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Commission communication under Article 3(1) of Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section

(2003/C 178/04)

The Commission has renewed the term of office of the following members of the Conciliation Body for one year from 1 September 2003 to 31 August 2004:

Mr José Luis SÁENZ GARCÍA-BAQUERO

Mr Michael C. DOWLING.
Imposition by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services between Pointe-à-Pitre and Saint-Barthélémy

(2003/C 172/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, France has decided to impose public service obligations on scheduled air services between Pointe-à-Pitre le Raizet and Saint-Barthélémy.

2. The public service obligations are as follows:

2.1. Minimum frequency:

At least three round trips per day, without stopover.

2.2. Type of aircraft used:

The services must be operated with a turboprop aircraft.

2.3. Timetables:

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers, from Monday to Friday, to make a round trip within a day and to spend at least seven hours in Pointe-à-Pitre.

2.4. Fares:

The full rate single Y fare between Pointe-à-Pitre and Saint-Barthélémy must not exceed EUR 109.

The following categories of passenger must be entitled to fares of not more than EUR 74, with no capacity restriction:

- persons under 20 years old,

- persons over 60 years old,

- students under 27 years old,

- disabled persons and invalids.

A fare of EUR 74 must be offered on all flights, without capacity restriction or time constraints on ticket reservations or purchases, to passengers whose principal place of residence is Saint-Barthélémy and who use tickets purchased in Saint-Barthélémy, the validity of which is restricted to a stay outside the island of less than 14 days, in order to make a round trip starting from Saint-Barthélémy.

These fares exclude per capita taxes and duties levied by the State, local authorities and airport authorities and identified as such on the ticket.

If an abnormal and unforeseeable increase in the cost factors affecting the operation of the routes takes place for which the carriers are not responsible, these maximum fares may be raised in proportion to the increase. The new maximum fares will be notified to the carriers operating the services and will enter into force after their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.5. Flight bookings:

Flights must be marketed by means of at least one booking system accessible by rapid data transmission.

2.6. Continuity of service:

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 2 % of the number of flights scheduled per year in the operating programme.

The carrier must give at least six months' notice before discontinuing the services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

Air carriers are hereby informed that the French authorities reserve the right to grant aid having a social character to certain categories of passengers on these routes on the basis of Article 87(2)(a) of the Treaty.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2003/C 187/04)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry(1), following which no request for a review was received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(2).

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(1) OJ C 281, 19.11.2002, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres

(2003/C 192/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonized standards under the directive)

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Note 1:

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal ("dow"), set by the European Standards Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3:

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Example: Voor EN 50014:1997, the following applies:

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NOTE:

- Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardization organizations or from the national standardization bodies of which the list is annexed to the Council Directive 98/34/EC(1) amended by the Council Directive 98/48/EC(2).

- Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

- The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

- This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(2) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2003/C 196/09)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned in point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking Swiss Rail Cargo Italy Srl Via Legnano, 8 Milano

2. Issuing office Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei trasporti servizio di vigilanza sulle ferrovie Roma

3. Date of the decision 26 March 2003

First issued

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Revoked [square ]

Amended [square ]

4. Licence No 32

5. Terms and conditions -

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments -

7. Other observations -

8. Person to contact at the issuing office (Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Dott.Ing. Enzo Celli Tel. (39-06) 41 58 35 71 Fax (39-06) 41 58 35 14 E-mail: vig4@mint.rupa.it
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 in relation to Personal Protective Equipment(1), as amended by Directives 93/68/EEC(2), 93/95/EEC(3) and 96/58/EC(4)

(2003/C 203/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonized standards under the Directive)

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NOTE:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC(5) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC(6).

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

A complete updated list can be found on the Europa server in the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ enterprise/newapproach/ standardization/harmstds/reflist/ppe.html

(1) OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 220, 30.8.1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 276, 9.11.1993, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 236, 18.9.1996, p. 44.

(5) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(6) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2003/C 199/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Brive (Laroche) and Paris (Orly) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 304 of 30 October 2001 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. As of 5 January 2004, the public service obligations for scheduled air services between Brive (Laroche) and Paris (Orly) are as follows:

Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be:

- two round trips per day, morning and evening, Monday to Friday, except on public holidays, for 220 days a year, and

- one return trip on Sunday evenings 44 weeks a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between Brive (Laroche) and Paris (Orly).

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 50.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip within the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether Paris or Brive.

Flight bookings

Flights must be booked by means of at least one computerised reservation system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season. The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. In addition, slots have been reserved at Paris (Orly) airport from Monday to Friday for the scheduled Paris (Orly)-Brive (Laroche) service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information about these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.
Uniform application of the combined nomenclature (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2003/C 206/08)

Explanatory Notes adopted under Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002(2)

The "Explanatory Notes to the combined nomenclature of the European Communities"(3) shall be amended as follows:

"On page 333 the following text is inserted: "

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"On page 343 the following text is inserted: "

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(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 3.

(3) OJ C 256, 23.10.2002, p. 1.
Introduction of electronic licensing for imports of textiles and clothing products from Bangladesh

(2003/C 229/03)

The new paragraph 3 of Article 11 of Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries, introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 391/2001 of 26 February 2001(1) states that "where a supplier country has entered into administrative arrangements with the Community concerning electronic licensing the relevant information may be transmitted by electronic means to replace the grant of export licenses in paper form".

The Commission has entered into the necessary arrangements with Bangladesh for the electronic transmision of data corresponding to export licenses. For Bangladesh, as from 1 September 2003, the presentation of the original of the corresponding export license will no longer be required for the issuance of import licenses by the licensing authorities of Member States. Consequently, these can therefore be issued upon receipt by the competent authorities of Member Sates of the data transmitted in electronic form by Bangladesh and confirmation from the Commission that the amounts requested are available and/or of the validity of the electronic license. The competent authorities of Bangladesh may, however, issue any appropriate documents, including, if they consider it appropriate, formal export licenses, for the benefit of operators in order to facilitate the transaction.

For any queries, economic operators are invited to contact the licensing authorities of Member States, the addresses of which were published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 99 of 24 April 2002, page 14.

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 3.
Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations to prospect for, exploit and extract hydrocarbons(1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the "Gaz de Saint-Étienne" licence)

(2003/C 214/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By request of 21 August 2002, supplemented and amended on 31 March 2003, Heritage Petroleum plc, with registered offices at 15 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LS (United Kingdom), applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the "Gaz de Saint-Étienne licence", to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons in an area of approximately 700 km2 forming part of the departments of Loire, Rhône and Isère.

The area covered by this licence is contained within a perimeter made up of the meridian and parallel arcs successively joining the vertices defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian being that of Paris:

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Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the "notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France" published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree 95-427 of 19 April 1995 regarding mining rights (Journal officiel de la République française of 22 April 1995).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry (Directorate-General for Energy and Raw Materials, Directorate for Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of Mining Legislation), 61, Boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13, (tel. (33) 144 97 02 30, fax (33) 144 97 05 70).

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 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

(2003/C 238/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 126/02

Member State: Spain

Region: Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Aid scheme for in-service training in enterprises (consulting services)

Legal basis: Acuerdo de 25.9.2002 del pleno del Patronato de Hobetuz (Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua), por el que se aprueba la Convocatoria de Ayudas a la Formación Continua dirigida a Empresas para el año 2002 (Boletín Oficial del País Vasco de 1.10.2002)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 200000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: November 2002

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2002

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid scheme is to finance consulting services with a view to drawing up assessments of training needs in small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors apart from those whose particular rules are such that the Regulation cannot be applied

Name and address of the granting authority: Hobetuz, Fundación Vasca para la Formación Profesional Continua Gran Vía 35 - 6o E - 48009 Bilbao
52003XC1023(06)

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (Text with EEA relevance)



Official Journal C 254 , 23/10/2003 P. 0006 - 0006
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections



Official Journal C 247 , 15/10/2003 P. 0015 - 0015



Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2003/C 247/05) Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2003 Member State: Italy Aid No: N 327/03 Title: Inter-trade agreement 2003 for potatoes for industrial processing and aid for private storage of ware potatoes Objective: Aid for the stocking of potatoes Legal basis: Accordo interprofessionale 2003 per le patate destinate alla trasformazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate alimentari Budget: EUR 7600000 Aid intensity or amount: Depending on the measure Duration: One year 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
New composition of the European Consumer Consultative Group



Official Journal C 268 , 07/11/2003 P. 0028 - 0028



New composition of the European Consumer Consultative Group (2003/C 268/11) The European Consumer Consultative Group was set up by Commission Decision 2003/709/EC of 9 October 2003(1) By Decision of 30 October 2003, the Commission appointed the following as members and alternates of the Group for a period of three years: >TABLE> (1) OJ L 258, 10.10.2003, p. 35.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 89/106/EEC

(2003/C 271/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the Directive)

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The translations of the titles given above have been provided by CEN and represent the official language versions given by the national standards bodies.

Note:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies. Any information concerning the availability of the ETA Guidelines can be obtained either from EOTA or from its members.

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the harmonised technical specifications are available in all the Community languages.

Further harmonised technical specifications related to the Construction Products Directive have been published in previous editions of the Official Journal of the European Union. A complete updated list can be found on the Europa server on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ enterprise/construction/internal/ specdef/speclists.htm
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2003/C 283/10)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking NiedersachsenBahn GmbH Biermannstraße 33 D - 29221 Celle

2. Issuing office Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Verkehr Postfach 101 D - 30001 Hannover

3. Date of the decision 21 August 2002

First issued

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Revoked [square ]

Amended [square ]

4. Licence No 30221/60/00

5. Terms and conditions For Passenger Services.

Valid until: 21 August 2017

6. Observations regarding notifications, suspensions, revocations or amendments -

7. Other observations -

8. Person to contact at the issuing office (Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Herr Müller Tel. (49-511) 120 55 19, Fax (49-511) 120 57 78 E-mail: reinhard.mueller@mw.niedersachsen.de
Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine

(2003/C 280/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as amended recently by Directive 2001/19/EC and particularly Article 42a thereof foresees that Member States shall notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professional title.

The Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have notified amendments to designations in the list of titles of training courses in specialised medicine for that Member State.

Annex C of Directive 93/16/EEC as amended by Directive 2001/19/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Under general (internal) medicine, the entry for the Netherlands should read:

"Interne geneeskunde".

2. Under gastro-enterology, the entry for the Netherlands should read:

"Leer van maag-darm-leverziekten".

3. Under community medicine, the entry for Portugal should read:

"Saúde pública".

4. Under communicable diseases, the entry for Portugal should read:

"Infecciologia".

5. Under maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical training), the entry for Portugal should read:

"Cirurgia maxilo-facial".
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2003/C 283/14)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking Verein Sächsischer Eisenbahnfreunde e. V. (VSE) Postfach 28 01 43 D - 01142 Dresden

2. Issuing office Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Abteilung Verkehr Postfach 10 03 29 D - 01073 Dresden

3. Date of the decision 20 September 2002

First issued

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4. Licence No 57a-3825.00

5. Terms and conditions For passenger services and freight transport.

Valid until: 31 January 2015

6. Observations regarding notifications, suspensions, revocations or amendments -

7. Other observations -

8. Person to contact at the issuing office (Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Herr Schönig Tel. (49) 35 15 64 86 59, Fax (49) 35 15 64 86 07 E-mail: michael.schoenig@smwa.sachsen.de