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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4824 May 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 125

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4824 May 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 125/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 125/2 | 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 |
| 2005/C 125/3 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2005/C 125/4 | COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 9 |

Notice No

Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2005/C 125/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 125/2

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

2005/C 125/3

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  )

1

6

2005/C 125/4

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

9

| | II   Preparatory Acts |
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| | Commission |
| 2005/C 125/5 | Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 11 |

II   Preparatory Acts

Commission

2005/C 125/5

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

11

| | III   Notices |
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| 2005/C 125/6 | 2005 Call for proposals in the field of Community cooperation as regards Civil Protection | 16 |

III   Notices

Commission

2005/C 125/6

2005 Call for proposals in the field of Community cooperation as regards Civil Protection

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 May 2005

(2005/C 125/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2548 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,45 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4491 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,68630 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1800 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5467 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 81,93 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1130 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5767 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,354 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 252,45 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6962 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1796 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 36 165 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,50 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,040 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7422 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6599 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5848 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,7717 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7729 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0839 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 260,13 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,2345 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,3854 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3260 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 882,96 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,768 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 68,650 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,2150 |
| THB | Thai baht | 50,303 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2548

JPY

Japanese yen

135,45

DKK

Danish krone

7,4491

GBP

Pound sterling

0,68630

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1800

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5467

ISK

Iceland króna

81,93

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1130

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5767

CZK

Czech koruna

30,354

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

252,45

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6962

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1796

ROL

Romanian leu

36 165

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,50

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,040

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7422

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6599

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5848

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,7717

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7729

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0839

KRW

South Korean won

1 260,13

ZAR

South African rand

8,2345

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,3854

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3260

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 882,96

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,768

PHP

Philippine peso

68,650

RUB

Russian rouble

35,2150

THB

Thai baht

50,303

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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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

(2005/C 125/02)

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

‘PIMIENTO ASADO DEL BIERZO’

EC No: ES/00262/8.11.2002

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary has been drawn up for information purposes only. For full details, in particular the producers covered by the PDO or PGI concerned, consult the complete version of the product specification either at the national authorities or the department responsible at the European Commission. (1)

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
  Dirección General de Alimentación
  Subdirección General de Denominaciones de Calidad y Relaciones Interprofesionales y Contractuales. |
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| Address: | Paseo Infanta Isabel, no 1, E-28071 Madrid. |
| Tel.: | (34) 913 47 53 94 |
| Fax: | (34) 913 47 54 10 |

Name:

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

Dirección General de Alimentación

Subdirección General de Denominaciones de Calidad y Relaciones Interprofesionales y Contractuales.

Address:

Paseo Infanta Isabel, no 1, E-28071 Madrid.

Tel.:

(34) 913 47 53 94

Fax:

(34) 913 47 54 10

2.   Group:

| 2.1. | Name: |
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2.1.

Name:

Promotora de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’

| 2.2. | Address: |
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2.2.

Address:

| c/ Padre Santalla no 3, 2o Dcha. |
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| 24400-Ponferrada (León). |

c/ Padre Santalla no 3, 2o Dcha.

24400-Ponferrada (León).

Tel.:

987 41 19 73

Fax:

987 41 42 14

| 2.3. | Composition: |
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2.3.

Composition:

producers/processors (X) other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Class 1.6.: processed peppers

4.   Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.   Name: ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’

4.2.   Description: The product to be protected is the berry-shaped fruit of the pepper plant Capsicum annuum L which is presented roasted, pealed and canned.

The raw material used belongs to the ‘El Bierzo’ ecotype. The fruit is triangular in shape and elongated and has a smooth skin and three or four lobes. Its weight exceeds 160 grams, it has rounded edges and the stem is not fissured. It is harvested without green patches when its colour ranges from pale red to deep red.

The preserved roasted peppers are presented whole or in chunks, with their colour ranging from pale to deep red and their surface slightly cracked. Their predominant flavour is marked by a slight pungency due to a carbohydrate content of less than 5 %. After-taste is mild and only slightly peppery. A typical smell of roasted peppers and smoke predominates. The flesh is tender due to the low percentage of dietary fibre, which must not exceed 3 %. For every 100 grams of peppers, up to 1,5 cm2 of charred remains and up to 10 seeds are tolerated.

4.3.   Geographical area: The production and manufacturing area is in the middle of the Bierzo district, in the province of Leon, which forms part of the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon.

It comprises the following municipalities: Arganza, Bembimbre, Borrenes, Cabañas Raras, Cacabelos, Camponaraya, Carracedelo, Carucedo, Castropodame, Congosto, Cubillos del Sil, Molinaseca, Ponferrada, Priaranza, Sobrado, Villadecanes-Toral de los Vados and Villafranca del Bierzo.

4.4.   Proof of origin: In order to guarantee that the product originates in the area:

4.5.   Method of production: The plots suitable for the production of peppers covered by the designation must have soils with a loamy texture, a pH between 5,0 and 7,0 and be planted with peppers of the Bierzo ecotype. Only band or targeted irrigation, which prevents the base of the stalk coming into contact with the water, is used. Harvesting is performed by hand and in various stages, selecting at each stage those peppers which present the appropriate characteristics.

Transport to the processing plant is undertaken in such a way as to avoid any damage to the peppers, in crates or other stackable containers adequately ventilated and protected from the rays of the sun.

In line with the processing plant's work plan, the peppers are processed on arrival, stored or taken to a holding room.

The stores must be dry, free of humidity and dirt and of extraneous smells liable to affect the product. The peppers are to be kept away from direct sunlight. Storage takes place in such a way as to allow stocks to be rotated and removed at regular intervals. From harvesting to roasting not more than five days may elapse, this period being extended to 10 days if from the time of their arrival at the plant the peppers have remained in the holding room.

The cooking of the peppers takes place on a grill or in an oven. The fuel used may be wood (holm-oak, oak, black poplar or chestnut) or gas (propane or natural).

Cooking time and cooking temperature depend on the type of oven used and the degree of ripeness of the product.

After cooking, the stems, membranes, skins and seeds are removed by hand in the traditional way, without the products being at any time submerged in water or chemical solutions. The covering liquid which accompanies the peppers in their packaging is their own juice released after cooking. Salt, olive oil or seed oil, lemon juice or citric acid may be added.

Packaging is in glass or metal containers of up to 780 grams of peppers, presented whole or in chunks.

4.6.   Link:

Background

There is evidence of pepper cultivation having started in Ponferrada in the middle of the 17th century. The Ponferrada municipal archives contain a document, Libro de Actas 1653-1669, in which don Diego de Balboa complains to the mayor, don Pedro Gómez Bretón, and the town's aldermen about the cultivation of peppers and asks for roasting to be prohibited and for consumption to be reduced.

On his travels through the Bierzo region in 1792, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos refers in his diary to the peppers of Bembibre.

A popular song, alleged to date back to the 19th century, tells of how the statue of the Virgen de la Encina, patron saint of Ponferrada and the Bierzo region, is carried on her feast day by ‘the four pimenteras of Ponferrada’.

The housewives in the region started the tradition of Bierzo roasted peppers and they became known as the ‘pimenteras’.

The first small-scale cannery was built in 1818 in Villafranca del Bierzo, producing candied fruits to start with; this event is chronicled in a book by Antonio Fernández Morales entitled ‘Ensayos poéticos en dialecto berciano’, published in 1861.

In 1900, the firm Ledo, making and selling roasted peppers, took part in the Paris World Exhibition.

From 1974 onwards, as many as ten pepper canneries have been set up in the Bierzo region.

As a tribute to the pimenteras, there is a square in Ponferrada with a roundabout on which two-metre high bronze statues represent four women peeling peppers.

Natural conditions

The designated area consists of a rift valley surrounded by mountains.

The Bierzo district is a natural region situated in the north-west of the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon and bordering on the regions of Galicia and Asturias. Its altitude ranges from 340 to 2 100 metres.

The pepper cultivation area is irrigated by the river Sil and its tributaries, the Cúa and the Burbia. It therefore forms part of the Miño river basin.

The soils given over to pepper cultivation have a loamy texture, are deep, light, porous and fairly well drained. They are poor in organic matter, calcium, phosphorus and sodium and have a carbon/nitrogen ratio of between 8 and 10. Their pH values are slightly acid, ranging between 5,5 and 7,0.

The Bierzo region enjoys a Mediterranean climate, (índice de mediterraneidad of 5.28). It is well-suited to the growing of peppers as it enjoys many hours of sunshine, average annual temperatures of 12,5 °C and an average annual rainfall of 800 mm.

The average period of frost, from 11 November to 4 April, generally makes it possible to plant the peppers at the beginning of May and harvest them from the end of August to the beginning of November.

In these conditions, the photosynthesis activity in the plant gives rise to a carbohydrate content of less than 5 %, giving it a slightly bitter flavour and dietary fibre content of less than 3 %, a factor accounting for its tenderness.

Processing conditions

The traditional method of roasting, using a grill or oven, gives the peppers a smoky flavour and after-taste, which is not altered by adding a small quantity of olive oil, salt and lemon juice or citric acid.

The process of roasting, removing the membrane and skin by hand and the fact that no chemical solutions are used and no washing even with water takes place could result in some charred fragments or seeds remaining attached to the peppers.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’ |
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| Address: | C/ Ave María, 29, 1o, oficina 8. |
| 24400-Ponferrada (León). |

Name:

Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’

Address:

C/ Ave María, 29, 1o, oficina 8.

24400-Ponferrada (León).

Tel.:

987 41 10 60

E-mail:

pimientobierzo@terra.es

The Regulating Board for the protected geographical designation ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’ is the inspection body responsible for guaranteeing compliance with the specifications, the Regulation and the rules laid down. It fulfils the requirements laid down in standard EN-45011: ‘General criteria for product certification bodies’.

4.8.   Labelling: Labels are approved by the Regulating Board. The words ‘Pimiento asado del Bierzo’ must appear in a prominent place on the labels and back labels. Labels are numbered and are issued by the Regulating Board.

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 835/1972 of 23 March 1972 on detailed rules for the implementation of Law No 25/1970; |
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Decree 835/1972 of 23 March 1972 on detailed rules for the implementation of Law No 25/1970;

| — | Order of 25 January 1994 specifying the correlation between Spanish law and Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs; |
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Order of 25 January 1994 specifying the correlation between Spanish law and Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs;

| — | Royal Decree No 1643/1999 of 22 October 1999 on the procedure governing application for entry into 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 on the procedure governing application for entry into the Community register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications;

| — | Organic Law No 4/1999 of 8 January 1999 amending Organic Law No 4/1983, Statute of Autonomy of Castile-Leon. |
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Organic Law No 4/1999 of 8 January 1999 amending Organic Law No 4/1983, Statute of Autonomy of Castile-Leon.

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

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 125/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 4/2004

Title: Walloon aid scheme for inland waterway transport 2004-2007

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to stimulate the development of inland waterway transport in Wallonia, as part of the implementation of a sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility policy.

Legal basis: Projet d'arrêté du Gouvernement wallon octroyant une prime pour l'adaptation de la flotte de navigation intérieure wallonne; Projet d'arrêté du Gouvernement wallon octroyant une prime aux entreprises qui réalisent des investissements amenant un développement du transport par voie navigable; Projet d'arrêté du Gouvernement wallon octroyant un subside au développement de services réguliers de transport de conteneurs par voies navigables en Wallonie.

Budget: EUR 1 200 000 a year.

Duration: 2004-2007

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 45/2004

Title: Extension of aid schemes in respect of the international shipping register

Objective: to promote maritime cabotage

Legal basis:

Legge n. 326 del 24 novembre 2003

Budget: approximately EUR 60 million per annum

Duration: 10 years

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 104/2003

Title: Aid scheme for research and development, environmental aid and training aid to coalmining companies for the years 2003 — 2006 in the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon

Objective: to promote research and technological development, to protect the environment and to provide mine workers with good technical qualifications so as to minimise the number of pit accidents

Legal basis:

Orden de la Consejería de Industria, Comercio y Turismo de la Junta de Castilla y León por la que se regula la concesión de incentivos mineros a empresas para los programas de investigación y desarrollo, medio ambiente y formación minera

Budget: EUR 1 871 425 annually for the years 2003 — 2006

Duration: 2003 — 2006

Other information: The Commission has decided not to raise any objections to State aid N 104/2003– Spain, aid scheme for research and development, environmental aid and training aid to coalmining companies for the years 2003 – 2006 in the Autonomous Community of Castile-Leon, on the ground that the aid is compatible with Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002, the Community framework for State aid for research and development, the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

The authentic text of the Decision, from which confidential data has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 170/2004

Title: Guidelines on funding for the construction, extension and reactivation of private railway sidings

Objective: To grant funding for the construction, extension and reactivation of private railway sidings in order to increase rail freight traffic with the aim to shift a proportion of freight traffic from road to rail

Legal basis:

Richtlinie zur Förderung des Neu- und Ausbaus sowie der Reaktivierung von privaten Gleisanschlüssen auf der Grundlage der Allgemeinen Verwaltungsvorschriften (VV-BHO) zu §§ 23, 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)

Budget: EUR 8 million for 2004, EUR 32 million annually for the period 2005 — 2009

Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the eligible costs

Duration: 2004 — 2009

Other information: The Commission has decided not to raise any objections to State aid N 170/2004 — Germany, Guidelines on funding for the construction, extension and reactivation of private railway sidings, on the ground that the aid is compatible with Article 73 of the EC Treaty and Council Regulation (EEC) No 1107/70 on the granting of aid for transport by rail, road and inland waterway

The authentic text of the Decision, from which confidential data has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 174a/2004

Title: Aid for damage caused by natural disasters.

Objective: To make good damage caused by the natural disasters which hit some parts of the Molise region on 31 October 2002 (earthquake) and on 23, 24 and 25 January 2003 (floods).

Legal basis: Progetto di regolamento della Regione Molise relativo agli interventi a favore delle attività produttive che hanno subito danni in conseguenza degli eventi calamitosi iniziati in data 31.10.2002.

Budget: The draft regulation provides for a budget of EUR 20 million for the 2004 financial year. The budget may be increased for subsequent years if necessary.

Aid amount: 100 % of the amount of the damage suffered by the undertaking.

Duration: The scheme applies only to damage caused by the natural disasters mentioned.

Other information: Requirement to submit an annual report as provided for in Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 279/2004

Title: Urgent measures in support of the restructuring and relaunch of Alitalia (rescue aid)

Objective: Air transport

Legal basis: Decreto-legge 24 giugno 2004, n. 159 ‘Misure urgenti per favorire la ristrutturazione ed il rilancio dell'Alitalia’, Italian State Gazette No 147, 25.06.2004.

Budget: State guarantee for a bridging loan of EUR 400 million

Duration: The funds are to be reimbursed no later than 12 months after the final instalment is paid

Other information: Italy has undertaken that, within six months of the Commission's authorisation of the rescue aid, it will communicate restructuring measures containing no elements of State aid.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 428/04

Title: Modification of scheme N 323/01 — Aid to investment in sustainable energy

Objective(s): Energy saving (Regional aid)

Legal basis: Οδηγός Ενεργειακών Επενδύσεων

Budget: EUR 550 000 000

Duration: until 31 December 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 551/03

Title: Measure to encourage combined road-sea transport of freight in Sicily

Objective: To promote road-sea combined transport services on long-distance routes between ports in Sicily and other Community ports

Legal basis: Legge regionale no 11 del 5 luglio 2004 — Provvedimenti per favorire in Sicilia il trasporto combinato ‘strada-mare’ delle merci.

Budget: EUR 35 000 000

Aid intensity or amount: up to 30 %

Duration: Three years (2004-2006)

The authentic text of the Decision, from which confidential data has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of decision:

Member State: Italian Republic

Aid No: N 599/2003

Title: Extension of a scheme to relieve the social security burden in the maritime cabotage sector for 2004 and 2005

Objective: to promote the competitiveness of shipowners active in the maritime cabotage sector

Legal basis:

Legge 27 dicembre 2002, n. 289

Aid intensity or amount: maximum 30 % in 2004 and 50 % in 2005

Duration: 2 years

Other information: extension of a scheme already approved by the Commission for the period 1999-2003.

The authentic text of the Decision, from which confidential data has been removed, is available at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

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COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2005/C 125/04)

| Document | Part | Date | Title |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COM(2004) 580 | | 6.9.2004 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: The respective responsibilities of the Member States and the Commission in the shared management of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund — Current situation and outlook for the new programming period after 2006 |
| COM(2004) 626 | | 29.9.2004 | Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament On the Instruments for External Assistance under the Future Financial Perspective 2007-2013 |
| COM(2004) 811 | | 11.1.2005 | Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration |
| COM(2005) 8 | | 27.1.2005 | Commission Communication: Second Implementation Report on the 2003-2005 BEPGs |
| COM(2005) 10 | | 25.1.2005 | White Paper on exchanges of information on convictions and the effect of such convictions in the European Union |
| COM(2005) 14 | | 27.1.2005 | Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Draft joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion |
| COM(2005) 15 | | 26.1.2005 | Commission work programme for 2005: Communication from the President in agreement with Vice-President Wallström |
| COM(2005) 26 | | 10.2.2005 | Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Tempus report 2002 and 2003 |
| COM(2005) 50 | | 17.2.2005 | Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the common organisation of the market in bananas |
| COM(2005) 64 | | 1.3.2005 | Report from the Commission: 2003 Report on PHARE and the pre-accession instruments for Cyprus, Malta and Turkey |
| COM(2005) 65 | | 1.3.2005 | Green Paper: Succession and wills |
| COM(2005) 76 | | 7.3.2005 | Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: European Initiative for Growth Concept for the design of an EU loan guarantee instrument for TEN-Transport projects |
| COM(2005) 78 | | 11.3.2005 | Communication from the Commission — A Community civil aviation policy towards the People's Republic of China — strengthening cooperation and opening markets. |
| COM(2005) 79 | | 11.3.2005 | Communication from the Commission — Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy |
| COM(2005) 82 | | 14.3.2005 | Green Paper on applicable law and jurisdiction in divorce matters |
| COM(2005) 118 | | 6.4.2005 | Communication from the Commission — Building the ERA of knowledge for growth |
| COM(2005) 127 | 1 | 6.4.2005 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the implementation and continuation of the Pericles programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting |
| COM(2005) 141 | 1 | 12.4.2005 | Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008): Communication from the President, in agreement with vice-President Verheugen and Commissioners Almunia and Spidla including a Commission recommendation on the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community (under Article 99 of the EC Treaty) |
| COM(2005) 150 | | 21.4.2005 | Communication from the Commission to the Council: Establishment of an OECD EDRC examination of EC economic policies alongside to the Euro Area Survey |
| COM(2005) 178 | | 2.5.2005 | Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — General Report on Pre-Accession Assistance (PHARE — ISPA — Sapard) IN 2003 |
| COM(2005) 476 | | 12.4.2005 | Communication from the Commission on the preparedness of Serbia and Montenegro to negotiate a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union |

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2004) 580

6.9.2004

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: The respective responsibilities of the Member States and the Commission in the shared management of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund — Current situation and outlook for the new programming period after 2006

COM(2004) 626

29.9.2004

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament On the Instruments for External Assistance under the Future Financial Perspective 2007-2013

COM(2004) 811

11.1.2005

Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration

COM(2005) 8

27.1.2005

Commission Communication: Second Implementation Report on the 2003-2005 BEPGs

COM(2005) 10

25.1.2005

White Paper on exchanges of information on convictions and the effect of such convictions in the European Union

COM(2005) 14

27.1.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Draft joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion

COM(2005) 15

26.1.2005

Commission work programme for 2005: Communication from the President in agreement with Vice-President Wallström

COM(2005) 26

10.2.2005

Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Tempus report 2002 and 2003

COM(2005) 50

17.2.2005

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the common organisation of the market in bananas

COM(2005) 64

1.3.2005

Report from the Commission: 2003 Report on PHARE and the pre-accession instruments for Cyprus, Malta and Turkey

COM(2005) 65

1.3.2005

Green Paper: Succession and wills

COM(2005) 76

7.3.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: European Initiative for Growth Concept for the design of an EU loan guarantee instrument for TEN-Transport projects

COM(2005) 78

11.3.2005

Communication from the Commission — A Community civil aviation policy towards the People's Republic of China — strengthening cooperation and opening markets.

COM(2005) 79

11.3.2005

Communication from the Commission — Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy

COM(2005) 82

14.3.2005

Green Paper on applicable law and jurisdiction in divorce matters

COM(2005) 118

6.4.2005

Communication from the Commission — Building the ERA of knowledge for growth

COM(2005) 127

1

6.4.2005

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the implementation and continuation of the Pericles programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting

COM(2005) 141

1

12.4.2005

Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008): Communication from the President, in agreement with vice-President Verheugen and Commissioners Almunia and Spidla including a Commission recommendation on the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community (under Article 99 of the EC Treaty)

COM(2005) 150

21.4.2005

Communication from the Commission to the Council: Establishment of an OECD EDRC examination of EC economic policies alongside to the Euro Area Survey

COM(2005) 178

2.5.2005

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — General Report on Pre-Accession Assistance (PHARE — ISPA — Sapard) IN 2003

COM(2005) 476

12.4.2005

Communication from the Commission on the preparedness of Serbia and Montenegro to negotiate a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

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II Preparatory Acts

Commission

| 24.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/11 |
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24.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/11

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Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2005/C 125/05)

| Document | Part | Date | Title |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COM(2004) 629 | | 29.9.2004 | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation |
| COM(2005) 28 | | 4.2.2005 | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) |
| COM(2005) 36 | | 10.2.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the Tsunami in 2004 |
| COM(2005) 60 | 1 | 25.2.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services |
| COM(2005) 60 | 2 | 25.2.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services |
| COM(2005) 66 | | 1.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code |
| COM(2005) 71 | | 2.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 as regards the quality of statistical data in the context of the excessive deficit procedure |
| COM(2005) 80 | | 10.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation further amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey |
| COM(2005) 81 | | 8.3.2005 | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality |
| COM(2005) 86 | | 14.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound and amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 |
| COM(2005) 89 | | 16.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards certain measures to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax and to assist in countering tax evasion and avoidance, and repealing certain Decisions granting derogations |
| COM(2005) 91 | | 17.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council framework decision on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings |
| COM(2005) 95 | | 17.3.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the Community in the International Grains Council and in the Food Aid Committee |
| COM(2005) 109 | | 4.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision authorising the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 3 of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes |
| COM(2005) 110 | | 4.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain broad spectrum antibiotics originating in India |
| COM(2005) 112 | | 5.4.2005 | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 |
| COM(2005) 114 | | 5.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 827/2004 as regards the prohibition of imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna from Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 826/2004 prohibiting imports of blue-fin tuna from Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone and Regulation (EC) No 828/2004 prohibiting imports of swordfish from Sierra Leone |
| COM(2005) 119 | 1 | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| COM(2005) 119 | 2 | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) |
| COM(2005) 121 | | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) |
| COM(2005) 126 | | 5.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 |
| COM(2005) 127 | 2 | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision amending and extending Council Decision of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme) |
| COM(2005) 127 | 3 | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Council Decision amending and extending Council Decision of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme) |
| COM(2005) 128 | | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation |
| COM(2005) 129 | | 6.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products |
| COM(2005) 136 | | 14.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied |
| COM(2005) 141 | 2 | 12.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (under Article 128 of the EC Treaty) |
| COM(2005) 144 | | 15.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2605/2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China |
| COM(2005) 145 | 1 | 15.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognitions and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters |
| COM(2005) 145 | 2 | 15.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognitions and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters |
| COM(2005) 146 | 1 | 18.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters |
| COM(2005) 146 | 2 | 18.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters |
| COM(2005) 151 | | 20.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council directive on the control of potato cyst nematodes |
| COM(2005) 160 | | 25.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon originating in the People's Republic of China |
| COM(2005) 161 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Austria of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line T25) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 162 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in France of genetically modified hybrid swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera Metzg. MS1Bn x RF1Bn) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 164 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Greece of genetically modified spring swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera) derived from transformation event Topas 19/2, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 165 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Luxembourg of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 166 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in France of genetically modified spring swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera) derived from transformation event Topas 19/2, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 167 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional restriction of the use and sale in Germany of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 169 | | 26.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Austria of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC |
| COM(2005) 173 | | 28.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine |
| COM(2005) 176 | | 29.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council decision on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regard the approval of the Faroese contingency plan for fish diseases and the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease Notification System |
| COM(2005) 180 | | 29.4.2005 | Proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan |

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2004) 629

29.9.2004

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation

COM(2005) 28

4.2.2005

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)

COM(2005) 36

10.2.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the Tsunami in 2004

COM(2005) 60

1

25.2.2005

Proposal for a Council decision on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services

COM(2005) 60

2

25.2.2005

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services

COM(2005) 66

1.3.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code

COM(2005) 71

2.3.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 as regards the quality of statistical data in the context of the excessive deficit procedure

COM(2005) 80

10.3.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation further amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey

COM(2005) 81

8.3.2005

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality

COM(2005) 86

14.3.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound and amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98

COM(2005) 89

16.3.2005

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards certain measures to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax and to assist in countering tax evasion and avoidance, and repealing certain Decisions granting derogations

COM(2005) 91

17.3.2005

Proposal for a Council framework decision on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings

COM(2005) 95

17.3.2005

Proposal for a Council decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the Community in the International Grains Council and in the Food Aid Committee

COM(2005) 109

4.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision authorising the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to apply a measure derogating from Article 3 of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes

COM(2005) 110

4.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain broad spectrum antibiotics originating in India

COM(2005) 112

5.4.2005

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93

COM(2005) 114

5.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 827/2004 as regards the prohibition of imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna from Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 826/2004 prohibiting imports of blue-fin tuna from Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone and Regulation (EC) No 828/2004 prohibiting imports of swordfish from Sierra Leone

COM(2005) 119

1

6.4.2005

Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

COM(2005) 119

2

6.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011)

COM(2005) 121

6.4.2005

Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013)

COM(2005) 126

5.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96

COM(2005) 127

2

6.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision amending and extending Council Decision of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme)

COM(2005) 127

3

6.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Council Decision amending and extending Council Decision of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the ‘Pericles’ programme)

COM(2005) 128

6.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation on administering certain restrictions on imports of certain steel products from the Russian Federation

COM(2005) 129

6.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products

COM(2005) 136

14.4.2005

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied

COM(2005) 141

2

12.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (under Article 128 of the EC Treaty)

COM(2005) 144

15.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2605/2000 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS) originating, inter alia, in the People's Republic of China

COM(2005) 145

1

15.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognitions and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

COM(2005) 145

2

15.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognitions and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

COM(2005) 146

1

18.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

COM(2005) 146

2

18.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

COM(2005) 151

20.4.2005

Proposal for a Council directive on the control of potato cyst nematodes

COM(2005) 160

25.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon originating in the People's Republic of China

COM(2005) 161

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Austria of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line T25) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 162

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in France of genetically modified hybrid swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera Metzg. MS1Bn x RF1Bn) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 164

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Greece of genetically modified spring swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera) derived from transformation event Topas 19/2, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 165

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Luxembourg of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 166

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in France of genetically modified spring swede rape (Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera) derived from transformation event Topas 19/2, pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 167

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional restriction of the use and sale in Germany of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 169

26.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision concerning the provisional prohibition of the use and sale in Austria of genetically modified maize (Zea mays L. line Bt 176) pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC

COM(2005) 173

28.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation terminating the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of silicon carbide originating in Ukraine

COM(2005) 176

29.4.2005

Proposal for a Council decision on a Community position within the EC-Faroe Islands Joint Committee on the amendments to Decision No 1/2001 as regard the approval of the Faroese contingency plan for fish diseases and the inclusion of the Faroe Islands in the Animal Disease Notification System

COM(2005) 180

29.4.2005

Proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

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III Notices

Commission

| 24.5.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 125/16 |
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24.5.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 125/16

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2005 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

in the field of Community cooperation as regards Civil Protection

(2005/C 125/06)

| I.1. | The aim of this call for proposals is to identify actions, which might be eligible for financial support from the European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment. This aid would take the form of co-financing. |
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I.1.

The aim of this call for proposals is to identify actions, which might be eligible for financial support from the European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment. This aid would take the form of co-financing.

| I.2. | The fields concerned, and the nature and content of the actions (as well as the conditions for granting assistance and application forms) are set out in the documentation relating to the call for proposals. This documentation may be consulted on the Europa website at:
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm |
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I.2.

The fields concerned, and the nature and content of the actions (as well as the conditions for granting assistance and application forms) are set out in the documentation relating to the call for proposals. This documentation may be consulted on the Europa website at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm

| I.3. | Procedure for the submission and examination of proposals:
  The call for proposals is open until 31 July 2005.
  The procedure for the appraisal of a proposal with an indicative timetable is as follows:






  — | receipt, recording and acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission, |
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I.3.

Procedure for the submission and examination of proposals:

The call for proposals is open until 31 July 2005.

The procedure for the appraisal of a proposal with an indicative timetable is as follows:

—

receipt, recording and acknowledgement of receipt by the Commission,

| — | examination by the services of the Commission, |
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—

examination by the services of the Commission,

| — | formulation of the final decision and communication of the result to the applicant. |
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—

formulation of the final decision and communication of the result to the applicant.

Beneficiaries will be selected on the basis of the criteria set out in the documentation relating to this call for proposals and within the limits of the available budget.

The entire procedure is strictly confidential. In the event of approval by the Commission, a contract (made out in Euro) will be concluded between the Commission and the party submitting the proposal.

The decision of the Commission is final.

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