Victoria, 5 — E-42003 Soria |
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| Telephone: (34) 975 212 443 |

Avenida de la Victoria, 5 — E-42003 Soria

Telephone: (34) 975 212 443

2.3.   Composition:: Producers/processors (X) Others ( )

3.   Type of product:

Group 1.5: oils and fats

4.   Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.   Name of product: ‘Mantequilla de Soria’

4.2.   Description of product: The Designation ‘Mantequilla de Soria’ will cover the production and certification of butter obtained by pasteurising cream from the milk of Friesian or Pardo-Alpina breeds of cow or cross-breeds between the two, and coming from dairy farms in the province of Soria. Protection will cover the three traditional types: natural, salted and sweet.

Physical and chemical characteristics:

Organoleptic characteristics:

Colour verging between ivory and straw-yellow. Weak to medium smell of diacetyl. Very slightly acidic flavour. Melts in the mouth moderately quickly. Average viscosity. Aroma of fresh cream. Moderate aftertaste.

Physical and chemical characteristics:

Organoleptic characteristics:

Colour verging between bone and ivory. Slightly granular appearance when cut. Smell of faintly ripe cream. Intense salty flavour. Melts in the mouth moderately quickly. Average viscosity. Aroma of cream. Short aftertaste.

Physical and chemical characteristics:

Organoleptic characteristics:

Colour of bone, except for the garnish, which will have an orange or pink hue. On cutting, has the appearance of froth which ranges from faintly to slightly open but which is compact and has irregular gaps whose size ranges from that of a grain of white sugar to that of a grain of rice. Smell of diacetyl with a hint of caramelised sugar. Intense sweet flavour which is faintly acidic. Melts in the mouth quickly/moderately quickly. Average viscosity. Aroma of cream, faintly plant-like. Moderate to persistent aftertaste.

4.3.   Geographical area: The production area comprises the following 169 municipalities, all in the province of Soria:

Abejar; Adradas; Ágreda; Alconaba; Alcubilla de Avellaneda; Aldealafuente; Aldealices; Aldealpozo; Aldealseñor; Aldehuela de Periáñez; Aldehuelas, Las; Alentisque; Aliud; Almajano; Almaluez; Almarza; Almazán; Almazul; Almenar de Soria; Arancón; Arcos de Jalón; Arévalo de la Sierra; Ausejo de la Sierra; Barca; Bayubas de Abajo; Bayubas de Arriba; Beratón; Berlanga de Duero; Blacos; Bliecos; Borjabad; Borobia; Buberos; Buitrago; Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma; Cabrejas del Campo; Cabrejas del Pinar; Calatañazor; Caltojar; Candilichera; Cañamaque; Carabantes; Carrascosa de Abajo; Carrascosa de la Sierra; Casarejos; Castilfrío de la Sierra; Castillejo de Robledo; Castilruiz; Centenera de Andaluz; Cerbón; Cidones; Cigudosa; Cihuela; Ciria; Cirujales del Río; Coscurita; Covaleda; Cubilla; Cubo de la Solana; Cueva de Ágreda; Dévanos; Deza; Duruelo de la Sierra; Escobosa de Almazán; Espeja de San Marcelino; Espejón; Estepa de San Juan; Frechilla de Almazán; Fresno de Caracena; Fuentearmegil; Fuentecambrón; Fuentecantos; Fuentelmonge; Fuentelsaz de Soria; Fuentepinilla; Fuentes de Magaña; Fuentestrún; Garray; Golmayo; Gómara; Gormaz; Herrera de Soria; Hinojosa del Campo; Langa de Duero; Losilla, La; Magaña; Maján; Matalebreras; Matamala de Almazán; Medinaceli; Miño de San Esteban; Molinos de Duero; Momblona; Monteagudo de las Vicarías; Montenegro de Cameros; Morón de Almazán; Muriel de la Fuente; Muriel Viejo; Nafría de Ucero; Narros; Navaleno; Nepas; Nolay; Noviercas; Ólvega; Oncala; Pinilla del Campo; Portillo de Soria; Póveda de Soria, La; Pozalmuro; Quintana Redonda; Quintanas de Gormaz; Quiñoneria, La; Rábanos, Los; Rebollar; Recuerda; Renieblas; Reznos; Rioseco de Soria; Rollamienta; Royo, El; Salduero; San Esteban de Gormaz; San Felices; San Leonardo de Yagüe; San Pedro Manrique; Santa Cruz de Yanguas; Santa María de Huerta; Santa María de las Hoyas; Serón de Nájima; Soliedra; Soria; Sotillo del Rincón; Suellacabras; Tajahuerce; Tajueco; Talveila; Tardelcuende; Taroda; Tejado; Torlengua; Torreblacos; Torrubia de Soria; Trévago; Ucero; Vadillo; Valdeavellano de Tera; Valdegeña; Valdelagua del Cerro; Valdemaluque; Valdenebro; Valdeprado; Valderrodilla; Valtajeros; Velamazán; Velilla de La Sierra; Velilla de los Ajos; Viana de Duero; Villaciervos; Villanueva de Gormaz; Villar del Ala; Villar del Campo; Villar del Río; Villares de Soria, Los; Villaseca de Arciel; Vinuesa; Vizmanos; Vozmediano; Yanguas.

4.4.   Proof of origin: The inspection and certification procedures comprise the factors proving that the product originates in the area.

The milk will come exclusively from livestock farms listed in the Regulatory Council's register of livestock farms. The natural and salted butter will be produced and packaged exclusively in establishments listed in the register of milk plants. The sweet butter will be produced and packaged exclusively in establishments listed in the Regulatory Council's register of pastry plants.

The livestock farms, milk plants and pastry product plants will have to undergo an initial assessment with a view to registration, and periodic follow-up assessments in order to remain in the register concerned.

Only butter which has passed all the procedural checks will be placed on the market with a guarantee of origin endorsed by the Regulatory Council's label.

The number of labels or back labels supplied by the Regulatory Council to the milk plants will depend on the quantities of milk delivered to them; those supplied to pastry plants will depend on the quantities of natural butter acquired.

The Regulatory Council will check the method used by the livestock farms to produce and preserve the milk; it will inspect the method of production used at the milk and pastry plants, check documentation, stocks, sampling and product testing.

The Regulatory Council will, where appropriate, apply the penalties regime provided for in its rules should any infringements be detected.

4.5.   Method of production:

Production of milk in the livestock holdings

The milk will come from Friesian or Pardo-Alpina breeds of milk cow or cross-breeds between the two.

The livestock holdings will have to have a milk refrigeration tank with sufficient capacity to store the milk produced for two days until it is collected. It will be stored at a temperature below or equal to 5 °C. The period between milking and collection will not exceed two days. During transportation to the milk plants, the temperature of the milk will not be allowed to exceed 9 °C.

Production of ‘natural’ Mantequilla de Soria

In the milk plant, the milk will undergo heat treatment using a plate heat exchanger, followed by centrifugation to skim and clean it.

The cream will be obtained at a temperature of 30 to 40 °C and have to have a fat content of 38 to 45 %, and an acidity of less than 13° Dornic. It will be pasteurised and cooled so that it reaches the maturation tank at a temperature of 12 to 15 °C. A mixture of the lactic cultures Lactococcus lactis lactis, L. lactis cremoris and L. lactis lactis diacetylactis will be added to the tank. Maturation will take place over 12 to 15 hours, at a temperature of 12 to 15 °C, with the cultures added 3-4 hours after commencement of the ripening process. Once the cream reaches an acidity of 18 to 28° Dornic, it will be cooled down to slow the ripening process. From there, the cream will be taken to the churn and churned for two to three hours. The amount placed in the churn will constitute approximately 40 % of the churn's capacity, in order to promote homogenisation. The whey will be removed by gravity, the fat will then be washed twice using drinking water, and there will be a process of draining the whey and churning. The fat will then be kneaded slowly for 60 to 120 minutes in a non-continuous butter churn until the butter is formed. From there, it will go to the packing plant where it will be shaped using different nozzles. It will be packaged in the plant itself, in the containers in which it is to be marketed.

Production of ‘salted’ Mantequilla de Soria

Production of the salted butter will involve the same steps as for the natural butter, except that, when kneading begins, there is a final addition of up to 2.5 % m/m of salt. Similarly, it will be packaged in the plant itself.

Production of ‘sweet’ Mantequilla de Soria

A water and sucrose mixture will be prepared and boiled until syrup is obtained. It will then be mixed together with ‘natural’ butter by churning, and packed in the plant itself. The packaging will be stiff and open at the top, and the visible surface will be garnished with sweet butter previously coloured with beta-carotene or cochineal extract. The garnish will not exceed 15 % of the contents.

4.6   Link:

Historical/literary

There are numerous literary references, some of which have been found in Soria's public library:

‘SORIA. 1845-1850’ (facsimile edition) by PASCUAL MADOZ.

This is a dictionary containing geographical, statistical and historical information about the province of Soria. It mentions the land and villages which together made up the Valle de Tera, a valley where the dairy herd was concentrated and where the butter was produced. Page 203 states that the ‘the manufacturing industry outside the workshops and factories in the main towns .. is limited to the production of cow's butter’. Page 268 goes on to mention the ‘production of the delicious and renowned Soria butter’ .

‘EL NOTICIERO DE SORIA’OF 25 OCTOBER 1899

This newspaper carries an advertisement announcing that Silvino Paniagua's pastry shop ‘La Azucena’ will be producing butter. The shop is stated as being a purveyor to the royal household and as having won a prize for butter production at the Logroño Regional Fair.

‘NOMENCLATOR HISTÓRICO, GEOGRÁFICO, ESTADÍSTICO Y DESCRIPTIVO DE LA PROVINCIA DE SORIA’ (1909) BY MANUEL BLASCO JIMÉMENZ

This describes the characteristics of Soria's villages. The chapter on Valdeavellano de Tera again mentions butter from Soria: ‘because the renowned Soria butter, which is still delicious, is made from its milk’.

‘LA REGIÓN DE EL VALLE’, BY ANASTASIO GONZÁLEZ GÓMEZ (LAS HERAS PRINTING PRESS, 1931)

Pages 29, 30 and 31 detail the process for producing the butter and the equipment used, referring to the jargon or terminology specific to the region of El Valle. The only date mentioned is 1910, in connection with the Soria Dairy Cooperative Society and the latter's developing more modern production processes at its Valdeavellano butter production plant.

‘MANTEQUILLA DE SORIA’, BY PEDRO J. IGLESIA HERNÁNDEZ (CELTIBERIA No 14, CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS SORIANOS 1957)

This work deals specifically with butter from Soria, in the context of the first National Bromatology Congress. It refers to Soria butter as one of the things for which Soria was famous not only in Spain, but also in Latin America via emigrants from the province.

Natural

The characteristics of butter from Soria are linked to the fact that it is made from the milk of cows whose food comes from an area with a high average altitude (1 026 metres above sea level). Soria is thus one of the provinces with the highest average altitudes and most rugged terrains in the meseta. This, together with the extremely harsh weather conditions, produces a distinctive livestock diet: the toughness and dryness of the pasture, alongside the characteristic flora, give the milk specific qualities which are passed on to the butter.

Human and production factors

In the past, natural butter was produced by using a manzadero [wooden tube where milk was beaten]; it is now produced using a non-continuous churning cylinder. Both systems involve the binding together of fat globules. In the case of the manzadero, the globules were beaten by hand with a piston-like action until they fused. The non-continuous churning cylinder used nowadays produces a similar effect through the pressure created by the churn's movement. Also distinctive is the fact that lactic cultures are not added until 3 or 4 hours after ripening commences. For its part, the syrup of the sweet variety is prepared in accordance with the old recipes, and the product is presented in a way which retains the aesthetic appearance and shapes of the past.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Consejo Regulador de D.O. «Mantequilla de Soria» |
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| Address: | Polígono Industrial Las Casas. Calle C. Parcelas 3-4, E-42005 Soria |
| Telephone: | (34) 975 23 16 26 |
| Fax: | (34) 975 23 16 36 |

Name:

Consejo Regulador de D.O. «Mantequilla de Soria»

Address:

Polígono Industrial Las Casas. Calle C. Parcelas 3-4, E-42005 Soria

Telephone:

(34) 975 23 16 26

Fax:

(34) 975 23 16 36

The activities of the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin ‘Mantequilla de Soria’ comply with standard EN 45011: ‘General requirements for product certification bodies’ as amended, 1998.

4.8   Labelling: Butter which is protected and intended for human consumption will carry the Regulatory Council's conformity mark. This will be tamper-proof and non-reusable and form the back label which the Regulatory Council supplies to milk and pastry plants which are registered in accordance with the Quality Manual rules. The back labels will carry the Designation logo and an alphanumeric key allowing traceability. The key for natural butter will be on a golden strip, for sweet butter on a pink strip and for salted butter on a blue strip.

4.9   National requirements:

| — | Law No 25/1970 of 2 December 1970 on rules governing viticulture, wine and spirits. |
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Law No 25/1970 of 2 December 1970 on rules governing viticulture, wine and spirits.

| — | Decree No 835/1972 of 23 March 1972, implementing rules for Law No 25/1970. |
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Decree No 835/1972 of 23 March 1972, implementing rules for Law No 25/1970.

| — | Order of 25 January 1994, specifying the correlation between Spanish legislation and Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for agri-food products. |
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Order of 25 January 1994, specifying the correlation between Spanish legislation and Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for agri-food products.

| — | Royal Decree No 1643/1999 of 22 October 1999 laying down rules on the processing of applications for entry in the Community Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications. |
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Royal Decree No 1643/1999 of 22 October 1999 laying down rules on the processing of applications for entry in the Community Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications.

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(1)  European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture, Agricultural products quality policy unit, B-1049 Brussels.

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| 8.2.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/8 |
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8.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/8

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(2006/C 32/03)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Articles 7 and 12d of the abovementioned Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in a Member State, in a WTO member country or in a third country recognized in accordance with Article 12(3) within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The arguments for publication are set out below, in particular under 4.6, and are considered to justify the application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

‘ALHEIRA DE BARROSO — MONTALEGRE’

EC NO: PT/00237/16.5.2002

PDO ( ) PGI (X)

This summary has been drawn up for information purposes only. For full details, in particular the producers of the PDO or PGI concerned, please consult the complete version of the product specification obtainable at national level or from the European Commission (1).

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural e Hidráulica |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Av. Afonso Costa, P-1949-002 Lisboa |
| Tel.: | (351) 21 844 22 00 |
| Fax: | (351) 21 844 22 02 |
| Email: | idrha@idrha.min-agricultura.pt |

Name:

Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural e Hidráulica

Address:

Av. Afonso Costa, P-1949-002 Lisboa

Tel.:

(351) 21 844 22 00

Fax:

(351) 21 844 22 02

Email:

idrha@idrha.min-agricultura.pt

2.   Applicant group:

2.1   Name: Cooperativa Agrícola dos Produtores de Batata para Semente de Montalegre, CRL

2.2   Address:

| Rua General Humberto Delgado 5470 — P-247 Montalegre. |
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| Tel.: (351) 276 512 253 |
| Fax: (351) 276 512 528 |
| Email: quadrimonte@iol.pt |

Rua General Humberto Delgado 5470 — P-247 Montalegre.

Tel.: (351) 276 512 253

Fax: (351) 276 512 528

Email: quadrimonte@iol.pt

2.3   Composition: producers/processors (X) other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Type 1.2 — Meat-based products

4.   Specification

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2)):

4.1   Name: ‘Alheira de Barroso — Montalegre’

4.2   Description: A smoked sausage, made from the pig meat and pig fat of the Bisaro breed or of cross-breeds that must be 50 % Bisaro, poultry meat (chicken, turkey and/or duck), rabbit, and bread, stuffed into a hog casing (small intestine). The meats are seasoned with salt, garlic, chilli pepper powder (regionally known as ‘pimento’) and red bell pepper powder (or ‘pimentão’), parsley, onion and olive oil from the Trás-os-Montes region. The sausage is shaped like a horseshoe with a cylindrical section approximately 3 cm in diameter. It is non-uniform in colour, varying from yellow to brown. When the sausage is cut, the filling is of a uniform yellow/brown colour, and the stuffing appears homogenous although it is possible to distinguish the shreds of meat.

4.3   Geographical area: Due to the special production requirements of these sausages, their flavours, the expertise available and the climatic conditions of the region, the geographical area for processing and packing is limited to the municipality of Montalegre, in the Vila Real district. Taking into consideration the traditional animal feed and existing agricultural production, the geographical area for processing and packing is naturally limited to the municipalities of Boticas, Chaves and Montalegre, in the Vila Real district. The territory consisting of these three municipalities is known and identified as ‘Barroso’.

4.4   Proof of origin: The farms, slaughterhouses and meat-cutting and preparation plants must be licensed, authorised by the group of producers after the private control body has given its approval, and located in the specified production or processing areas respectively. The entire production process, from the farm that produces the raw materials to the place where the product is sold, is subject to a rigorous control system ensuring the product is fully traceable. The pigs are reared in livestock farms possessing an area compatible with traditional, semi-extensive farming systems, where it is possible to produce traditional animal feed. The certification mark on each sausage is numbered, ensuring full traceability to the farm where the product originated. It is possible to prove the origin of the product at any point in the production chain by means of the serial number, which must be indicated on the certification mark.

4.5   Method of production: Alheira de Barroso-Montalegre is made from the meat attached to the bones, flank and trimmings from the butchering of the pigs described above, together with meat from poultry and/or rabbit, cut into pieces. After the meats are chosen, cleaned and cooked, the filling is prepared and the remaining ingredients are added. Once the seasoning is correct, the mixture is stuffed into a hog casing (small intestine). This is then smoked over a low fire using regional firewood, and cured or stabilised. It is placed on the market as a whole sausage and is always pre-packed at the place of origin. Due to the product's characteristics and composition, it cannot be cut or sliced. Special material, which is innocuous and inert when it comes into contact with the product, is used for its packaging. The product may be packed in a normal or controlled atmosphere or in a vacuum. Packing can only be carried out in the geographical processing area so as to ensure traceability and control and to prevent any change to the product's taste and microbiological characteristics.

4.6   Link: Due to climatic, geographic and socio–economic conditions, and the diffícult links with the rest of the country, the diet of the Barroso region was limited to local products, mainly bread, potatoes and pork. References made to taxes on pigs and pork products in various municipal registers, including that of Montalegre, prove that pig-breeding has been important in this area for a very long time. For pork to remain edible throughout the year, ways were discovered to preserve it, and these quickly became ancestral skills passed down from one generation to the next. The preparation of these products is the result of, and is very dependent on, the region's cold and dry climate, which forces every household to keep a fire burning at all times, thus providing unique conditions for smoking, characterised by a light and gradual smoke supply. It was thus that the need to take advantage of and preserve the pig meat provided by the traditional slaughter gave rise to sausages of various shapes, different ingredients and different colours and flavours, but which were always an expression of the local characteristics: the land and its people. In short, the relationship between this product and the geographical area stems from the breed of (indigenous) animal, the local produce fed to these animals, the knowledge to choose the correct pieces of pig meat, the smoking process using regional firewood and the curing process conducted in a very cold and dry environment suitable for preserving the product.

4.7   Inspection body:

| Name: | Tradição e Qualidade — Associação Interprofissional para Produtos Agro-Alimentares de Trás-os-Montes |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Av. 25 de Abril, 273 S/L, P-5370 Mirandela |
| Tel.: | (351) 278 261 410 |
| Fax: | (351) 278 261 410 |
| Email: | tradicao-qualidade@clix.pt |

Name:

Tradição e Qualidade — Associação Interprofissional para Produtos Agro-Alimentares de Trás-os-Montes

Address:

Av. 25 de Abril, 273 S/L, P-5370 Mirandela

Tel.:

(351) 278 261 410

Fax:

(351) 278 261 410

Email:

tradicao-qualidade@clix.pt

Tradição e Qualidade has been recognised as complying with the requirements of Standard 45011:2001.

4.8   Labelling: It is compulsory for the labelling to include the following: the wording ‘Alheira de Barroso — Montalegre — Indicação Geográfica Protegida’ (Protected Geographical Indication), the Community's own logo, the logo for Barroso-Montalegre, reproduced below, together with the words ‘Montalegre’ and ‘Alheira’. It must also include the certification mark, which must state the name of the product, the control body and the serial number (numeric or alphanumeric code ensuring the product's traceability).

4.9   National requirements: —

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(1)  European Commission — Directorate-General for Agriculture — Agricultural product quality policy — B-1049 Brussels.

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(2006/C 32/04)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Articles 7 and 12d of the abovementioned Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in a Member State, in a WTO member country or in a third country recognized in accordance with Article 12(3) within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The arguments for publication are set out below, in particular under 4.6, and are considered to justify the application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

CORDEIRO DE BARROSO, ANHO DE BARROSO OR BORREGO DE LEITE DE BARROSO

EC No: PT/00231/6.5.2002

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary has been drawn up for information purposes only. For full details interested parties, in particular the producers of products covered by the PDO or PGI in question, are invited to consult the complete version of the specification, obtainable at national level or from the European Commission (1).

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural e Hidráulica |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Av. Afonso Costa, n.o 3, P-1949-002 Lisboa |
| Tel.: | (351) 21 844 22 00 |
| Fax: | (351) 21 844 22 02 |
| E-mail: | idrha@idrha.min-agricultura.pt |

Name:

Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural e Hidráulica

Address:

Av. Afonso Costa, n.o 3, P-1949-002 Lisboa

Tel.:

(351) 21 844 22 00

Fax:

(351) 21 844 22 02

E-mail:

idrha@idrha.min-agricultura.pt

2.   Group:

2.1.   Name: Cooperativa Agrícola de Produtores de Batata para Semente de Montalegre crl

2.2.   Address:

| Rua General Humberto Delgado 5470 — P-247 Montalegre |
| --- |
| Tel.: (351) 276 512 253 |
| Fax: (351) 276 512 528 |
| E-mail: quadrimonte@iol.pt |

Rua General Humberto Delgado 5470 — P-247 Montalegre

Tel.: (351) 276 512 253

Fax: (351) 276 512 528

E-mail: quadrimonte@iol.pt

2.3.   Composition: producer/processor (X) other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Group 1.1 — Fresh meat (and offal)

4.   Specification:

(Summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.   Name: ‘Cordeiro de Barroso, Anho de Barroso or Cordeiro de leite de Barroso’

4.2.   Description: Meat obtained from the cutting of carcases of male or female animals of the ovine species — crosses of Churra Gelga and Bordaleira de Entre Douro e Minho — reared traditionally (i.e. non-intensively) in the area of production, slaughtered at up to four months and with a carcase weight of 4-12 kg. Even simple cooking reveals a meat that is tender, juicy and very tasty, with a typical flavour indissociably linked to the system of production and the type of nutrition of the animals. The carcases fall into three weight groups: A (4.0-7.0 kg), B (7.1-10 kg) or C (10.1-12.0 kg).

4.3.   Geographical area: The geographical area of production in which Cordeiro de Barroso lambs are born, reared and slaughtered, the carcases cut and the meat packed comprises the Vila Real district municipalities of Boticas, Chaves, Mondim de Basto, Montalegre, Murça, Ribeira de Pena, Valpaços and Vila Pouca de Aguiar. While the area known as Barroso normally comprises only the municipalities of Boticas, Chaves and Montalegre, in this case the adjoining municipalities above have been added (see above), since they feature the same lamb-farming conditions and produce carcases of the same quality.

4.4.   Proof of origin: The geographical indication may not be used unless the carcases come from animals born and reared on farms which satisfy all the following requirements: they must be located in the geographical area of production, they must comply with the animal health and nutrition rules applicable, they must be run in accordance with the specification and must conform to the certification and control system laid down in the Regras de Controlo e Certificação do Cordeiro de Barroso. The certification mark on each package is numbered, allowing the product to be traced at any point in the production chain, i.e. all the way back to the holding.

4.5.   Method of production: The meat comes from the cutting of carcases of lambs obtained by crossing Churra Galega with Bordaleira de Entre Douro e Minho The lambs are produced and reared in accordance with traditional methods and slaughtered after 30-120 days at an abattoir which has an approval number, operates in accordance with the legislation applicable, is approved by the European Community, is located within the geographical area of production and is specifically authorised by the producers' group concerned. The animals must be rendered senseless before being slaughtered. Slaughter must take place in uninterrupted batches, with each batch consisting solely of lambs belonging to a single approved producer. A technician from the certifying body, or a duly authorised representative, is always present during slaughter to ensure that the abattoir is operating properly and that the specification is complied with. Immediately after the post mortem inspection that follows slaughter, the carcases or cuts are refrigerated until they are brought down to a temperature of 4 °C or less (± 1 °C). The finishing temperature of 7 °C within the carcase is reached in less than 12 hours, and the relative humidity is kept at 85-90 % until despatch, in accordance with the legislation applicable.

Cutting and packing must take place within the geographical area defined above, failing which traceability and the control of the genuineness and characteristics of the product can no longer, because of the handling of the product, be guaranteed.

4.6.   Link: The production of Cordeiro de Barroso meat is closely linked to, and dependent on, the utilisation of fallow land, natural and improved pastures and the spontaneous vegetation of the Barroso region. The existence of a characteristic ecosystem in the region, together with the know-how of the local population, in particular in terms of flock management and control, produces a lamb with characteristics that are specific to the region of production. The latter is characterised by extensive sheepfarming, utilising resources that are highly specific, and this, over the decades, has helped to bring about a traditional type of lamb production. Sheep-rearing has long been practised in the region, being closely linked to the local practice of grazing. Owing to its flavour and texture, Cordeiro de Barroso meat has always been an important local food, especially on feast days. Highly prized within the region, the livestock concerned features prominently in the local traditions of the Barroso, so much so that it is sometimes offered as a gift on special occasions.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Tradição e Qualidade — Associação Interprofissional para Produtos Agro-Alimentares de Trás-os-Montes |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Av. 25 de Abril, 273 S/L, P-5370 Mirandela |
| Tel.: | (351) 278 261 410 |
| Fax: | (351) 278 261 410 |
| E-mail | tradição-qualidade@clix.pt |

Name:

Tradição e Qualidade — Associação Interprofissional para Produtos Agro-Alimentares de Trás-os-Montes

Address:

Av. 25 de Abril, 273 S/L, P-5370 Mirandela

Tel.:

(351) 278 261 410

Fax:

(351) 278 261 410

E-mail

tradição-qualidade@clix.pt

Tradição e Qualidade is recognised as complying with Standard 45011:2001.

4.8.   Labelling: The words ‘Cordeiro de Barroso (PGI)’, the product logo and the Community logo must appear on the label after Community registration.

CORDEIRO DE BARROSO

Indicação Geográfica

The labelling also includes a certification mark, which must feature the name of the product and the indication concerned, the name of the inspection body and the serial number (numerical or alphanumeric code which allows the product to be traced).

4.9.   National requirements: —

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(1)  European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture, Agricultural product quality policy Unit, B-1049 Brussels.

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004, on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2006/C 32/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XT 7/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Employer Training Pilot Phase 2004-2006 |
| Legal basis | Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) as substantiated by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998 and the Industrial Development Act 1982, Section 11, Industrial Development Act, 1982, Section 7. Learning and Skills Council Act 2000 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | This programme will provide funding of some GBP 136 000 000 (EUR 196 000 000) 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2006.
  The estimated annual funding profile is as follows:
  Jan — Dec 2005: GBP 100 million (EUR 144 million)
  Jan — Dec 2006: GBP 36 million (EUR 52 million) |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | From 1.1.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | General training | Yes |
| Specific training | No |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Learning and Skills Council |
| Address:





  Contact David Greer |
| Cheylesmore House |
| Quinton Road, Coventry, CV1 2WT |
| United Kingdom |

Aid No

XT 7/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

England

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Employer Training Pilot Phase 2004-2006

Legal basis

Employment Act 1973, Section 2(1) and 2(2) as substantiated by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act 1998 and the Industrial Development Act 1982, Section 11, Industrial Development Act, 1982, Section 7. Learning and Skills Council Act 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

This programme will provide funding of some GBP 136 000 000 (EUR 196 000 000) 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2006.

The estimated annual funding profile is as follows:

Jan — Dec 2005: GBP 100 million (EUR 144 million)

Jan — Dec 2006: GBP 36 million (EUR 52 million)

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

No

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Learning and Skills Council

Address:

Contact David Greer

Cheylesmore House

Quinton Road, Coventry, CV1 2WT

United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XT 8/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna region) |
| Title of aid scheme | Contributions to training measures for farms in Reggio Emilia |
| Legal basis | Determinazione d'urgenza del Presidente n. 3 del 27.1.2005 |
| Annual expenditure planned | EUR 70 000 |
| Maximum aid intensity | 70 % |
| Date of implementation | 4.2.2005 (Deadline for submission of applications: 15.3.2005) |
| Duration of scheme | 31.12.2005 |
| Objective of aid | The aid is intended to support general training plans for farms in the province of Reggio Emilia in order to:






  — | improve the occupational skills of farmers and farm workers in preparation for the qualitative reorientation of production, the application of production practices compatible with the protection of the environment, enhancement of the landscape, hygiene standards and animal welfare; |

Aid No

XT 8/05

Member State

Italy

Region

Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna region)

Title of aid scheme

Contributions to training measures for farms in Reggio Emilia

Legal basis

Determinazione d'urgenza del Presidente n. 3 del 27.1.2005

Annual expenditure planned

EUR 70 000

Maximum aid intensity

70 %

Date of implementation

4.2.2005 (Deadline for submission of applications: 15.3.2005)

Duration of scheme

31.12.2005

Objective of aid

The aid is intended to support general training plans for farms in the province of Reggio Emilia in order to:

—

improve the occupational skills of farmers and farm workers in preparation for the qualitative reorientation of production, the application of production practices compatible with the protection of the environment, enhancement of the landscape, hygiene standards and animal welfare;

| — | provide farmers and farm workers with the necessary knowledge to run an economically profitable business. |
| --- | --- |

—

provide farmers and farm workers with the necessary knowledge to run an economically profitable business.

Economic sectors concerned

Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Reggio Emilia

address:

| Piazza della Vittoria |
| --- |
| I-42100 Reggio Emilia |

Piazza della Vittoria

I-42100 Reggio Emilia

| Aid No | XT 9/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | United Kingdom |
| Region | West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Splotlands Credit Union |
| Legal basis | Industrial Development Act 1982
  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
  Commission Regulation 2000/906
  Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | GBP 34 227 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | From 1.12.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006

  NB: As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006. Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2), continue until 31 December 2007 |
| Objective of aid | General training | Yes |
| Specific training | No |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| Other services | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  National Assembly for Wales |
| Address:





  C/o Welsh European Funding Office |
| Cwm Cynon Business Park |
| Mountain Ash CF45 4ER |
| United Kingdom |

Aid No

XT 9/05

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

West Wales & The Valleys Objective 1 Region

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Splotlands Credit Union

Legal basis

Industrial Development Act 1982

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999

Commission Regulation 2000/906

Structural Funds (National Assembly for Wales) Designation 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

GBP 34 227

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

From 1.12.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

NB: As noted above, the grant was committed prior to 31 December 2006. Payments against this commitment will, potentially (in line with N+2), continue until 31 December 2007

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

No

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

National Assembly for Wales

Address:

C/o Welsh European Funding Office

Cwm Cynon Business Park

Mountain Ash CF45 4ER

United Kingdom

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XT 10/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | Entire country |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Training for employers with a training fund |
| Legal basis | Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 10 listopada 2004 r. w sprawie refundacji ze środków Funduszu Pracy kosztów szkoleń oraz wynagrodzeń i składek na ubezpieczenie społeczne od refundowanych wynagrodzeń (Dz.U. nr 249 poz. 2496)
  Ustawa z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o promocji zatrudnienia i instytucjach rynku pracy (Dz.U. nr 99 poz. 1001) art. 69. |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | PLN 10 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 24.11.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | General training | |
| Specific training | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid | Yes |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XT 10/05

Member State

Poland

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Training for employers with a training fund

Legal basis

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 10 listopada 2004 r. w sprawie refundacji ze środków Funduszu Pracy kosztów szkoleń oraz wynagrodzeń i składek na ubezpieczenie społeczne od refundowanych wynagrodzeń (Dz.U. nr 249 poz. 2496)

Ustawa z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o promocji zatrudnienia i instytucjach rynku pracy (Dz.U. nr 99 poz. 1001) art. 69.

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

PLN 10 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

24.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

—

Coalmining

No

Name and address of the granting authority

Name.

Heads of district authorities

Address:

Approx. 400 offices throughout Poland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XT 30/05 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Estonia |
| Region | Estonia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Estonian National Development Plan for the implementation of the EU Structural Funds — Single Programming Document 2004-06; Measure 1.2 Human Resource Development Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises, Training section |
| Legal basis | Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministri määrus nr. 50 (2005) 5.5.2005 |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | Estonia: EUR 0,32 million; ERDF: EUR 0,96 million; Total: EUR 1,28 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation | Yes | |
| Date of implementation | 15.5.2005 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | General training | Yes |
| Specific training | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| Other manufacturing | Yes |
| Maritime transport services | Yes |
| Other transport services | Yes |
| Other services | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus |
| Address:





  Liivalaia 13/15 |
| EE-10118 Tallinn |

Aid No

XT 30/05

Member State

Estonia

Region

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Estonian National Development Plan for the implementation of the EU Structural Funds — Single Programming Document 2004-06; Measure 1.2 Human Resource Development Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises, Training section

Legal basis

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministri määrus nr. 50 (2005) 5.5.2005

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Estonia: EUR 0,32 million; ERDF: EUR 0,96 million; Total: EUR 1,28 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

15.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Other manufacturing

Yes

Maritime transport services

Yes

Other transport services

Yes

Other services

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus

Address:

Liivalaia 13/15

EE-10118 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 32/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 31 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the investment funds managed or advised by CVC Capital Partners Group Sàrl (CVC, Luxemburg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 sole control of the whole of the undertaking Speed Investments Limited (‘Speed’, Jersey) by means of purchase of shares. Through its control of Speed, CVC will obtain control of SLEC Holdings Limited (SLEC), which is the holding company of the Formula One group of companies. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 31 January 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the investment funds managed or advised by CVC Capital Partners Group Sàrl (CVC, Luxemburg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 sole control of the whole of the undertaking Speed Investments Limited (‘Speed’, Jersey) by means of purchase of shares. Through its control of Speed, CVC will obtain control of SLEC Holdings Limited (SLEC), which is the holding company of the Formula One group of companies.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for undertaking CVC: investment and management advice to investment funds; |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for undertaking CVC: investment and management advice to investment funds;

| — | for Speed: holding company for SLEC; |
| --- | --- |

—

for Speed: holding company for SLEC;

| — | for undertaking SLEC: holding company to the Formula One group of companies, which is active in the promotion of the FIA Formula One World Championship. |
| --- | --- |

—

for undertaking SLEC: holding company to the Formula One group of companies, which is active in the promotion of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4066 — CVC/SLEC, to the following address:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Commission

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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| 8.2.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/19 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

8.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/19

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Information procedure — Technical rules

(2006/C 32/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

| Reference (1) | Title | End of three-month standstill period  (2) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006/0010/UK | The Disease of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2006 | 13.4.2006 |
| 2006/0011/DK | Amendment of the Order containing certain requirements applying to packaging | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0012/DK | Draft Act amending various environmental and energy tax laws (tax relief on district heating etc. as part of the implementation of the Finance Act agreement for 2006, tax relief on nitrogen in the environmental filters in lorries and micro-combined heat and power systems and adjustments to the recording of consumption etc.) | (4) |
| 2006/0013/HU | Common Ministerial Decree .../2006(...) EüM-FVM of the Minister for Public Health and the Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development amending the Common Ministerial Decree 5/2002 (22 February) EüM-FVM relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on plants and vegetal products | 14.4.2006 |
| 2006/0014/F | Decree on the installation of automatic garage doors in residential buildings | 14.4.2006 |
| 2006/0015/F | Order on the application of Article R. 125-3-1 of the Construction and Housing Code | 14.4.2006 |
| 2006/0016/FIN | Government Bill to Parliament as a Law on amendments to the Telecommunications Market Act and to the Law on dealing with certain legal matters relating to markets | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0017/A | Order of the Federal Minister for Labour and Economic Affairs and of the Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology concerning electromagnetic compatibility (Electromagnetic Compatibility Order 2006 [Austrian designation: EMVV 2006 ]) | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0018/NL | Draft Regulation by the Minister for Housing, Planning and the Environment amending the Regulation on land registry rates (laying down rates for new products and amending existing rates) | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0019/S | The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's general guidance (NFS 200X:XXX) for small sewer systems | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0020/B | Draft Act amending Article 21(2) of the Act of 11 March 2003 on certain legal aspects of Information Society services, as amended by the Act of 20 July 2005 on various provisions | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0021/NL | Extension of the Agreement on vitamins in spreadable fat products | 18.4.2006 |
| 2006/0022/CZ | Draft Decree implementing Act No. 676/2004 Sb. on the mandatory labelling of spirits and on an amendment to Act No. 586/1992 Sb. on income taxes in the wording of subsequent regulations | (4) |
| 2006/0023/B | Royal Decree laying down special rules concerning the indication of quantity in the event of the marketing of some motor fuels and liquid fuels in bulk | 19.4.2006 |
| 2006/0024/A | Draft 27th Amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act | 19.4.2006 |

Reference (1)

Title

End of three-month standstill period  (2)

2006/0010/UK

The Disease of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2006

13.4.2006

2006/0011/DK

Amendment of the Order containing certain requirements applying to packaging

18.4.2006

2006/0012/DK

Draft Act amending various environmental and energy tax laws (tax relief on district heating etc. as part of the implementation of the Finance Act agreement for 2006, tax relief on nitrogen in the environmental filters in lorries and micro-combined heat and power systems and adjustments to the recording of consumption etc.)

(4)

2006/0013/HU

Common Ministerial Decree .../2006(...) EüM-FVM of the Minister for Public Health and the Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development amending the Common Ministerial Decree 5/2002 (22 February) EüM-FVM relating to the fixing of maximum levels for pesticide residues in and on plants and vegetal products

14.4.2006

2006/0014/F

Decree on the installation of automatic garage doors in residential buildings

14.4.2006

2006/0015/F

Order on the application of Article R. 125-3-1 of the Construction and Housing Code

14.4.2006

2006/0016/FIN

Government Bill to Parliament as a Law on amendments to the Telecommunications Market Act and to the Law on dealing with certain legal matters relating to markets

18.4.2006

2006/0017/A

Order of the Federal Minister for Labour and Economic Affairs and of the Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology concerning electromagnetic compatibility (Electromagnetic Compatibility Order 2006 [Austrian designation: EMVV 2006 ])

18.4.2006

2006/0018/NL

Draft Regulation by the Minister for Housing, Planning and the Environment amending the Regulation on land registry rates (laying down rates for new products and amending existing rates)

18.4.2006

2006/0019/S

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's general guidance (NFS 200X:XXX) for small sewer systems

18.4.2006

2006/0020/B

Draft Act amending Article 21(2) of the Act of 11 March 2003 on certain legal aspects of Information Society services, as amended by the Act of 20 July 2005 on various provisions

18.4.2006

2006/0021/NL

Extension of the Agreement on vitamins in spreadable fat products

18.4.2006

2006/0022/CZ

Draft Decree implementing Act No. 676/2004 Sb. on the mandatory labelling of spirits and on an amendment to Act No. 586/1992 Sb. on income taxes in the wording of subsequent regulations

(4)

2006/0023/B

Royal Decree laying down special rules concerning the indication of quantity in the event of the marketing of some motor fuels and liquid fuels in bulk

19.4.2006

2006/0024/A

Draft 27th Amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act

19.4.2006

The Commission draws attention to the judgement delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94 — ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgement confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3 |
| B–1049 Brussels |
| e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int |

European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3

B–1049 Brussels

e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int

Also consult the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

| BELNotif |
| --- |
| Qualité et Sécurité |
| SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie |
| NG III – 4ème étage |
| boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16 |
| B-1000 Bruxelles |
| Ms Pascaline Descamps |
| Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89 |
| Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46 |
| E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be |
| paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be |
| General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be |
| Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be |

BELNotif

Qualité et Sécurité

SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

NG III – 4ème étage

boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps

Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89

Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46

E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be

paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

| Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing |
| --- |
| Gorazdova 24 |
| P.O. BOX 49 |
| CZ-128 01 Praha 2 |
| Mr Miroslav Chloupek |
| Director of International Relations Department |
| Tel.: (420) 224 907 123 |
| Fax: (420) 224 914 990 |
| E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz |
| General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz |
| Website: http://www.unmz.cz |

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Gorazdova 24

P.O. BOX 49

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Mr Miroslav Chloupek

Director of International Relations Department

Tel.: (420) 224 907 123

Fax: (420) 224 914 990

E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

| Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen |
| --- |
| Dahlerups Pakhus |
| Langelinie Allé 17 |
| DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE) |
| Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct) |
| Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03 |
| E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk |
| Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk |
| Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer |

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct)

Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk

Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

| Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| --- |
| Referat XA2 |
| Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37 |
| D-10115 Berlin |
| Ms Christina Jäckel |
| Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353 |
| Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379 |
| E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de |
| Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de |

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat XA2

Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37

D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel

Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353

Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379

E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications |
| --- |
| Harju str. 11 |
| EE-15072 Tallinn |
| Mr Karl Stern |
| Tel.: (372) 6 256 405 |
| Fax: (372) 6 313 660 |
| E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee |
| General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee |

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Harju str. 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Mr Karl Stern

Tel.: (372) 6 256 405

Fax: (372) 6 313 660

E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

GREECE

| Ministry of Development |
| --- |
| General Secretariat of Industry |
| Mesogeion 119 |
| GR-101 92 Athens |
| Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63 |
| Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06 |

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat of Industry

Mesogeion 119

GR-101 92 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63

Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

| ELOT |
| --- |
| Acharnon 313 |
| GR-111 45 Athens |
| Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01 |
| Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19 |
| E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr |
| Website: http://www.elot.gr |

ELOT

Acharnon 313

GR-111 45 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01

Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19

E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

| Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores |
| --- |
| Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos |
| Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias |
| Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente |
| C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218 |
| E-28006 Madrid |
| Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa |
| Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32 |
| Ms Esther Pérez Peláez |
| Technical Advisor |
| E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es |
| Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64 |
| Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01 |
| General e-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es |

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos

Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias

Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente

C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218

E-28006 Madrid

Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa

Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Technical Advisor

E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es

Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64

Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01

General e-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

| Délégation interministérielle aux normes |
| --- |
| Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP) |
| Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC) |
| Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI) |
| DiGITIP 5 |
| 12, rue Villiot |
| F-75572 Paris Cedex 12 |
| Ms Suzanne Piau |
| Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04 |
| Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 |
| E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr |
| Ms Françoise Ouvrard |
| Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05 |
| Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 |
| E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr |

Délégation interministérielle aux normes

Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)

Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC)

Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI)

DiGITIP 5

12, rue Villiot

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Ms Suzanne Piau

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

| NSAI |
| --- |
| Glasnevin |
| Dublin 9 |
| Ireland |
| Mr Tony Losty |
| Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80 |
| Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38 |
| E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie |
| Website: http://www.nsai.ie |

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

Mr Tony Losty

Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80

Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

| Ministero delle attività produttive |
| --- |
| Dipartimento per le imprese |
| Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività |
| Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria |
| Via Molise 2 |
| I-00187 Roma |
| Mr Vincenzo Correggia |
| Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05 |
| Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05 |
| E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it |
| Mr Enrico Castiglioni |
| Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69 |
| Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48 |
| E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it |
| General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it |
| Website: http://www.minindustria.it |

Ministero delle attività produttive

Dipartimento per le imprese

Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività

Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria

Via Molise 2

I-00187 Roma

Mr Vincenzo Correggia

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48

E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it

General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

CYPRUS

| Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality |
| --- |
| Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
| 13, A. Araouzou street |
| CY-1421 Nicosia |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| Mr Antonis Ioannou |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 409 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| Ms Thea Andreou |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 404 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy |

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

13, A. Araouzou street

CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

Mr Antonis Ioannou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 409

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Ms Thea Andreou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 404

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

| Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia |
| --- |
| Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division |
| SOLVIT Coordination Centre |
| 55, Brivibas Street |
| LV-1519 Riga |

Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia

Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

SOLVIT Coordination Centre

55, Brivibas Street

LV-1519 Riga

| Reinis Berzins |
| --- |
| Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division |
| Tel.: (371) 7013230 |
| Fax: (371) 7280882 |

Reinis Berzins

Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

Tel.: (371) 7013230

Fax: (371) 7280882

| Zanda Liekna |
| --- |
| Solvit Coordination Centre |
| Tel.: (371) 7013236 |
| Fax: (371) 7280882 |
| E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv |
| General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv |

Zanda Liekna

Solvit Coordination Centre

Tel.: (371) 7013236

Fax: (371) 7280882

E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv

General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

| Lithuanian Standards Board |
| --- |
| T. Kosciuskos g. 30 |
| LT-01100 Vilnius |
| Ms Daiva Lesickiene |
| Tel.: (370) 5 2709347 |
| Fax: (370) 5 2709367 |
| E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt |
| Website: http://www.lsd.lt |

Lithuanian Standards Board

T. Kosciuskos g. 30

LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene

Tel.: (370) 5 2709347

Fax: (370) 5 2709367

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBOURG

| SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat |
| --- |
| 34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve |
| B.P. 10 |
| L-2010 Luxembourg |
| Mr J.P. Hoffmann |
| Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1 |
| Fax: (352) 22 25 24 |
| E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu |
| Website: http://www.see.lu |

SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat

34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve

B.P. 10

L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J.P. Hoffmann

Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1

Fax: (352) 22 25 24

E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

| Hungarian Notification Centre – |
| --- |
| Ministry of Economy and Transport |
| Budapest |
| Honvéd u. 13-15. |
| H-1055 |
| Mr Zsolt Fazekas |
| E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu |
| Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873 |
| Fax: (36) 1 473 1622 |
| E-mail: notification@gkm.hu |
| Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm |

Hungarian Notification Centre –

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Budapest

Honvéd u. 13-15.

H-1055

Mr Zsolt Fazekas

E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu

Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873

Fax: (36) 1 473 1622

E-mail: notification@gkm.hu

Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

| Malta Standards Authority |
| --- |
| Level 2 |
| Evans Building |
| Merchants Street |
| VLT 03 |
| MT-Valletta |
| Tel.: (356) 2124 2420 |
| Fax: (356) 2124 2406 |
| Ms Lorna Cachia |
| E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt |
| General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt |
| Website: http://www.msa.org.mt |

Malta Standards Authority

Level 2

Evans Building

Merchants Street

VLT 03

MT-Valletta

Tel.: (356) 2124 2420

Fax: (356) 2124 2406

Ms Lorna Cachia

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

| Ministerie van Financiën |
| --- |
| Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord |
| Team bijzondere klantbehandeling |
| Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer |
| Engelse Kamp 2 |
| Postbus 30003 |
| 9700 RD Groningen |
| Nederland |
| Mr Ebel van der Heide |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34 |
| Ms Hennie Boekema |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35 |
| Ms Tineke Elzer |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33 |
| Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59 |
| General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl |
| Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl |

Ministerie van Financiën

Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord

Team bijzondere klantbehandeling

Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer

Engelse Kamp 2

Postbus 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Mr Ebel van der Heide

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35

Ms Tineke Elzer

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33

Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59

General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl

Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

| Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| --- |
| Abteilung C2/1 |
| Stubenring 1 |
| A-1010 Wien |
| Ms Brigitte Wikgolm |
| Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96 |
| Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80 |
| E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at |
| Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at |

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Abteilung C2/1

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Wien

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm

Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96

Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80

E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

| Ministry of Economy and Labour |
| --- |
| Department for European and Multilateral Relations |
| Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5 |
| PL-00-507 Warszawa |
| Ms Barbara Nieciak |
| Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07 |
| Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28 |
| E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl |
| Ms Agata Gągor |
| Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90 |
| General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl |

Ministry of Economy and Labour

Department for European and Multilateral Relations

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warszawa

Ms Barbara Nieciak

Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07

Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28

E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl

Ms Agata Gągor

Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90

General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

| Instituto Portugês da Qualidade |
| --- |
| Rua Antonio Gião, 2 |
| P-2829-513 Caparica |
| Ms Cândida Pires |
| Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00 |
| Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23 |
| E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt |
| General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt |
| Website: http://www.ipq.pt |

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade

Rua Antonio Gião, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica

Ms Cândida Pires

Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00

Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23

E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt

General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

| SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization |
| --- |
| Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point |
| Šmartinska 140 |
| SLO-1000 Ljubljana |
| Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041 |
| Fax: (386) 1 478 3098 |
| E-mail: contact@sist.si |
| Ms Vesna Stražišar |

SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization

Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Šmartinska 140

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041

Fax: (386) 1 478 3098

E-mail: contact@sist.si

Ms Vesna Stražišar

SLOVAKIA

| Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova |
| --- |
| Director of the Department of European Integration, |
| Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic |
| Stefanovicova 3 |
| SK-814 39 Bratislava |
| Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521 |
| Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050 |
| E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk |

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova

Director of the Department of European Integration,

Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic

Stefanovicova 3

SK-814 39 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521

Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050

E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

| Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö |
| --- |
| (Ministry of Trade and Industry) |
| Visitor address: |
| Aleksanterinkatu 4 |
| FIN-00170 Helsinki |
| and |
| Ratakatu 3 |
| FIN-00120 Helsinki |
| Postal address: |
| PO Box 32 |
| FIN-00023 Government |
| Mr Tuomas Mikkola |
| Tel.: (358) 9 5786 32 65 |
| Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22 |
| E-mail: tuomas.mikkola@ktm.fi |
| Ms Katri Amper |
| General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi |
| Website: http://www.ktm.fi |

Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö

(Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Visitor address:

Aleksanterinkatu 4

FIN-00170 Helsinki

and

Ratakatu 3

FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:

PO Box 32

FIN-00023 Government

Mr Tuomas Mikkola

Tel.: (358) 9 5786 32 65

Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22

E-mail: tuomas.mikkola@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

| Kommerskollegium |
| --- |
| (National Board of Trade) |
| Box 6803 |
| Drottninggatan 89 |
| S-113 86 Stockholm |
| Ms Kerstin Carlsson |
| Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00 |
| Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759 |
| E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se |
| General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se |
| Website: http://www.kommers.se |

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803

Drottninggatan 89

S-113 86 Stockholm

Ms Kerstin Carlsson

Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00

Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759

E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

| Department of Trade and Industry |
| --- |
| Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2 |
| 151 Buckingham Palace Road |
| London SW1 W 9SS |
| United Kingdom |
| Mr Philip Plumb |
| Tel.: (44) 2072151488 |
| Fax: (44) 2072151529 |
| E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
| General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
| Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd |

Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1 W 9SS

United Kingdom

Mr Philip Plumb

Tel.: (44) 2072151488

Fax: (44) 2072151529

E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA - ESA

| EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| --- |
| Rue Belliard 35 |
| B-1040 Bruxelles |
| Ms Adinda Batsleer |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 |
| E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int |
| Ms Tuija Ristiluoma |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 |
| E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int |
| General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int |
| Website: http://www.eftasurv.int |

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Rue Belliard 35

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Adinda Batsleer

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int

Ms Tuija Ristiluoma

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

| EFTA |
| --- |
| Goods Unit |
| EFTA Secretariat |
| Rue Joseph II 12-16 |
| B-1000 Bruxelles |
| Ms Kathleen Byrne |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42 |
| E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int |
| General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int |
| Website: http://www.efta.int |

EFTA

Goods Unit

EFTA Secretariat

Rue Joseph II 12-16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne

Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49

Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42

E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

| Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade |
| --- |
| General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade |
| Inönü Bulvari no 36 |
| 06510 |
| Emek - Ankara |
| Mr Mehmet Comert |
| Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98 |
| Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68 |
| E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr |
| Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr |

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade

Inönü Bulvari no 36

06510

Emek - Ankara

Mr Mehmet Comert

Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98

Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68

E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr

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(1)  Year — registration number — Member State of origin.

(2)  Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3)  No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4)  No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5)  Information procedure closed.

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| 8.2.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/25 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

8.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/25

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Information procedure — Technical rules

(2006/C 32/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

| Reference (1) | Title | End of three-month standstill period (2) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006/0025/F | Order laying down the conditions for importation, into France, of apiculture products not intended for human consumption or apiculture | 19.4.2006 |
| 2006/0026/F | Order laying down the conditions for the importation and transit, in France, of apiculture products intended for human consumption | 19.4.2006 |
| 2006/0027/FIN | General quality requirements for bridge building (Parts SYL 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6 and 7):






  — | SYL — 1: General quality requirements for bridge building |

Reference (1)

Title

End of three-month standstill period (2)

2006/0025/F

Order laying down the conditions for importation, into France, of apiculture products not intended for human consumption or apiculture

19.4.2006

2006/0026/F

Order laying down the conditions for the importation and transit, in France, of apiculture products intended for human consumption

19.4.2006

2006/0027/FIN

General quality requirements for bridge building (Parts SYL 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6 and 7):

—

SYL — 1: General quality requirements for bridge building

| — | SYL — 2: Soil and foundation structures |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 2: Soil and foundation structures

| — | SYL — 3: Concrete structures |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 3: Concrete structures

| — | SYL — 4: Steel structures |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 4: Steel structures

| — | SYL — 5: Timber structures |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 5: Timber structures

| — | SYL — 6: Surface structures of deck |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 6: Surface structures of deck

| — | SYL — 7: Fittings and equipment |
| --- | --- |

—

SYL — 7: Fittings and equipment

20.4.2006

2006/0028/B

Draft Royal Decree on the installation and operation of surveillance cameras in football stadiums

(3)

2006/0029/PL

Order of the Minister for the Economy setting out the requirements that should be met by glass measuring instruments and the detailed scope of tests and inspections to be carried out during the legal metrological control of such instruments

21.4.2006

2006/0030/I

Draft Decree amending the Decree of 21 September 2005 regulating the production and sale of certain processed pork products

24.4.2006

2006/0031/I

Decree of the Director-General of the Autonomous State Monopolies Administration, in concert with the Chief of Police — Director-General for Public Safety on: ‘Supplements and amendments to the regulations on the manufacture and technical inspection of amusement and entertainment machines pursuant to Article 110(6) of the TULPS (Consolidated Text of Public Safety Laws).’

24.4.2006

2006/0032/D

Amendments to Building Regulation List A, Parts 1 to 3, Building Regulation List B, Parts 1 and 2 and List C for the 2006/1 edition

25.4.2006

2006/0034/IRL

Legal Metrology (Type Approval) Regulation 2006

25.4.2006

2006/0035/SI

Strategic Materials Act

24.4.2006

2006/0036/NL

Decree laying down rules concerning the requirements with which measuring instruments included in the new approach directives of the EU must comply before they are put on the market, put into use or used, as well as rules concerning conformity assessments of measuring instruments (Decree on measuring instruments I)

27.4.2006

2006/0037/UK

Voluntary Front of Pack Signpost Nutrition Labelling System

26.4.2006

2006/0038/UK

Voluntary Front of Pack Signpost Nutrition Labelling System

26.4.2006

2006/0039/SK

Joint decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic issuing the chapter of the Codex Alimentarius of the Slovak Republic governing ice creams

27.4.2006

The Commission draws attention to the judgement delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94 — ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgement confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

| European Commission |
| --- |
| DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3 |
| B–1049 Brussels |
| e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int |

European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3

B–1049 Brussels

e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int

Also consult the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

| BELNotif |
| --- |
| Qualité et Sécurité |
| SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie |
| NG III – 4ème étage |
| boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16 |
| B-1000 Bruxelles |
| Ms Pascaline Descamps |
| Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89 |
| Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46 |
| E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be |
| paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be |
| General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be |
| Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be |

BELNotif

Qualité et Sécurité

SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

NG III – 4ème étage

boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps

Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89

Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46

E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be

paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

| Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing |
| --- |
| Gorazdova 24 |
| P.O. BOX 49 |
| CZ-128 01 Praha 2 |
| Mr Miroslav Chloupek |
| Director of International Relations Department |
| Tel.: (420) 224 907 123 |
| Fax: (420) 224 914 990 |
| E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz |
| General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz |
| Website: http://www.unmz.cz |

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Gorazdova 24

P.O. BOX 49

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Mr Miroslav Chloupek

Director of International Relations Department

Tel.: (420) 224 907 123

Fax: (420) 224 914 990

E-mail: chloupek@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

| Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen |
| --- |
| Dahlerups Pakhus |
| Langelinie Allé 17 |
| DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE) |
| Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct) |
| Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03 |
| E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk |
| Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk |
| Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer |

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct)

Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk

Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

| Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| --- |
| Referat XA2 |
| Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37 |
| D-10115 Berlin |
| Ms Christina Jäckel |
| Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353 |
| Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379 |
| E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de |
| Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de |

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat XA2

Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37

D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel

Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353

Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379

E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications |
| --- |
| Harju str. 11 |
| EE-15072 Tallinn |
| Mr Karl Stern |
| Tel.: (372) 6 256 405 |
| Fax: (372) 6 313 660 |
| E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee |
| General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee |

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Harju str. 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Mr Karl Stern

Tel.: (372) 6 256 405

Fax: (372) 6 313 660

E-mail: karl.stern@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

GREECE

| Ministry of Development |
| --- |
| General Secretariat of Industry |
| Mesogeion 119 |
| GR-101 92 Athens |
| Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63 |
| Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06 |

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat of Industry

Mesogeion 119

GR-101 92 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63

Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

| ELOT |
| --- |
| Acharnon 313 |
| GR-111 45 Athens |
| Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01 |
| Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19 |
| E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr |
| Website: http://www.elot.gr |

ELOT

Acharnon 313

GR-111 45 Athens

Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01

Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19

E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

| Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores |
| --- |
| Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos |
| Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias |
| Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente |
| C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218 |
| E-28006 Madrid |
| Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa |
| Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32 |
| Ms Esther Pérez Peláez |
| Technical Advisor |
| E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es |
| Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64 |
| Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01 |
| General e-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es |

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos

Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias

Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente

C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218

E-28006 Madrid

Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa

Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Technical Advisor

E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es

Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64

Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01

General e-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

| Délégation interministérielle aux normes |
| --- |
| Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP) |
| Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC) |
| Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI) |
| DiGITIP 5 |
| 12, rue Villiot |
| F-75572 Paris Cedex 12 |
| Ms Suzanne Piau |
| Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04 |
| Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 |
| E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr |
| Ms Françoise Ouvrard |
| Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05 |
| Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88 |
| E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr |

Délégation interministérielle aux normes

Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)

Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC)

Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI)

DiGITIP 5

12, rue Villiot

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Ms Suzanne Piau

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

| NSAI |
| --- |
| Glasnevin |
| Dublin 9 |
| Ireland |
| Mr Tony Losty |
| Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80 |
| Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38 |
| E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie |
| Website: http://www.nsai.ie |

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

Mr Tony Losty

Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80

Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

| Ministero delle attività produttive |
| --- |
| Dipartimento per le imprese |
| Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività |
| Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria |
| Via Molise 2 |
| I-00187 Roma |
| Mr Vincenzo Correggia |
| Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05 |
| Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05 |
| E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it |
| Mr Enrico Castiglioni |
| Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69 |
| Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48 |
| E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it |
| General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it |
| Website: http://www.minindustria.it |

Ministero delle attività produttive

Dipartimento per le imprese

Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività

Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria

Via Molise 2

I-00187 Roma

Mr Vincenzo Correggia

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48

E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it

General e-mail: ucn98.34.italia@attivitaproduttive.gov.it

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

CYPRUS

| Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality |
| --- |
| Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
| 13, A. Araouzou street |
| CY-1421 Nicosia |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| Mr Antonis Ioannou |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 409 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| Ms Thea Andreou |
| Tel.: (357) 22 409 404 |
| Fax: (357) 22 754 103 |
| E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy |
| Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy |

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

13, A. Araouzou street

CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

Mr Antonis Ioannou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 409

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Ms Thea Andreou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 404

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

| Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia |
| --- |
| Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division |
| SOLVIT Coordination Centre |
| 55, Brivibas Street |
| LV-1519 Riga |

Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia

Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

SOLVIT Coordination Centre

55, Brivibas Street

LV-1519 Riga

| Reinis Berzins |
| --- |
| Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division |
| Tel.: (371) 7013230 |
| Fax: (371) 7280882 |

Reinis Berzins

Deputy Head of Trade Normative and SOLVIT Notification Division

Tel.: (371) 7013230

Fax: (371) 7280882

| Zanda Liekna |
| --- |
| Solvit Coordination Centre |
| Tel.: (371) 7013236 |
| Fax: (371) 7280882 |
| E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv |
| General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv |

Zanda Liekna

Solvit Coordination Centre

Tel.: (371) 7013236

Fax: (371) 7280882

E-mail: zanda.liekna@em.gov.lv

General e-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

| Lithuanian Standards Board |
| --- |
| T. Kosciuskos g. 30 |
| LT-01100 Vilnius |
| Ms Daiva Lesickiene |
| Tel.: (370) 5 2709347 |
| Fax: (370) 5 2709367 |
| E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt |
| Website: http://www.lsd.lt |

Lithuanian Standards Board

T. Kosciuskos g. 30

LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene

Tel.: (370) 5 2709347

Fax: (370) 5 2709367

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBOURG

| SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat |
| --- |
| 34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve |
| B.P. 10 |
| L-2010 Luxembourg |
| Mr J.P. Hoffmann |
| Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1 |
| Fax: (352) 22 25 24 |
| E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu |
| Website: http://www.see.lu |

SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat

34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve

B.P. 10

L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J.P. Hoffmann

Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1

Fax: (352) 22 25 24

E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

| Hungarian Notification Centre – |
| --- |
| Ministry of Economy and Transport |
| Budapest |
| Honvéd u. 13-15. |
| H-1055 |
| Mr Zsolt Fazekas |
| E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu |
| Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873 |
| Fax: (36) 1 473 1622 |
| E-mail: notification@gkm.hu |
| Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm |

Hungarian Notification Centre –

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Budapest

Honvéd u. 13-15.

H-1055

Mr Zsolt Fazekas

E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu

Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873

Fax: (36) 1 473 1622

E-mail: notification@gkm.hu

Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

| Malta Standards Authority |
| --- |
| Level 2 |
| Evans Building |
| Merchants Street |
| VLT 03 |
| MT-Valletta |
| Tel.: (356) 2124 2420 |
| Fax: (356) 2124 2406 |
| Ms Lorna Cachia |
| E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt |
| General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt |
| Website: http://www.msa.org.mt |

Malta Standards Authority

Level 2

Evans Building

Merchants Street

VLT 03

MT-Valletta

Tel.: (356) 2124 2420

Fax: (356) 2124 2406

Ms Lorna Cachia

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

| Ministerie van Financiën |
| --- |
| Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord |
| Team bijzondere klantbehandeling |
| Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer |
| Engelse Kamp 2 |
| Postbus 30003 |
| 9700 RD Groningen |
| Nederland |
| Mr Ebel van der Heide |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34 |
| Ms Hennie Boekema |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35 |
| Ms Tineke Elzer |
| Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33 |
| Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59 |
| General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl |
| Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl |

Ministerie van Financiën

Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord

Team bijzondere klantbehandeling

Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer

Engelse Kamp 2

Postbus 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Mr Ebel van der Heide

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35

Ms Tineke Elzer

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33

Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59

General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl

Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

| Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
| --- |
| Abteilung C2/1 |
| Stubenring 1 |
| A-1010 Wien |
| Ms Brigitte Wikgolm |
| Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96 |
| Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80 |
| E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at |
| Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at |

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Abteilung C2/1

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Wien

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm

Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96

Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80

E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

| Ministry of Economy and Labour |
| --- |
| Department for European and Multilateral Relations |
| Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5 |
| PL-00-507 Warszawa |
| Ms Barbara Nieciak |
| Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07 |
| Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28 |
| E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl |
| Ms Agata Gągor |
| Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90 |
| General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl |

Ministry of Economy and Labour

Department for European and Multilateral Relations

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warszawa

Ms Barbara Nieciak

Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07

Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28

E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl

Ms Agata Gągor

Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90

General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

| Instituto Portugês da Qualidade |
| --- |
| Rua Antonio Gião, 2 |
| P-2829-513 Caparica |
| Ms Cândida Pires |
| Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00 |
| Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23 |
| E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt |
| General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt |
| Website: http://www.ipq.pt |

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade

Rua Antonio Gião, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica

Ms Cândida Pires

Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00

Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23

E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt

General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

| SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization |
| --- |
| Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point |
| Šmartinska 140 |
| SLO-1000 Ljubljana |
| Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041 |
| Fax: (386) 1 478 3098 |
| E-mail: contact@sist.si |
| Ms Vesna Stražišar |

SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization

Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Šmartinska 140

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041

Fax: (386) 1 478 3098

E-mail: contact@sist.si

Ms Vesna Stražišar

SLOVAKIA

| Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova |
| --- |
| Director of the Department of European Integration, |
| Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic |
| Stefanovicova 3 |
| SK-814 39 Bratislava |
| Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521 |
| Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050 |
| E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk |

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova

Director of the Department of European Integration,

Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic

Stefanovicova 3

SK-814 39 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521

Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050

E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

| Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö |
| --- |
| (Ministry of Trade and Industry) |
| Visitor address: |
| Aleksanterinkatu 4 |
| FIN-00170 Helsinki |
| and |
| Ratakatu 3 |
| FIN-00120 Helsinki |
| Postal address: |
| PO Box 32 |
| FIN-00023 Government |
| Mr Tuomas Mikkola |
| Tel.: (358) 9 5786 32 65 |
| Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22 |
| E-mail: tuomas.mikkola@ktm.fi |
| Ms Katri Amper |
| General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi |
| Website: http://www.ktm.fi |

Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö

(Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Visitor address:

Aleksanterinkatu 4

FIN-00170 Helsinki

and

Ratakatu 3

FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:

PO Box 32

FIN-00023 Government

Mr Tuomas Mikkola

Tel.: (358) 9 5786 32 65

Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22

E-mail: tuomas.mikkola@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

| Kommerskollegium |
| --- |
| (National Board of Trade) |
| Box 6803 |
| Drottninggatan 89 |
| S-113 86 Stockholm |
| Ms Kerstin Carlsson |
| Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00 |
| Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759 |
| E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se |
| General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se |
| Website: http://www.kommers.se |

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803

Drottninggatan 89

S-113 86 Stockholm

Ms Kerstin Carlsson

Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00

Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759

E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

| Department of Trade and Industry |
| --- |
| Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2 |
| 151 Buckingham Palace Road |
| London SW1 W 9SS |
| United Kingdom |
| Mr Philip Plumb |
| Tel.: (44) 2072151488 |
| Fax: (44) 2072151529 |
| E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
| General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk |
| Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd |

Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1 W 9SS

United Kingdom

Mr Philip Plumb

Tel.: (44) 2072151488

Fax: (44) 2072151529

E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA - ESA

| EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| --- |
| Rue Belliard 35 |
| B-1040 Bruxelles |
| Ms Adinda Batsleer |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 |
| E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int |
| Ms Tuija Ristiluoma |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00 |
| E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int |
| General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int |
| Website: http://www.eftasurv.int |

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Rue Belliard 35

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Adinda Batsleer

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int

Ms Tuija Ristiluoma

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

| EFTA |
| --- |
| Goods Unit |
| EFTA Secretariat |
| Rue Joseph II 12-16 |
| B-1000 Bruxelles |
| Ms Kathleen Byrne |
| Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49 |
| Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42 |
| E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int |
| General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int |
| Website: http://www.efta.int |

EFTA

Goods Unit

EFTA Secretariat

Rue Joseph II 12-16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne

Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 49

Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42

E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

| Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade |
| --- |
| General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade |
| Inönü Bulvari no 36 |
| 06510 |
| Emek - Ankara |
| Mr Mehmet Comert |
| Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98 |
| Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68 |
| E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr |
| Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr |

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade

Inönü Bulvari no 36

06510

Emek - Ankara

Mr Mehmet Comert

Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 98

Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68

E-mail: comertm@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr

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(1)  Year — registration number — Member State of origin.

(2)  Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3)  No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4)  No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5)  Information procedure closed.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4073 — Conoco Phillips/Louis Dreyfus Refining and Marketing/Louis Dreyfus Energy Holding)

(2006/C 32/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 January 2006, 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://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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—

from the Europa competition website (http://europa.eu.int/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 32006M4073. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4073. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/31

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4069 — Cognis/Golden Hope Plantations BHD/JV)

(2006/C 32/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 February 2006, 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://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition website (http://europa.eu.int/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 32006M4069. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4069. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

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III Notices

Commission

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C 32/32

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P-Lisbon: Operation of scheduled air services

Invitation to tender issued by Portugal under Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 in respect of the operation of scheduled air services between Lisbon/Bragança and Bragança/Vila Real/Lisbon

(2006/C 32/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.   Introduction: In pursuance of Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, Portugal has decided to amend the public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services operated between Lisbon/Bragança and Bragança/Vila Real/Lisbon.

Insofar as by 30 November 2005 no air carrier has begun or is about to begin operating scheduled air services on the above-mentioned routes in accordance with the public service obligations imposed and without requesting financial compensation, Portugal has decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down by Article 4(1)(d) of that Regulation, to limit access to those routes to one air carrier only and to offer by public tender the right to operate those services from 31 March 2006.

2.   Object of invitation to tender: Operation from 31March 2006 of scheduled air services between Lisbon/Bragança and Bragança/Vila Real/Lisbon.

These services will be provided in accordance with the public service obligations imposed on those routes and published in
  Official Journal of the European Union C 30 of 7.2.2006 until 16.11.2006.

Please note that, given the special nature of these services, air carriers will have to demonstrate their capacity to operate the service in question with a cabin crew the majority of whom can speak and understand Portuguese.

3.   Participation: All air carriers holding a valid operating licence issued by a Member State in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers, and an appropriate air carrier's certificate, can operate these services.

4.   Procedure: This invitation to tender is subject to points d, e, f, g, h and i of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92.

5.   Tender dossier: The complete tender dossier, comprising the specific rules governing the invitation to tender, may be obtained at the price of EUR 100 from: Instituto Nacional da Aviação Civil, Rua B, Edifícios 4, 5 e 6, Aeroporto da Portela 4, P-1749-034 Lisbon.

6.   Financial compensation: Tenders submitted must explicitly indicate the amount required by way of compensation for operating the service for 3 years from the scheduled starting date (with an annual breakdown). If the tenders include the operation of flights at weekends, these should not entail any increase in the financial contribution to be borne by the Member State. The financial impact resulting from the operation of flights at weekends (not to be borne by the Member State) will have to be duly explained and justified in the proposal of the tenderer.

The exact amount of compensation finally granted will be determined annually ‘ex post’ on the basis of the proven costs and revenue actually generated by the service, within the limits of the amount given in the tender.

7.   Fares: Tenderers' bids must indicate the planned fares, which must be in accordance with the public service obligations published in the
  Official Journal of the European Union C 30 of 7.2.2006 (16.11.2006).

8.   Duration, amendment and termination of contract: The contract shall enter into force on 31 March 2006 and end on 30 March 2009. The performance of the contract shall be subject to an annual examination, in cooperation with the carrier, during June and July. The amount of the financial compensation may be revised in the event of unforeseen changes in the operating conditions.

9.   Penalties: Should the carrier be unable to operate the service owing to ‘force majeure’, the amount of the financial compensation may be reduced in proportion to flights not operated.

Should the carrier fail to operate the service for reasons other than ‘force majeure’ or if he fails to fulfil the public service obligations, the Portuguese authorities may:

reduce the amount of the financial compensation in proportion to flights not operated.

10.   Submission of tenders: 1. Bids must be submitted by 17:00 on the thirtieth day at the latest following publication of this invitation to tender in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2. Tenders may be delivered by hand — with receipt — to the headquarters of the Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil, Rua B, Edificios 4, 5 e 6, Aeroporto da Portela 4, P-749-034 Lisboa, between 09:00 and 17:00 hours, or sent by registered letter by the date and time laid down in point 1 above.

11.   Validity of invitation to tender: In accordance with the first sentence of Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, the validity of this invitation to tender is subject to the condition that no Community air carrier eligible to operate the service in question presents by 30 November 2005 an application to operate the routes in question as from 31 March 2006, in accordance with the public service obligations imposed, without receiving any financial compensation.

Where one or more carriers apply, by 30 November 2005, to operate these services, satisfying the public service obligations and without requesting compensation, this invitation to tender shall lapse.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG EAC No EAC/65/05

Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation, 2006

(Actions 6.1.2 and 6.2 of the Socrates programme)

(2006/C 32/12)

1.   Objectives and description

On the basis of the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council adopting the second phase of the Community programme Socrates (1), the Commission is inviting proposals for the implementation of ‘General activities of observation and analysis’ (sub-action 6.1.2, points c) and d)) and ‘Innovatory Initiatives responding to emerging needs’ (action 6.2), in the form of measures to improve and facilitate the exchange of information and experiences and the development of innovations in the field of education among the countries participating in the Socrates programme.

2.   Priority themes

The Commission is inviting proposals concerning the three following priority themes:

| — | What should be the role and profile of Higher Education in relation to the European social model; |
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What should be the role and profile of Higher Education in relation to the European social model;

| — | Better understanding of the phenomenon of poor reading skills and poor readers, in order better to combat the problem; |
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Better understanding of the phenomenon of poor reading skills and poor readers, in order better to combat the problem;

| — | Improved evaluation of educational policies focusing on the needs of at-risk groups. |
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Improved evaluation of educational policies focusing on the needs of at-risk groups.

3.   Eligible applicants

Applications for assistance may include, or be made by, establishments in the countries participating in the Socrates programme, i.e.:

| — | the 25 Member States of the European Union |
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the 25 Member States of the European Union

| — | EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway |
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EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

| — | candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey |
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candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey

Proposals may be submitted by organisations and institutions which are based in the countries participating in the Socrates programme, have the qualifications and experience needed to complete the proposed action, and actively involve, as project partners, establishments in at least six countries participating in the Socrates programme, including the project coordinator's country, and including at least one Member State of the European Union.

The establishments eligible to respond to this call for proposals are classified by type, in accordance with Annex 2 to the call for proposals (‘List of codes to be used in the application’).

4.   Budget and duration of projects

The total budget earmarked for the cofinancing of projects is of the order of EUR 3 600 000. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible costs. The maximum subsidy granted by the Commission will be EUR 220 000 per year.

Activities must start on 1 October 2006. The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.

5.   Deadline

Applications for funding must be sent to the Commission no later than 18 April 2006.

6.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application form are available on the following website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/observation/call_en.html

Applications must comply with all the requirements set out in the full text and must be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  Decision 253/2000/EC of 24 January 2000, OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, p. 1-15.

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Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 166 of 7 July 2005
  )

(2006/C 32/13)

Page 54, the text of point 2, under heading I ‘Subject’, reads as follows:

‘The total quantity in respect of which there may be fixed a maximum export refund as provided in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (1), is approximately 7 000 000 tonnes.’.

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(1)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.

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