# Official Journal C 285/17 N

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4817 November 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 285

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4817 November 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Council |
| 2005/C 285/1 | Council Decision of 8 November 2005 appointing members of the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres | 1 |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 285/2 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| 2005/C 285/3 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| 2005/C 285/4 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2005/C 285/5 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (
  1
  ) | 11 |
| 2005/C 285/6 | Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula (
  1
  ) | 13 |
| 2005/C 285/7 | Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra (
  1
  ) | 14 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Council

2005/C 285/1

Council Decision of 8 November 2005 appointing members of the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres

1

Commission

2005/C 285/2

Euro exchange rates

4

2005/C 285/3

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  )

1

5

2005/C 285/4

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

1

7

2005/C 285/5

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

1

11

2005/C 285/6

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula (
  1
  )

1

13

2005/C 285/7

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra (
  1
  )

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14

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I Information

Council

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17.11.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/1

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 November 2005

appointing members of the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres

(2005/C 285/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 91/116/EEC of 25 February 1991 setting up the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The term of office of the members of the aforementioned Committee will expire on 28 November 2005. |
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(1)

The term of office of the members of the aforementioned Committee will expire on 28 November 2005.

| (2) | The Governments of the Member States have each put forward a list of candidates with a view to appointing two members per Member State to the Committee, |
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(2)

The Governments of the Member States have each put forward a list of candidates with a view to appointing two members per Member State to the Committee,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The persons named in the Annex are hereby appointed as members of the European Advisory Committee on statistical information in the economic and social spheres for a renewable term of four years starting on 29 November 2005.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2005.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

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(1)  OJ L 59, 6.3.1991, p. 21. Decision as amended by Decision 97/255/EC (OJ L 102, 19.4.1997, p. 32).

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ANEXO — PŘÍLOHA — BILAG — ANHANG — LISA — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — PIELIKUMS — PRIEDAS — MELLÉKLET — ANNESS — BIJLAGE — ZAŁĄCZNIK — ANEXO — PRÍLOHA — PRILOGA —LIITE — BILAGA

| AT |
| --- |
| Ulrike OSCHISCHNIG | Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
| Margit EPLER | Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte |
| BE |
| Martine van WOUWE | Professeur aux Facultés universitaires Saint-Ignace d'Anvers |
| Kris DEGROOTE | Conseil central de l'économie |
| CY |
| Αντρέας ΠΑΥΛΙΚΑΣ | Υπεύθυνος Γραφείου Μελετών |
| (Andreas PAVLIKAS) | Παγκύπριας Εργατικής Ομοσπονδίας (Head of Research Studies, Pancyprian Federation of Labour) |
| Παναγιώτης ΛΟΙΖΙΔΗΣ | Γενικός Γραμματέας |
| (Panayiotis I. LOIZIDES) | Κυπριακού Εμπορικού και Βιομηχανικού Επιμελητηρίου (Secretary General, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry) |
| CZ |
| Richard HINDLS | Profesor Vysoké školy ekonomické v Praze, děkan Fakulty informatiky a statistiky |
| Jaroslav DOSTAL | Ředitel, člen představenstva společnosti Kooperativa pojištovna, a.s., Praha |
| DE |
| Botho Graf PÜCKLER | Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände |
| Joachim WILDE | Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle |
| DK |
| Karen SIUNE | Direktør, Analyseinstitut for Forskning |
| Richard B. LARSEN | Underdirektør, Dansk Industri |
| EE |
| Kaia PHILIPS | Tartu Ülikool, Majandusteaduskond |
| Alari PURJU | Estonian Business School |
| EL |
| Μιχαήλ ΣΦΑΚΙΑΝΑΚΗΣ
  (Michael SFAKIANAKIS) | Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς, Τμήμα Οργάνωσης και |
| Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων (University of Piraeus, Department of Business Administration) |
| Νίκος ΜΕΓΓΕΛΗΣ
  (Nikos MEGRELIS) | Πανελλήνια Ομοσπονδία Ενώσεων Συντακτών |
| Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο (Panhellenic Federation of Journalists' Unions' Executive Board) |
| ES |
| Julio RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ | Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) |
| Juan DE LUCIO | Consejo Superior de Cámaras de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de España |
| FI |
| Ralf RAMM-SCHMIDT | Johtava asiantuntija, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto |
| Eila KILPIÖ | Johtaja, Kuluttajatutkimuskeskus |
| FR |
| Yvonick RENARD | Fédération des industries mécaniques |
| Denis DURAND | Confédération générale du travail |
| HU |
| Éva PALÓCZ | Kopint-Datorg Rt. |
| László VITA | Tanszékvezető egyetemi tanár Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Statisztika Tanszék |
| IE |
| Patrick GEARY | National University of Ireland Maynooth |
| Frances RUANE | Trinity College Dublin Ireland |
| IT |
| Antonio GOLINI | Professore di Demografia, Università di Roma «La Sapienza» — Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche |
| Pietro GARIBALDI | Professore di Economia, Università di Torino — Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Finanziarie |
| LT |
| Gindra KASNAUSKIENĖ | Vilniaus universitetas |
| Artūras MANKEVIČIUS | Dienraštis «Verslo žinios» |
| LU |
| Patrice PIERETTI | Professeur au Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg |
| Michel BRACHMOND | Directeur, Chambre des Métiers à Luxembourg |
| LV |
| Biruta SLOKA | Latvijas Universitātes profesore |
| Henriks DANUSĒVIČS | Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācijas prezidents |
| MT |
| Reno CAMILLERI | l-Awtorità tà l-Istatistika tà Malta |
| Carmen DELIA | Università tà Malta, Tal-Qroqq |
| NL |
| Ineke STOOP | Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau |
| Kea G. TIJDENS | Professor Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam/Universiteit van Amsterdam |
| PL |
| Bohdan WYŻNIKIEWICZ | Instytut Badań nad Gospodarką Rynkową w Gdańsku |
| Irena E. KOTOWSKA | Profesor Szkoły Głównej Handlowej, Katedra Statystyki i Demografii |
| PT |
| Carlos Alberto dos Santos BRAUMANN | Professor na Universidade de Évora |
| Fernando Manuel Pires MARQUES | Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses |
| SE |
| Karin MOSSLER | Chefsekonom, Socialstyrelsen |
| Anders Carl Tage BJÖRKLUND | Professor vid Institutet for social forskning, Stockholms universitet |
| SI |
| Lea BREGAR | Ekonomska fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani |
| Vida FRAS | Konfederacija sindikatov Slovenije PERGAM |
| SK |
| Jozef KOMORNIK | Profesor, Univerzita Komenského, Fakulta manažmentu |
| Ján TÓTH | ING Banka Slovensko |
| UK |
| Ian MACLEAN | Statistics Users Council |
| Martin WEALE | Director, National Institute for Social and Economic Research |

AT

Ulrike OSCHISCHNIG

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Margit EPLER

Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte

BE

Martine van WOUWE

Professeur aux Facultés universitaires Saint-Ignace d'Anvers

Kris DEGROOTE

Conseil central de l'économie

CY

Αντρέας ΠΑΥΛΙΚΑΣ

Υπεύθυνος Γραφείου Μελετών

(Andreas PAVLIKAS)

Παγκύπριας Εργατικής Ομοσπονδίας (Head of Research Studies, Pancyprian Federation of Labour)

Παναγιώτης ΛΟΙΖΙΔΗΣ

Γενικός Γραμματέας

(Panayiotis I. LOIZIDES)

Κυπριακού Εμπορικού και Βιομηχανικού Επιμελητηρίου (Secretary General, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

CZ

Richard HINDLS

Profesor Vysoké školy ekonomické v Praze, děkan Fakulty informatiky a statistiky

Jaroslav DOSTAL

Ředitel, člen představenstva společnosti Kooperativa pojištovna, a.s., Praha

DE

Botho Graf PÜCKLER

Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände

Joachim WILDE

Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle

DK

Karen SIUNE

Direktør, Analyseinstitut for Forskning

Richard B. LARSEN

Underdirektør, Dansk Industri

EE

Kaia PHILIPS

Tartu Ülikool, Majandusteaduskond

Alari PURJU

Estonian Business School

EL

Μιχαήλ ΣΦΑΚΙΑΝΑΚΗΣ

(Michael SFAKIANAKIS)

Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς, Τμήμα Οργάνωσης και

Διοίκησης Επιχειρήσεων (University of Piraeus, Department of Business Administration)

Νίκος ΜΕΓΓΕΛΗΣ

(Nikos MEGRELIS)

Πανελλήνια Ομοσπονδία Ενώσεων Συντακτών

Διοικητικό Συμβούλιο (Panhellenic Federation of Journalists' Unions' Executive Board)

ES

Julio RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ

Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT)

Juan DE LUCIO

Consejo Superior de Cámaras de Comercio, Industria y Navegación de España

FI

Ralf RAMM-SCHMIDT

Johtava asiantuntija, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto

Eila KILPIÖ

Johtaja, Kuluttajatutkimuskeskus

FR

Yvonick RENARD

Fédération des industries mécaniques

Denis DURAND

Confédération générale du travail

HU

Éva PALÓCZ

Kopint-Datorg Rt.

László VITA

Tanszékvezető egyetemi tanár Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Statisztika Tanszék

IE

Patrick GEARY

National University of Ireland Maynooth

Frances RUANE

Trinity College Dublin Ireland

IT

Antonio GOLINI

Professore di Demografia, Università di Roma «La Sapienza» — Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche

Pietro GARIBALDI

Professore di Economia, Università di Torino — Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Finanziarie

LT

Gindra KASNAUSKIENĖ

Vilniaus universitetas

Artūras MANKEVIČIUS

Dienraštis «Verslo žinios»

LU

Patrice PIERETTI

Professeur au Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg

Michel BRACHMOND

Directeur, Chambre des Métiers à Luxembourg

LV

Biruta SLOKA

Latvijas Universitātes profesore

Henriks DANUSĒVIČS

Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācijas prezidents

MT

Reno CAMILLERI

l-Awtorità tà l-Istatistika tà Malta

Carmen DELIA

Università tà Malta, Tal-Qroqq

NL

Ineke STOOP

Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau

Kea G. TIJDENS

Professor Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam/Universiteit van Amsterdam

PL

Bohdan WYŻNIKIEWICZ

Instytut Badań nad Gospodarką Rynkową w Gdańsku

Irena E. KOTOWSKA

Profesor Szkoły Głównej Handlowej, Katedra Statystyki i Demografii

PT

Carlos Alberto dos Santos BRAUMANN

Professor na Universidade de Évora

Fernando Manuel Pires MARQUES

Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses

SE

Karin MOSSLER

Chefsekonom, Socialstyrelsen

Anders Carl Tage BJÖRKLUND

Professor vid Institutet for social forskning, Stockholms universitet

SI

Lea BREGAR

Ekonomska fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani

Vida FRAS

Konfederacija sindikatov Slovenije PERGAM

SK

Jozef KOMORNIK

Profesor, Univerzita Komenského, Fakulta manažmentu

Ján TÓTH

ING Banka Slovensko

UK

Ian MACLEAN

Statistics Users Council

Martin WEALE

Director, National Institute for Social and Economic Research

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Commission

| 17.11.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 285/4 |
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17.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/4

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Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2005

(2005/C 285/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1677 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 139,40 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4571 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67690 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,6126 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5469 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 72,48 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8135 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5734 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 29,283 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 250,63 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6964 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9845 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,6387 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,50 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,730 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,5868 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6026 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3961 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,0565 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7087 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9895 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 211,37 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,9063 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,4391 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3550 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 688,68 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,414 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,721 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 33,7130 |
| THB | Thai baht | 48,094 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1677

JPY

Japanese yen

139,40

DKK

Danish krone

7,4571

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67690

SEK

Swedish krona

9,6126

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5469

ISK

Iceland króna

72,48

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8135

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5734

CZK

Czech koruna

29,283

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

250,63

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6964

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9845

RON

Romanian leu

3,6387

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,50

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,730

TRY

Turkish lira

1,5868

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6026

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3961

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0565

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7087

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9895

KRW

South Korean won

1 211,37

ZAR

South African rand

7,9063

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,4391

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3550

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 688,68

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,414

PHP

Philippine peso

63,721

RUB

Russian rouble

33,7130

THB

Thai baht

48,094

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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17.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/5

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2005/C 285/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XS 3/04 |
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| Member State | Finland |
| Region | The first and second aid areas in the development area as laid down in Government Decision 1244/1999 |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Accelerated depreciation for investments made by SMEs in the development area |
| Legal basis | Kehitysalueelle tehtävien investointien korotetuista poistoista annettu laki (1262/1993, muut 1736/1995, 32/1998, 1215/1998, 964/2000, 901/2001 ja 914/2003) |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 1 million (1) |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation | Yes
  Maximum aid intensity 1 % | |
| Date of implementation | From 1.1.2004 |
| Duration of the scheme or individual aid award | Until 31.12.2006 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes | |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs (2) | Yes |
| Limited to specific sectors | |
| — | Coalmining |

Aid No

XS 3/04

Member State

Finland

Region

The first and second aid areas in the development area as laid down in Government Decision 1244/1999

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Accelerated depreciation for investments made by SMEs in the development area

Legal basis

Kehitysalueelle tehtävien investointien korotetuista poistoista annettu laki (1262/1993, muut 1736/1995, 32/1998, 1215/1998, 964/2000, 901/2001 ja 914/2003)

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 1 million (1)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(6) and Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Maximum aid intensity 1 %

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs (2)

Yes

Limited to specific sectors

—

Coalmining

No

| — | All manufacturing |
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—

All manufacturing

or

Steel

No

Shipbuilding

No

Synthetic fibres

No

Motor vehicles

No

Other manufacturing

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

Or

Transport services

No

Financial services

No

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Valtiovarainministeriö

Address:

PL 28, FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid,

| (a) | if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and






  — | the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, |
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(a)

if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and

—

the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %,

| — | in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or |
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—

in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or

| (b) | if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million |
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(b)

if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million

Yes

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(1)  The advantage the companies get from the tax relief comprises the interest benefit from the frontloading of the depreciation, amounting to EUR 0,5-1,0 million on the investments over a year.

(2)  Sectors eligible for the aid: manufacturing and travel companies, except for activities relating to the production, processing or offering for sale of the products listed in Annex I of the Treaty, synthetic fibres, manufacturing of vehicles and vehicle spare parts, coalmining, the steel industry and shipbuilding.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/7

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

(2005/C 285/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 31/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Thuringia

Title of aid scheme: Directive on the granting of subsidies by Thüringia and the European Union to promote vocational preparation and continuing training

Legal basis: Operationelles Programm des Freistaats Thüringen für den Einsatz der Europäischen Strukturfonds in der Periode von 2000 bis 2006, Maßnahmebereich 4.3. und 4.4.

§§ 23, 24 Abs. 4, 26 Abs. 3 Nr. 2, 44 und 91 Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung (ThürLHO) sowie §§ 48, 49 und 49 a Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (ThürVwVfG)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 10 million

Maximum aid intensity: Continuing training measures up to 55 % of total expenditure; measures for women which serve to improve equal opportunities: 70 % of the total expenditure per female participant; special practical continuing training measures for young people up to 100 % of total expenditure; model skills-training projects: up to 80 % of total expenditure.

The above intensities are granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: 1.1.2002 to 31.12.2006

Objective: The following are being promoted:

implementation of continuing training measures for the adaptation of vocational skills and measures for employees and owners of firms in Thüringia;

catch-up of qualifications for semi-skilled and unskilled employees without professional qualifications;

necessary continuing training for persons faced with unemployment in firms in difficulty or affected by restructuring;

vocational preparation for young people without school-leaving certificate or for young people with school qualifications but no vocational qualification;

continuing training for people setting up businesses and measures to develop and protect start-ups for persons faced with unemployment and formerly unemployed graduates of university and technical college;

model vocational training and continuing training projects where there is a particularly justified need to develop innovative approaches to training and continuing training for employees and owners of firms in Thüringia or practical vocational preparation of young people for the labour and training vacancy market

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsförderung des Freistaats Thüringen mbH (GFAW) |
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| Dalbergsweg 6 |
| DE-99084 Erfurt |

Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsförderung des Freistaats Thüringen mbH (GFAW)

Dalbergsweg 6

DE-99084 Erfurt

Other information:

| Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Infrastruktur |
| --- |
| Referat ‘Berufliche Bildung und Qualifizierung’ |
| Max-Reger-Straße 4-8 |
| DE-99096 Erfurt |

Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Infrastruktur

Referat ‘Berufliche Bildung und Qualifizierung’

Max-Reger-Straße 4-8

DE-99096 Erfurt

Aid No: XT 36/03

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme: Vocational training of handicapped people, mentally ill people and addicts in integration enterprises and comparable establishments

Individual grants of aid under the measures described below are made on the basis of award decisions.

The award decisions include a reference to Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 and the corresponding exemption

Legal basis:

| — | BayHO (vor allem Art. 23 und 44), |
| --- | --- |

—

BayHO (vor allem Art. 23 und 44),

| — | VO (EG) Nr. 1260/1999, |
| --- | --- |

—

VO (EG) Nr. 1260/1999,

| — | VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999, |
| --- | --- |

—

VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999,

| — | Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission Nr. (2000) 2414, |
| --- | --- |

—

Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission Nr. (2000) 2414,

| — | EPPD zu Ziel 3, |
| --- | --- |

—

EPPD zu Ziel 3,

| — | EzPP Ziel 3. |
| --- | --- |

—

EzPP Ziel 3.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The annual amount earmarked for individual aid decisions under the measures described below totals roughly EUR 2,3 million from ESF funds.

As a rule, payments may run for up to 5 years

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity in each case is fixed in line with the permitted limits, the maximum being 80 % of the eligible costs (up to 45 % ESF funding)

Date of implementation: Individual aid may be granted up to 31.12.2006 (incl.) (end of ESF authorisation period).

Duration of scheme: Payments may be made up to 31.12.2008

Objective: Individual aid under the measures described below is granted for the purposes of general training

Description of the general training aid:

Individual aid granted under the measures described is intended for general training. The content of such training must relate not only to a specific area of work or a specific firm but must be transferable to other areas of work or undertakings. The measure will help to provide transferable skills which will significantly improve the placement potential of the participants.

The content of the training will be in line with the accompanying description under the Single Programming Document (SPD) for Objective 3 and the Supplementary Programming Document for Objective 3 (Policy area B, measure 4). Please refer to the accompanying extracts from the SPD and the Supplementary PD and the Bavarian Financial Regulation

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| — | Regierung von Oberbayern |
| --- | --- |
| DE-80534 Munich |

—

Regierung von Oberbayern

DE-80534 Munich

| — | Regierung von Niederbayern |
| --- | --- |
| DE-84023 Landshut |

—

Regierung von Niederbayern

DE-84023 Landshut

| — | Regierung der Oberpfalz |
| --- | --- |
| DE-93039 Regensburg |

—

Regierung der Oberpfalz

DE-93039 Regensburg

| — | Regierung von Oberfranken |
| --- | --- |
| DE-95420 Bayreuth |

—

Regierung von Oberfranken

DE-95420 Bayreuth

| — | Regierung von Mittelfranken |
| --- | --- |
| DE-91511 Ansbach |

—

Regierung von Mittelfranken

DE-91511 Ansbach

| — | Regierung von Unterfranken |
| --- | --- |
| DE-97064 Würzburg |

—

Regierung von Unterfranken

DE-97064 Würzburg

| — | Regierung von Schwaben |
| --- | --- |
| DE-86145 Augsburg |

—

Regierung von Schwaben

DE-86145 Augsburg

From 2004:

| Bayerisches Landesamt für Versorgung und Familienförderung |
| --- |
| Hegelstraße 2 |
| DE-95447 Bayreuth |

Bayerisches Landesamt für Versorgung und Familienförderung

Hegelstraße 2

DE-95447 Bayreuth

Aid No: XT 38/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia (Objective 1)

Title of aid scheme: Measures III.2 — Training of high-level professional skills to develop the competitiveness of businesses, with priority for SMEs.

Legal basis: Programma operativo nazionale ‘Ricerca scientifica, sviluppo tecnologico, alta formazione’ 2000/2006 che si integra nel quadro comunitario di sostegno per gli interventi strutturali comunitari nelle regioni Campania, Calabria, Puglia, Basilicata, Sicilia, Sardegna. Approvato con decisione della Commissione C(2000), 2343 dell'8.8.2000.

Complemento di programmazione approvato dal Comitato di sorveglianza dell'11.12.2001.

Avviso 4391/2001 pubblicato sulla GURI n. 202 del 31.8.2001 — Supplemento ordinario n. 222.

Decreto direttoriale n. 800/RIC/2001 del 30.7.2001 — Cofinanziamento mediante l'utilizzo delle risorse comunitarie assicurate dal Fondo sociale europeo (FSE) — Programma operativo nazionale ‘Ricerca scientifica, sviluppo tecnologico ed alta formazione’ per l'obiettivo 1 — di interventi formativi per soggetti occupati, compresi i titolari di PMI, delle imprese localizzate sul territorio obiettivo 1.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 8 294 791,15 for the period July 2002-December 2004 on the basis of the individual directorial decrees granting cofinancing. Expenditure is likely to be concentrated in the 2003 financial year, estimated at around EUR 4 300 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid is granted in the form of initial advance payments and by reimbursing duly documented eligible expenditure actually incurred in implementing training activities, subject to the following maximum aid intensities as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 68/2001:

The above intensities are increased by 10 percentage points if the training for which aid is granted is given to disadvantaged workers, as referred to in Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 and further defined in D.D. 800/RIC/2001

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid: The aid scheme covers general and specific training. General training within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 involves training which is not applicable only or principally to the employee's present or future position in the assisted firm but which provides qualifications that are largely transferable to other firms or fields of work and thereby substantially improve the employability of the employee.

For the purposes of implementing this aid scheme, ‘general’ training means:

inter-enterprise training, i.e. training organised jointly by different independent enterprises or in which employees of different enterprises may take part

Economic sector(s) concerned:

| — | All sectors |
| --- | --- |

—

All sectors

| — | All services |
| --- | --- |

—

All services

Name and address of granting authority:

| Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca |
| --- |
| Servizio per lo Sviluppo ed il potenziamento dell'attività di ricerca |
| Ufficio IV |
| Piazza Kennedy, 20 |
| IT-00144 Roma |

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca

Servizio per lo Sviluppo ed il potenziamento dell'attività di ricerca

Ufficio IV

Piazza Kennedy, 20

IT-00144 Roma

Comments: Firstly, the aid scheme applies to all sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 68/2001. Secondly, it does not apply to aid for training or retraining workers employed by firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 288, 9.10.1999), as part of rescue or restructuring operations assisted through public funds (rescue and/or restructuring aid). Such aid will be assessed in the light of those guidelines. Thirdly, the aid scheme does not apply if the amount of aid granted to one enterprise for a single training project exceeds EUR 1 million, in which case the individual aid grant must be notified to the Commission for its approval

Aid No: XT 55/01

Member State: Belgium

Region: Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Decree of the Flemish Government establishing the detailed conditions and rules under which subsidies are granted for continuing education and training for employees and firms, ‘Lever loan — innovative work organisation’ section

Legal basis: Decreet van 8 december 2000 houdende diverse bepalingen, inzonderheid artikel 16

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of aid granted to the company: As far as aid from the ESF is concerned, an amount of EUR 4 479 108 is to be granted for the period 2000-2006, i.e. an average amount of EUR 639 872 a year.

The amount to be provided from the Flemish budget varies from one budget year to another, but amounts to a minimum of EUR 731 510 (the maximum is EUR 1 125 400). For the period 2001-2006, a total Flemish subsidy of EUR 6 133 430 (indicative) is to be provided for the measure ‘Lever loan — training’

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity (the total official aid from the Member State and the European Union) for training projects is determined on the basis of Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 and the provisions of Article 29(3)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.

The ceilings are as follows:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001: maximum aid intensity (i.e. EU and Flemish aid combined) for training with respect to the subsidised basis:

These intensities may be increased by 5 percentage points for assisted areas covered by Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, Article 29(3)(b):

The permitted ESF aid amounts to a maximum of 50 % of the total eligible cost and, as a general rule, at least 25 % of eligible public expenditure

Date of implementation: The decree on the ‘Lever loan — innovatory work organisation’ was adopted by the Flemish Government on 28 September 2001

Duration of scheme or duration of the individual aid: Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid: Firms may apply for a subsidy for both general and specific training. The definitions of ‘general’ and ‘specific’ training in Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid are applicable

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap |
| --- |
| Administratie Werkgelegenheid |
| Afdeling Europa Werkgelegenheid |
| Markiesstraat 1 |
| BE-1000 Brussels |

Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Administratie Werkgelegenheid

Afdeling Europa Werkgelegenheid

Markiesstraat 1

BE-1000 Brussels

Implementation of the aid scheme is delegated to the ESF agency, which is a non-profit body.

Aid No: XT 78/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Lombardy

Title of aid scheme: Grants to enterprises in Brescia for the vocational training of proprietors, executives and employees in 2004/2005

Legal basis: Art. 12 L. 7 agosto 1990, n. 241, Deliberazioni camerali nn. 236 del 18.11.2003 e 39 del 23.3.2004, Determinazioni dirigenziali nn. 38/AV del 22.4.2004 e 48/AV del 19.5.2004

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 650 000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of the costs incurred up to a maximum of EUR 2 600; minimum eligible expenditure EUR 400

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: 1.5.2004 to 30.4.2005

Objective of aid: Promoting general training for proprietors, executives and employees of enterprises in Brescia

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Brescia |
| --- |
| Via Orzinuovi n. 3 |
| IT-25125 Brescia |
| Tel. 0303514335 |
| e-mail: buriani@bs.camcom.it |

Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Brescia

Via Orzinuovi n. 3

IT-25125 Brescia

Tel. 0303514335

e-mail: buriani@bs.camcom.it

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/11

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

(2005/C 285/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| Aid No | XT 17/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Flanders |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Promotion of training for workers:






  — | the scheme applies to specific groups of employees who are following a training course at the request of their employer; |

Aid No

XT 17/04

Member State

Belgium

Region

Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Promotion of training for workers:

—

the scheme applies to specific groups of employees who are following a training course at the request of their employer;

| — | the employers are partly exempt from payment of certain training costs; |
| --- | --- |

—

the employers are partly exempt from payment of certain training costs;

| — | this applies only to general training carried out by the VDAB on its own account. |
| --- | --- |

—

this applies only to general training carried out by the VDAB on its own account.

Legal basis

Beslissing van de Vlaamse regering op 13.12.2002

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 793 199,97

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

1.1.2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

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:

Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding

(VDAB)

Address:

| Keizerslaan 11 |
| --- |
| BE-1000 Brussels |

Keizerslaan 11

BE-1000 Brussels

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

| Aid No | XT 85/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Hungary |
| Region | Entire country |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Training Facility, part of Project Generation Facility II |
| Legal basis | 15/2004 sz. Tárcanélküli Miniszteri Rendelet |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 0,4 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 | 1.11.2004 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | End of implementation 30.6.2005 |
| Objective of aid | General training | Yes |
| Specific training | |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for training aid | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Name:
  Nemzeti Fejlesztési Hivatal (National Development Office)
  Address:
  HU-1133 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 56. |
| Large individual aid grants | In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation | The aid granted is less than the relevant amount |

Aid No

XT 85/04

Member State

Hungary

Region

Entire country

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Training Facility, part of Project Generation Facility II

Legal basis

15/2004 sz. Tárcanélküli Miniszteri Rendelet

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,4 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

1.11.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

End of implementation 30.6.2005

Objective of aid

General training

Yes

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for training aid

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Name:

Nemzeti Fejlesztési Hivatal (National Development Office)

Address:

HU-1133 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 56.

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

The aid granted is less than the relevant amount

| Aid No | XT 96/04 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | All 16 provinces |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Training for women engaged in business activity and training for firms on flexible forms of employment |
| Legal basis | Art. 31 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o Narodowym Planie Rozwoju (Dz.U. nr 116, poz. 1206)
  Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 27 września 2004 r. w sprawie szczegółowych warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy na szkolenia (Dz.U. nr 234, poz. 2349)
  Pomoc będzie udzielania w ramach Sektorowego Programu Operacyjnego Rozwój Zasobów Ludzkich 2004-2006, współfinansowanego ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount (1) | EUR 13 924 676 |
| 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 | 28.10.2004 |
| 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:
  Ministry of the Economy and Labour
  Address:





  Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5 |
| PL-00-507 Warsaw |

Aid No

XT 96/04

Member State

Poland

Region

All 16 provinces

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Training for women engaged in business activity and training for firms on flexible forms of employment

Legal basis

Art. 31 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o Narodowym Planie Rozwoju (Dz.U. nr 116, poz. 1206)

Rozporządzenie Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy z dnia 27 września 2004 r. w sprawie szczegółowych warunków i trybu udzielania pomocy na szkolenia (Dz.U. nr 234, poz. 2349)

Pomoc będzie udzielania w ramach Sektorowego Programu Operacyjnego Rozwój Zasobów Ludzkich 2004-2006, współfinansowanego ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego

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

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount (1)

EUR 13 924 676

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

28.10.2004

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:

Ministry of the Economy and Labour

Address:

Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warsaw

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes

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(1)  EUR 13 924 676 has been earmarked until 31 December 2006.

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Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula

(2005/C 285/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995 as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/03 of 29 May 2001 and C 310/09 of 13 December 2002, pursuant to 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. |
| --- | --- |

1.

The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995 as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/03 of 29 May 2001 and C 310/09 of 13 December 2002, pursuant to 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.

| 2. | The modified public service obligation for Stornoway/Benbecula is as follows:
  —   Minimum frequencies:
  two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Stornoway and Benbecula.
  —   Capacity:
  the capacity offered should be not less than 18 seats each way.
  —   Fares:
  the price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 64 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).
  The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.
  No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
  The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to its notification to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The modified public service obligation for Stornoway/Benbecula is as follows:

—   Minimum frequencies:

two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Stornoway and Benbecula.

—   Capacity:

the capacity offered should be not less than 18 seats each way.

—   Fares:

the price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 64 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).

The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to its notification to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/14

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Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra

(2005/C 285/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra as set out in the notice published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995, as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/04 of 29 May 2001, and C 310/10 of 13 December 2002, and as further modified in
  Official Journal of the European Union C 295/07 of 5 December 2003, pursuant to 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. |
| --- | --- |

1.

The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra as set out in the notice published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995, as modified in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/04 of 29 May 2001, and C 310/10 of 13 December 2002, and as further modified in
  Official Journal of the European Union C 295/07 of 5 December 2003, pursuant to 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.

| 2. | The modified public service obligation for Benbecula-Barra is as follows:
  —   Minimum frequencies:
  One return trip per day except Saturday and Sunday between Benbecula and Barra.
  —   Capacity:
  The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than 8 seats each way.
  —   Aircraft types:
  The aircraft used should be suitable for landing on Barra airstrip which is located on Traigh Mhor Beach.
  —   Fares:
  The price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 30 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).
  The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.
  No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
  The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The modified public service obligation for Benbecula-Barra is as follows:

—   Minimum frequencies:

One return trip per day except Saturday and Sunday between Benbecula and Barra.

—   Capacity:

The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than 8 seats each way.

—   Aircraft types:

The aircraft used should be suitable for landing on Barra airstrip which is located on Traigh Mhor Beach.

—   Fares:

The price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 30 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security charges).

The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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