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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

(2004/C 87/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 40/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Apulia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Promoting the human factor: training measures under Article 10(1)(b) of Regional Law 3/2001

Legal basis: Legge regionale 4 gennaio 2001 n. 3/01 modificata dalla legge regionale n. 23/01

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

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Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity for Apulia on the European regional aid map (35 % nge + 15 % gge)

Date of implementation: 12 September 2001 (date on which the aid schemes were notified to the Commission)

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to facilitate on-the-job training. The following costs are eligible:

(a) costs of trainers;

(b) travelling expenses of trainers and trainees;

(c) current expenses;

(d) amortisation costs for training tools and equipment;

(e) costs of consultancy services;

(f) staff costs.

The planned aid is in line 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, published in Official Journal No L 10 of 13 January 2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: The aid is intended for SMEs operating in the craft sector, industry, tourism, the distributive trades and services

Name and address of granting authority: Regione Puglia Via G. Capruzzi, 212 I - Bari

Other information: The maximum aid intensity is 40 %, plus an extra 10 % where the training is given to disadvantaged workers

Aid No: XT 41/03

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: BMW AG Herbert-Quandt-Allee D - 93055 Regensburg

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung, Bescheid vom 8.8.2003

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 500000

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of eligible expenditure

Date of implementation: - Agreement on early start to measure: 12 September 2002

- First approved: 8 August 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: First payment: 1 September 2003. Last payment will probably be made on 31 January 2005

Objective of aid: General training aid for the continued training of 19 apprentices taken over from NMH, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, as follows:

- 7 as industrial mechanics in their 2nd year of training

- 6 as industrial mechanics in their 3rd year of training

- 4 as electronics technicians in their 2nd year of training

- 2 as electronics technicians in their 3rd year of training,

in accordance with the Training Framework Plan

Economic sector(s) concerned: Manufacturing industry, motor vehicle sector

Name and address of granting authority: Regierung der Oberpfalz Sachgebiet 600 D - 93039 Regensburg
List of names of geographical units smaller than the Member State as referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (table wines)

(Published pursuant to article 28(a) of Regulation (EC) No 753/2002)

(2004/C 92/03)

(This list updates the list published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 46 of 19 February 1999, page 154)

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Note:

The letter which accompanies certain names indicates their equivalence.
Uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2004/C 96/06)

Explanatory notes adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2003(2)

The explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities(3) shall be amended as follows:

On page 310

8473 10 11 and 8473 10 19 Electronic Assemblies

The existing text shall be replaced by the following:

"Electronic assemblies consist of one or more printed circuits fitted with electronic integrated circuits or microassemblies. They may also contain discrete active elements, discrete passive elements, articles of heading 8536 or other electrical or electromechanical devices, provided that they do not lose their character as electronic assemblies.

These subheadings do not include:

(a) mechanisms (without electronic components);

(b) modules (composed of mechanisms and electronic assemblies), such as cassette, compact disc or DVD drives for data, video or audio reproduction consisting of mechanisms and electronic control and signal processing assemblies."

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

(2) OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 38.

(3) OJ C 256, 23.10.2002, p. 1.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council directive 73/23/EEC

(2004/C 103/02)

(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 Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1:

The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.2:

The new standard has a broader scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.3:

The new standard has a narrower scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated, the (partially) superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for those products that fall within the scope of the new standard. Presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for products that still fall within the scope of the (partially) superseded standard, but that do not fall within the scope of the new standard, is unaffected.

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:

For EN 60034-2:1996, the following applies:

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Note 4:

The EN 60061-1, -2, -3 and -4 series have a particular structure and therefore the date of cessation of presumption of conformity indicated only affects the types modified by the different amendments.

Note 5:

EN 60335-1:1994/A1:1996 supersedes standards EN 60335-2-19:1989 and EN 60335-2-20:1989. These two standards have 1.4.2004 as the date of cessation of presumption of conformity. The same applies to EN 60335-1:1994/A12:1996.

Note 9:

EN 60335-2-9:1995 covers the safety objectives of directive 73/23/EEC only if, in conjunction, Commission Opinion 2000/C 104/07 is taken into account.

Note 10:

EN 60335-2-21:1992 covers the safety objectives of directive 73/23/EEC only if, in conjunction, the requirements laid down in Amendment 11:2002 to EN 60335-2-21:1999 are taken into account.

Note 11:

EN 61242:1997 covers the safety objectives of directive 73/23/EEC only if, in conjunction, Commission Opinion 2003/C 297/06 is taken into account.

This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 139/2

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Communication pursuant to Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 (1) implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) on the control of concentrations between undertakings

(2004/C 139/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Address of the Commission's Directorate General for Competition

European Commission Directorate General for Competition Merger Registry Rue Joseph II / Jozef II Straat, 70 B-1000 Bruxelles / Brussel

(1) OJ L 133, 30.04.2004, pages 1-39.

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, OJ L 24, 29.01.2004, pages 1-22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 200/4

NOTICE TO IMPORTERS

Imports of sugar into the Community from Serbia and Montenegro

(2004/C 200/04)

The preferential arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 for sugar of CN codes 1701 and 1702 imported from Serbia and Montenegro were suspended for a period of three months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 764/2003. This suspension was extended for an additional period of six months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1343/2003 and again extended for further six months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2004, expiring on 7 August 2004. The suspension measure was decided on the basis of findings that the system of certification and control of the preferential origin of sugar did not allow the competent authorities of this beneficiary country to verify the originating status of the products and to provide administrative cooperation as required for the verification of evidence of origin.

The Commission has decided to terminate the current suspension, since it trusts the measures meanwhile adopted by Serbia and Montenegro give the necessary assurances as to their future correct issuing of certificates of origin in respect of sugar and their capacity to provide the required cooperation for the subsequent verification of those certificates.

Under these circumstances, the Commission hereby withdraws the notice to importers concerning imports of sugar from Serbia and Montenegro published in the Official Journal C 33 of 6 February 2004. The current suspension of preferences for Serbia and Montenegro with regard to sugar is allowed to expire on 7 August 2004.

However, the Commission informs importers that the notice published in the Official Journal C 14 of 20 January 2004, p. 2 is maintained. This notice to importers concerns all products imported into the Community from Serbia and Montenegro. Although the management and control of preferential origin appears to have improved, the administrative cooperation provided for the verification of origin certificates issued in the past has been slow and not always conclusive. Furthermore, the overall efficiency, especially in Montenegro, needs further monitoring and evaluation.

Consequently, the Commission will continue to apply a reinforced surveillance of Serbia and Montenegro with regard to their implementation and control of preferential origin. Community operators presenting documentary evidence of origin with a view to securing preferential treatment for all products imported from Serbia and Montenegro are therefore advised to continue taking all the necessary precautions, since the release of the goods in question for free circulation may give rise to a customs debt.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 238/19

LIST OF COM DOCUMENTS OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION FROM 1.6.2004 TO 30.6.2004 (1)

(2004/C 238/05)

Document Part Date of adoption Title COM(2004) 353 16.6.2004 Communication from the Commission: Science and technology, the key to Europe's future — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research COM(2004) 401 2.6.2004 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Assessment of the Tampere programme and future operations COM(2004) 417 9.6.2004 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Paarliament: The European Union and Iraq — A framework for engagement COM(2004) 432 16.6.2004 Communication from the Commission: The implementation of the framework action ‘Updating and simplifying the Community acquis’

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

(1) This list is limited to COM documents that fulfil the conditions for publication.
COM(2004) 559

1

16.8.2004
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 263/5

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block segment F17a of the Dutch continental shelf

(2004/C 263/03)

The Minister of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands serves notice that an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons has been received for the segment of block F17 indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, 245), known as ‘block segment F17a’.

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and the publication as described in Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulleting of Acts and Decrees 2002, 542), the Minister of Economic Affairs invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons for block segment F17a.

Applications may be submitted for 13 weeks after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister of Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director of Energy Production, specifying ‘personal’, Princess Beatrixlaan 5-7, The Hague, The Netherlands. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than nine months after this period.

Further information can be requested by telephone ((31-70) 379 66 94).
COM(2004) 587

8.9.2004
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 307/12

Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance

(2004/C 307/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The original communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance was adopted in 1997 (1) and was to apply for a period of five years from 1 January 1998.

In 2001, the Commission adopted an amendment (2) to the 1997 communication concerning the definition of ‘marketable’ risks to reflect the different situation of the private reinsurance market. The Commission also decided to extend the duration of the 1997 communication until 31 December 2004. Furthermore, Point 2.6. of the 1997 communication was amended as follows: ‘The capacity of the private reinsurance market varies. This means that the definition of marketable risks is not immutable and may change over time. The definition may, therefore, be reviewed, notably at the expiry of this communication on 31 December 2004. The Commission will consult Member States and other interested parties on such reviews’.

In order to allow time to assess the capacity of the private reinsurance market and to complete this review, the Commission has decided to continue to apply the current communication as amended in 2001 until such time as new rules on State aid in the field of short-term export-credit insurance are published or, at the latest, until 31 December 2005.

(1) OJ C 281, 17.9.1997, p. 4.

(2) OJ C 217, 2.8.2001, p. 2.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 305/5

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2004/C 305/05)

1. As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(2) Telex COMEU B 21877; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
COM(2004) 574

27.8.2004
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 79/15

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 89/106/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products

(2005/C 79/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of amended harmonised European standards under the directive)

ESO (1) Reference Title of the harmonised standard Date of applicability of the standard as a harmonised European standard Date of the end of the co-existence period (2) CEN EN 771-1:2003/A1:2005 Specification for masonry units — Part 1: Clay masonry units 1.4.2005 1.4.2006 CEN EN 771-2:2003/A1:2005 Specification for masonry units — Part 2: Calcium silicate masonry units 1.4.2005 1.4.2006 CEN EN 771-3:2003/A1:2005 Specification for masonry units — Part 3: Aggregate concrete masonry units (Dense and light-weight aggregates) 1.4.2005 1.4.2006 CEN EN 771-4:2003/A1:2005 Specification for masonry units — Part 4: Autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units 1.4.2005 1.4.2006 CEN EN 771-5:2003/A1:2005 Specification for masonry units — Part 5: Manufactured stone masonry units 1.4.2005 1.4.2006

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 (3) of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (4).

— 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.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at

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

1

ESO: European Standardisation Organisations:

CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)

CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)

ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16, (http://www.etsi.org)

(2) The date of the end of the co-existence period is the same as the date of withdrawal of conflicting national technical specifications, after which presumption of conformity must be based upon harmonised European specifications (harmonised standards or European

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

(4) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 117/30

Corrigendum to summary information on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

Aid No: XA 29/04

( Official Journal of the European Union C 110 of 5 May 2005 )

(2005/C 117/11)

On page 9, in the second column, on the third line:

for:

‘Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 2004-2007’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 1/7

HOLIDAYS IN 2005

(2005/C 1/05)

COMMISSION

Brussels/Luxembourg

24th March Maundy Thursday 25th March Good Friday 28th March Easter Monday 5th May Thursday, Ascension Day 6th May Friday, day following Ascension 9th May Monday, Anniversary of the Declaration made by President Robert SCHUMAN in 1950 16th May Whit Monday 21st July Thursday, Belgian National Holiday 15th August Monday, Assumption Day 31st October Monday, day before All Saints' Day 1st November Tuesday, All Saints' Day 2nd November Wednesday, All Souls' Day 26th December to Monday 5 days — Christmas and end of year 30th December Friday Total: 17 days

The above-mentioned dates also apply to LUXEMBOURG, except that Thursday 21st July is replaced by Thursday 23rd June, Luxembourg National Holiday.

The Commission reserves the right to modify the decisions, should the needs of service so require.