ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
This aid scheme does not apply to services that are continuous or connected with the normal day-to-day operating expenditure of the firm. In any case the three-year expenditure eligible for aid must not exceed EUR 100 000.

The aid will be granted via automatic procedure
2.

The modified public service obligations are as follows: — Minimum frequencies — Two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Glasgow and Campbeltown; — One return trip per day except Sunday between Glasgow and Tiree; and — One return trip per day except Sunday between Glasgow and Barra. — Capacity — The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow-Campbeltown route on Monday to Friday should be not less than 14 seats Glasgow to Campbeltown and 16 seats Campbeltown to Glasgow; — The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow-Tiree route on Monday to Saturday should be not less than 13 seats Glasgow to Tiree and 16 seats Tiree to Glasgow; — The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow-Barra route on Monday to Friday should be not less than 13 seats Glasgow to Barra and 15 seats Barra to Glasgow; and — The capacity of the aircraft used on the Glasgow-Barra route on Saturday should be not less than 12 seats Glasgow to Barra and 15 seats Barra to Glasgow. (Provision is currently made by the present operator for one seat for the post office on all outbound Glasgow to Tiree services. This is, however, subject to separate contract arrangements.) — Aircraft types The aircraft used for the Barra route should be suitable for landing on Barra airstrip which is located on Traigh Mhor beach. — Fares — The price of a single ticket for travel on the Glasgow to Campbeltown route must not exceed GBP 50 (including the passenger service charge and security charge but excluding air passenger duty); — The price of a single ticket for travel on the Glasgow to Tiree route must not exceed GBP 62 (including passenger service charge and security charge but excluding air passenger duty); and — The price of a single ticket for travel on the Glasgow to Barra route must not exceed GBP 71 (including passenger service charge and security charge but excluding air passenger duty). The maximum fare on the routes may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers 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 the Scottish Ministers. The new maximum fare on each route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to their notification to the European Commission which may publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 196/2

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 196/02)

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.

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2) Telefax : (32-2) 295 65 05.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 193/35

Appointment of members of the Conciliation Body instituted by 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

(2006/C 193/09)

(1) The Commission has renewed the term of office of: Mr José Luis SAENZ GARCIA-BAQUERO (ES) (from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2007).

(2) The Commission has appointed as members: — Mr Peter BAUMANN (DA) (from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2009); — Mr Daniel PERRIN (FR) (from 1 August 2006 to 31 July 2009).
Aid to SMEs.

Action A:

encouraging firms to find the best solutions in terms of organisation, management and technology to the problems they are trying to solve, identify strategies for protecting and making optimum use of their know-how and draw up plans for exploiting and disseminating the results;

Action B:

raising the firm's quality standards, boosting its competitiveness and improving links with research centres and technology transfer with other firms
Interest subsidy equivalent to 100 % of the reference rate of not more than 15 % gge and 7,5% gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in Objective 2 areas and not more than 18 % gge and 14 % gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in areas exempted under Article 87(3)© of the EC Treaty;

or alternatively

a capital grant (for assistance under submeasure 1.4 (A) with a maximum intensity of 15 % gge and 7,5 % gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in Objective 2 areas and 18 % gge and 14 % gge respectively for small and medium-sized enterprises in areas exempted under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 228/2

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

(2006/C 228/02)

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 and in Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 (2) on protection against subsidised 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 and countervailing 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/subsidisation 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 (3) 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 and with Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997.

Product Country(ies) of origin or exportation Measures Reference Date of expiry Ring binder mechanisms Indonesia Anti-dumping duty Council Regulation (EC) No 976/2002 (OJ L 150, 8.6.2002, p. 1) 8.6.2007 Ring binder mechanisms Indonesia Countervailing duty Council Regulation (EC) No 977/2002 (OJ L 150, 8.6.2002, p. 17) 8.6.2007

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2) OJ L 288, 21.10.97, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(3) Telefax: (32-2) 295 65 05.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 225/5

Winding-up proceedings

Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of Ancora Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft

Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings (OJ L 110, 20.4.2001, p. 28)

(2006/C 225/03)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 244/21

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block E16 of the Dutch continental shelf

(2006/C 244/06)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block E16 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).

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 required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block E16.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director for the Energy Market, Prinses Beatrixlaan 5, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’.

Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

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

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 72 98.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 241/13

Commission Opinion of 5 October 2006 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Buildings 101A, 102X, 103X, 104X and 153X of the former Eurochemic Reprocessing Plant located in Belgium, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(2006/C 241/13)

(only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)

On 19 October 2005, the European Commission received from the Belgian Government, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Buildings 101A, 102X, 103X, 104X and 153X of the former Eurochemic Reprocessing Plant.

On the basis of these data and the additional information requested by the Commission on 7 February 2006 and 10 March 2006 and provided by the Belgian authorities on 29 March 2006 and 24 April 2006, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

1. The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case the Netherlands, is approximately 11 km while Germany is at 70 km.

2. During normal dismantling operation, discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an exposure of the population in other Member States that is significant from the point of view of health.

3. Most of the solid waste emanating from the dismantling activities is likely to be released for disposal as conventional waste or for unconditional reuse or recycling, in all cases complying with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom). All other radioactive waste will be treated and stored on-site.

4. In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents, which may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population in other Member States would not be significant from the point of view of health.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the dismantling of the Buildings 101A, 102X, 103X, 104X and 153X of the former Eurochemic Reprocessing Plant in Belgium, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
Aid No XS 59/06

Member State Spain

Region La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regulatory bases for granting aid by competitive tendering for investment in SMEs in the industrial, wholesale trade and service sectors

Legal basis Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja de 17 de marzo de 2006 (BOR no 37/2006, de 18 de marzo), por la que se modifican las Bases Reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones en forma de bonificación de intereses de préstamos destinadas a financiar inversiones empresariales realizadas por pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) aprobadas por Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja, de 11 de febrero de 2005 (B.O.R. no 24/2005, de 17 de febrero), y se fija su texto definitivo

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes

Date of implementation 18.3.2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sectors concerned Limited to specific sectors Yes

Other industrial sectors (only extractive and manufacturing industries, except for the agri-food industry) Yes

Other services. Only wholesale trade will be eligible for aid, except for motor vehicles, agri-food and the following technical services relating to the industrial sector: — Road Transport Services — Goods handling and storage — IT activities — Market surveys and opinion polls — Technical engineering services — Technical trials and tests — Advertising — Recruitment of management and executive staff — Employment agencies — Investigation and security services — Non-industrial design — Organisation of trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences — Film and video production — Electricity, gas and water production and distribution — Construction, except for heading F-45.211 Building construction — Health and veterinary activities, social services — Sundry social services Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja

C/Muro de la Mata 13-14 E-26071 Logroño (La Rioja)
Aid number XS 147/03

Member State (United Kingdom and) Republic of Ireland

Region 32 Counties of Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid InterTradeIreland Acumen Consultancy programme

Legal Basis British/Irish Agreement Act 1999, Section 2.3 (Part 7 of Annex 2 of the Act empowers InterTradeIreland to invest, lend or grant aid for the purposes of its function)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Maximum Cost Per Company 2003/04: GBP 3 000 2004/05: GBP 3 000 2005/06: GBP 3 000 Maximum Total funded element 2003/04: (30 x GBP 3 000) GBP 90 000 2004/05: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000 2005/06: (45 x GBP 3 000) GBP 135 000 Total Funded Consultancy element for 3 years = GBP 360 000, representing 50 % contribution. Funding provided to companies on a ‘one-off basis’ within a 52 week period i.e. companies not eligible for repeat funding in subsequent years

Maximum aid intensity Up to a maximum of GBP 3 000 assistance per company representing 50 % assistance

Date of implementation Proposed scheme to run for 3 years from November 2003 Individual companies will be eligible for assistance for a maximum of 52 weeks

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Scheme will run from November 2003 to December 2006

Objective of aid To provide consultancy expertise to assist SMEs to develop and increase cross border trade by developing research expertise, market competence and experience

Economic Sector(s) concerned All Sectors

Name and Address of the granting authority InterTradeIreland The Old Gasworks Business Park
If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following sentence:

The aid scheme is co-financed by Community funds through the European Social Fund under the SPD for the Limousin Region — submeasure 2.3.3. ‘Support for getting started and for acquiring skills in the agricultural and forestry sectors’
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 255/10

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 255/04)

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 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

Product Country(ies) of origin or exportation Measures Reference Date of expiry Internal gear hubs for bicycles Japan Anti-dumping duty Council Regulation (EC) No 2080/2001 (OJ L 282, 26.10.2001, p. 1). 26.10.2006

(1) OJ C 30, 7.2.2006, p. 2.

(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).
2.

On these routes, the public service obligation is as follows: (A) Minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats available each week on each route: Athens — Kalimnos — Six return flights a week and a total of 120 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter; — Eight return flights a week and a total of 160 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer; Thessaloniki — Kalamata — Two return flights a week and a total of 30 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter; — Three return flights a week and a total of 45 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer; Thessaloniki — Limnos — Ikaria — Two return flights a week and a total of 40 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter; — Three return flights a week and a total of 60 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer; The winter and summer periods are as determined by IATA. If the average occupancy rate of all the flights on one route has exceeded 75 % during the previous period, the minimum weekly frequency or the minimum number of seats provided each week may be increased in proportion to the increase recorded. This increase shall be notified to the carrier operating the service by registered letter six months before it applies, and shall not come into effect until it has been published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where the aircraft used do not have the capacity required to cover the minimum weekly seat availability (laid down in paragraph 2(A)), the flight frequencies may be increased accordingly. If flights are cancelled because of weather conditions, they must be operated on the days immediately afterwards in order to fulfil the weekly requirement, taking into account the minimum number of seats provided pursuant to paragraph 2(A). (B) Fares The single economy fare may not exceed the following rates: — : Athens–Kalimnos: : 60 euros — : Thessaloniki—Kalamata: : 70 euros — : Thessaloniki—Limnos: : 60 euros — : Thessaloniki—Ikaria: : 70 euros — : Limnos—Ikaria: : 40 euros The above amounts may be increased in the event of an unforeseen increase in the costs of operating the service outside the control of the carrier. This increase shall be notified to the carrier operating the service but shall not come into effect until it has been published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union. (C) Minimum frequency of flights In accordance with Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, a carrier intending to operate scheduled services on these routes must give a guarantee that it will operate the route for at least twelve months without interruption. The number of flights cancelled for reasons for which the carrier is responsible may not exceed 2 % of the total annual number of flights, except in cases of force majeure. Any intention to cease operation of any of the aforementioned routes must be notified by the air carrier to the Civil Aviation Department, Directorate for Air Operations, Section for Bilateral Air Agreements, at least six months before services are interrupted.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 267/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 267/02)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 323/05

Title: Aid to promote cooperatives in Castille-Leon

Objective: Direct grants for agricultural cooperatives to promote and develop the agricultural cooperative movement in the Autonomous Community of Castille-Leon

Legal basis: Orden AYG/…/2005, de … de …, por la que se establece un regimen de ayudas para promover y fomentar el movimiento cooperativo agrario en la Comunidad Autonoma de Castilla y León

Budget: EUR 342 400 for the 2005 financial year

Aid intensity or amount: Various

Duration:

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/