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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 63/14

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 63/05)

Date of adoption of the decision 22.12.2008 Reference number of the aid N 639/08 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Garantiemaßnahme für IKB Legal basis Finanzmarktstabilisierungsfondsgesetz Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: EUR 5 000 million Intensity — Duration 22.12.2008-22.6.2009 Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Sonderfonds Finanzmarktstabilisierung (SoFFin) Finanzmarkstabilisierungsanstalt Taunusanlage 6 60329 Frankfurt am Main DEUTSCHLAND Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision 27.2.2009 Reference number of the aid N 71/09 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Temporary aid in the form of loan guarantees Legal basis The Industrial Development Act 1982 Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 Science and Technology Act 1965 Energy Act 2004 Environmental Protection Act 1990 Employment and Training Act 1973 Civil Aviation Act 1982 Local Government Act 2000 Government of Wales Act 2006, Section 60 Welsh Development Agency Act 1975, Section 1 The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, as amended on 1 April 2001, by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126 Local Government in Scotland Act 2003, section 20 Type of measure Individual aid Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Guarantee Budget Overall budget: GBP 8 000 million Intensity — Duration 1.3.2009-31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority All eligible guarantee granting authorities in UK Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 70/25

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 70/08)

Aid No XR 51/07 Member State Portugal Region Açores Title of aid scheme or the name of the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid supplement SIDER — Sistema de Incentivos para o Desenvolvimento Regional dos Açores Legal basis Decreto Legislativo Regional n.o 13/2005/A, de 1 de Julho. Decretos Regulamentares Regionais n.os 25/2005/A, de 6 de Dezembro, 12/2005/A, de 24 de Maio e 6/2006/A, de 16 de Janeiro Type of measure Aid scheme Annual budget EUR 3,5 million Maximum aid intensity 45 % In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation Date of implementation 1.1.2007 Duration 31.12.2007 Economic sectors All sectors eligible for regional investment aid — Name and address of the granting authority Secretaria Regional da Economia Rua de São João, 47 9504-533 Ponta Delgada (S. Miguel) Açores PORTUGAL drace@azores.gov.pt Internet address of the publication of the aid scheme www.azores.gov.pt Other information —
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 83/28

Decision taken by Serbia to implement unilaterally the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia

2009/C 83/11

Community traders are hereby informed of the trade regime in place with the Republic of Serbia.

As of 30 January 2009 the Serbian authorities have decided to implement unilaterally the trade concessions in the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia signed on 29 April 2008 but provisionally not implemented by the European Community. In case of exports of Community originating goods to Serbia, these goods may benefit from liberalised tariffs, on submission of either a movement certificate EUR.1 or an invoice declaration proving the Community origin of the goods concerned. The conditions of the unilateral implementation of the Interim Agreement in Serbia are specified in the Law of 21 January 2009 amending the Customs Tariff Law (1).

Exporters are informed that, by virtue of Decree of 5 February 2009 amending Decree on customs approved treatment of customs goods, release of customs goods and collection of customs debt (2), this preferential treatment is granted on the basis of the rules of origin identical to the ones provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3). Exporters are nevertheless advised to consult relevant customs laws of Serbia.

In case of imports of Serbian originating goods in the Community, goods remain subject to the provisions of the European Community autonomous trade regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 (4). This Regulation is implemented on the basis of the rules of origin laid down in Part I, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 2 of abovementioned Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (namely Articles 98 to 123), including provisions on the issue of proofs of origin for Community goods where these goods are exported to beneficiary countries such as Serbia (Articles 110(5) and 116).

(1) Official Journal of the Republic of Serbia, No 5/09, 22.1.2009.

(2) Official Journal of the Republic of Serbia, No 9/09, 6.2.2009.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.
34.

As mentioned above, due to the small market size, market shares are not necessarily indicative of market power since even single shipments can significantly change market shares. For example, Reflex [5-10] % worldwide market share amounts to sales of € [2-5] million, and Reflex’s [10-20] % EEA market share amounts to sales of € [2-5] million. In addition, Arjowiggins and the seller decided to modify the transaction. As a result, ZMZ will become an additional competitor on the market. This is true for the worldwide market but also has to be taken into account concerning the EEA, also in view of its link with Zanders, which has extensive distribution capabilities in the EEA. Moreover, even though Arjowiggins did not provide sufficient evidence that other types of paper for graphic use belong to the same product market as graphic tracing paper, the Commission acknowledges that other types of graphic paper may exercise constraints on the market for graphic tracing paper.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 99/3

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 May 2009

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2009/C 99/03

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the implementing regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 105/1

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are amended as follows:

Page 129

In Chapter 28, under the title, the following new text is inserted:

‘General Separate chemically defined inorganic compounds, presented as a food supplement in capsules (except microcapsules), for example of gelatine, are excluded from this Chapter because the presentation in capsules is a treatment that is not covered by Note 1 to this Chapter.’

Page 135

In Chapter 29, under ‘General’, the following new text is inserted after the fourth paragraph:

‘Separate chemically defined organic compounds, presented as a food supplement in capsules (except microcapsules), for example of gelatine, are excluded from this Chapter because the presentation in capsules is a treatment that is not covered by Note 1 to this Chapter.’

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

(2) OJ C 133, 30.5.2008, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 112/5

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

2009/C 112/02

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Page 29

The following text is added to the end of paragraph ‘0304 11 10’:

‘This subheading also covers pieces of the anatomical right and left side of the fish, i.e. the part of the fish known as fillets. Sometimes these pieces are cut directly from the fish or part of the fish without first cutting a whole fillet.’

Page 30

The following text is added to the end of paragraph ‘0304 19 13 to 0304 19 39’:

‘These subheadings also cover pieces of the anatomical right and left side of the fish, i.e. the part of the fish known as fillets. Sometimes these pieces are cut directly from the fish or part of the fish without first cutting a whole fillet. This may occur in the cases of big fish such as, e.g. tuna etc.’

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

(2) OJ C 133, 30.5.2008, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111/7

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 111/05
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/14

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 131/08
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/7

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2009

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2009/C 122/04

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 148/23

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Deadline extension

Request made by a Member State

2009/C 148/12

On 3 June 2009 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 30(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).

This request, made by the Kingdom of Spain, concerns the production and sale of electricity in that country. The request was published in OJ C 136 of 16 June 2009, p. 37. The initial deadline was 4 September 2009.

Given that the Commission needs to obtain and examine further information, and in keeping with the provisions contained in the third sentence of Article 30(6), the period in which the Commission must take a decision on this request is extended by one month.

The final deadline is therefore 4 October 2009.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 154/20

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 154/12
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 179/7

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 August 2009

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2009/C 179/04

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 178/7

Commission notice concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2009 under certain quotas opened by the Community for poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin

2009/C 178/03

Commission Regulations (EC) No 536/2007 (1) and (EC) No 539/2007 (2) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat, eggs and egg albumin. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2009 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2009 do not, for quotas 09.4169, 09.4015 and 09.4402, cover the quantities available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3), the quantities that were not applied for are to be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, from 1 October to 31 December 2009; they are set out in the Annex to this notice.

(1) OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.

(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
1.

Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (1) calls upon the Community to freeze the funds and economic resources of Usama bin Laden, members of the Al-Qaida organisation and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list drawn up pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999) and 1333(2000) to be updated regularly by the UN Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267(1999). The list drawn up by this UN Committee comprises: — Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Usama bin Laden; — natural or legal persons, entities, bodies and groups associated with Al-Qaida, the Taliban and Usama bin Laden; and — legal persons, entities and bodies owned or controlled by, or otherwise supporting, any of these associated persons, entities, bodies and groups. Acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is ‘associated with’ Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban include: (a) participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of, Al-Qaida, the Taliban or Usama bin Laden, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof; (b) supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to any of them; (c) recruiting for any of them; or (d) otherwise supporting acts or activities of any of them.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 196/5

Commission Communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)

2009/C 196/05

Organisation Reference Edition number Title of the Community specifications Edition date Eurocontrol (2) Spec-0112 1.1 Eurocontrol Specifications for the application of the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) (3) 10.1.2009

(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.

(2) European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation: Rue de la Fusée 96, 1130 Brussels, BELGIUM, tel. +32 27299011, fax +32 27295190.

(3) http://www.eurocontrol.int/ses/public/standard_page/fua_spec.html
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/6

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 203/04
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 225/13

EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance for 2008

(Established on 10 July 2009 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

2009/C 225/07

EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance for 2008 (Established on 10 July 2009 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1)) Hectolitres of pure alcohol 1. Initial stock — Agricultural origin — Non-agricultural origin 8 913 486 2. Production — Agricultural origin — Non-agricultural origin 40 368 240 3. Imports (2) — 0 % duty — Reduced duty — 100 % duty 12 887 108 3 979 240 0 8 907 868 4. Total resources 62 168 834 5. Exports 391 488 6. Internal consumption 53 561 592 Agricultural origin Non-agricultural origin Total Food use Industrial use Fuel Other 11 914 766 8 527 575 29 131 475 3 987 777 Total 53 561 592 7. Final stock — Agricultural origin — Non-agricultural origin 8 215 754 Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT.

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, pp. 19-25).

(2) Includes only products falling within CN codes 2207 10, 2207 20, 2208 90 91 and 2208 90 99.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT.
(24)

The Court of Justice of the EC has consistently ruled that ‘an undertaking which is in a dominant position on a market and ties purchasers — even if it does so at their request — by an obligation or promise on their part to obtain all or most of their requirements exclusively from the said undertaking abuses its dominant position within the meaning of article 82 EC, whether the obligation in question is stipulated without further qualification or whether it is undertaken in consideration of the grant of a rebate. The same applies if the said undertaking, without tying the purchasers by a formal obligation, applies, either under the terms of agreements concluded with these purchasers or unilaterally, a system of fidelity rebates, that is to say discounts conditional on the customer's obtaining all or most of its requirements — whether the quantity of its purchases be large or small — from the undertaking in a dominant position.’ (1)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 236/3

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 September 2009

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2009/C 236/03

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 232/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 232/01

Date of adoption of the decision 10.9.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 412/09 Member State Germany Region Länder Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) NORD/LB Legal basis Gesetz über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2009 für Niedersachsen; Gesetz zur Garantieermächtigung des Ministeriums der Finanzen zugunsten der Norddeutschen Landesbank- Girozentrale für Sachsen-Anhalt Type of measure Aid scheme Objective — Form of aid — Budget Overall budget: EUR 10 000 million Intensity — Duration (period) 15.8.2009-15.2.2010 Economic sectors — Name and address of the granting authority Länder Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Budget

Not specified, but within the overall budget envisaged for all Treasury guarantees for 2009 which amounts to PLN 40 billion and as for the measures related to Treasury Bonds within PLN 10 billion (in 2009)