ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Aid No XS 155/04

Member State Czech Republic

Region Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Guarantees for bank loans, capital contribution and design of a public bidding procedure

Legal basis Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Guarantees Annual overall amount EUR 24,3m

Loans guaranteed (volume) EUR 92,3m

Individual aid — cost of subsidised guarantee Overall aid amount EUR 0,04m This is the amount calculated on the basis of the estimated number of beneficiaries

Loans guaranteed EUR 0,14m

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

Date of implementation 1.1.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name: Ministry for Industry and Trade

Address: Na Františku 32, CZ-110 15 Prague 1
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 297/53

Corrigendum to State aid N. 625/06 — Italy

( Official Journal of the European Union C 291 of 30 November 2006 )

(2006/C 297/20)

On page 16, in the second line, ‘Reference number of aid’:

for:

‘N. 625/06’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 97/11

Corrigendum to the Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/396/EEC of 29 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels

( Official Journal of the European Union C 49 of 28 February 2006 )

(2006/C 97/04)

Page 5:

Replace:

CEN EN 30-2-1:1998 Domestic cooking appliances burning gas — Part 2-1: Rational use of energy — General — EN 30-2-1:1998/A1:2003 Note 3 Date expired (10.12.2004) EN 30-2-1:1998/A2:2005 Note 3 The date of this publication EN 30-2-1:1998/A1:2003/AC:2004

with:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 19/21

Corrigendum to the Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility

( Official Journal of the European Union C 314 of 21 December 2006 )

(2007/C 19/09)

On page 34:

for:

'CENELEC EN 55022:1994 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment (CISPR 22:1993) EN 55022:1987 Note 2.1 Date expired (31.12.1998) Amendment A1:1995 to EN 55022:1994 (CISPR 22:1993/A1:1995) Note 3 Date expired (31.12.1998) Amendment A2:1997 to EN 55022:1994 (CISPR 22:1993/A2:1996 (Modified)) Note 3 Date expired (31.12.1998) Amendment A1:2000 to EN 55022:1998 (CISPR 22:1997/A1:2000) Note 3 1.8.2007 Amendment A2:2003 to EN 55022:1998 (CISPR 22:1997/A2:2002) Note 3 1.8.2007'

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 9/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 9/02)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)

Aid No: N 9/2004

Title: Aid for destruction of carcasses

Objective: to compensate livestock farmers for the disposal of fallen stock at farm level

Legal basis:

— Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen für die Tierkörperbeseitigung (VIII 35 — 7280.321)

— § 9, Abs 1 n. 7 ‘Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierkörperbeseitigungsgesetz’ (GVObl. Schl. H.S.)

Budget: EUR 5,5 million per year

Aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: until 2013

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/
Aid No XS 146/04

Member State United Kingdom

Region Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid ByTel Limited

Legal basis Communications Act 2003, Clause 149

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

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount EUR 2,03 million (3)

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation 8 November 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 7 November 2005

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment

Address: Netherleigh Massey Avenue Belfast, BT4 2JP, United Kingdom
Aid Number XS 51/04

Member State Greece

Region Entire country

Title of aid scheme Business plans for microenterprises and small enterprises as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 3 April 1996

Legal basis Ν. 2244/94 (άρθρο 7, παράγραφος 4) και Π.Δ. 98/96

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme The scheme is organised in three rounds, the first round beginning in October 2001, with public expenditure of EUR 48,7 million, the second beginning in November 2002, with public expenditure of EUR 43,9 million, and the third beginning in January 2004, with public expenditure of EUR 44 million, during the lifetime of the Business Programme for Competitiveness (2000-2006)

Maximum aid intensity 40%, grant only

Date of implementation Third round beginning January 2004

Duration of scheme 2004-2006

Objective of aid The aim of the measure is to help microenterprises and small enterprises in manufacturing industry with no more than 50 employees to improve their competitiveness by implementing an integrated two-year business plan providing for technological and organisational modernisation.

Economic sector(s) concerned All sectors with the exception of: — agriculture — fisheries — aquaculture — aid linked to quantities exported or to distribution networks — specific industries subject to restrictive guidelines (steel, shipbuilding, motor manufacture, synthetic fibres etc.)

Name and address of granting authority Ministry of Development Secretariat-General for Industry Directorate for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Director: K. Vlahoulis Tel.: 0030 210 6969270 Fax: 0030 210 6969240
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 27/8

Communication from the Commission to sugar beet and sugar producers

(2006/C 27/06)

The Commission draws the attention of sugar beet and sugar producers to the situation on the Community sugar market as scheduled for the 2006/07 marketing year.

As a result of the stocks accumulated during the 2004/05 marketing year and the rules and limits on exports laid down by the World Trade Organisation, the 2006/07 marketing year may commence with considerable quantities of sugar available in stock, but with fewer possibilities for disposal than in the past.

Under these circumstances, the reform of the common market organisation for sugar and the resultant restructuring of sugar production will not be sufficiently advanced to ensure market balance in the 2006/07 marketing year.

Therefore, the possibility cannot be ruled out that the Commission may have to take special management measures for sugar beet sown for harvest in 2006/07.

Such measures, to be laid down as transitional measures under the powers which the Council could confer on the Commission, may relate to the quantity of production eligible under the quotas for the 2006/07 marketing year and provisions on the disposal of C sugar produced during the 2005/06 marketing year.
Since special rules apply to agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture and transport and since even small amounts of aid to those sectors might fulfil the criteria of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty, the sectors in question are excluded from the scheme.

The steel, synthetic fibres, motor vehicle and shipbuilding industries are excluded owing, among other things, to the fact that appropriate measures have been agreed in relation to regional investment aid
3.

Research by DNB's enforcement division revealed that GZH did not satisfy the requirements as to liquidity and solvency. The research was based on figures supplied by GZH. The figures were provisional and unaudited and did not take account of any tax aspects. It was found that, by means of interest guarantee certificates, GZH had concluded agreements whereby lenders invested various amounts of money at a fixed yield of between 7 % and 9 % per annum. In total, GZH had received monies amounting to at least EUR 2 033 574,70. Part of that money had been put out in the form of loans and used to make the monthly interest repayments on the guarantee certificates. There were also investments in property and a loan of EUR 980 533,03 was granted to Muller & De Graaf Financieel Advies B.V. GZH is the sole shareholder in Muller & De Graaf Financieel Advies B.V. DNB claimed that GZH's liquidity was insufficient to cover the repayment obligation arising from the interest guarantee certificates. That obligation amounts to EUR 2 158 574,70. GZH has EUR 424 159,10 immediately available. There is therefore a short-term shortfall of EUR 1 734 415,60. Key to the ability to cover the repayment obligation is the value placed on the current account claims on Muller & De Graaf Financieel Advies B.V. GZH stated in court that the money it lent to Muller & De Graaf Financieel Advies B.V cannot be repaid to GZH in the short term. The medium-term shortfall is EUR 1 605 848,60, the long-term shortfall EUR 320 368,10. As far as solvency is concerned, the research showed that equity, which consists solely of paid-up share capital less losses incurred, is a negative figure, EUR 67 399,54. By DNB's criteria, that negative equity cannot produce adequate solvency. The equity will be below any standard in DNB's solvency guidelines as applicable to credit institutions. DNB believes that application of the emergency arrangements is a way to safeguard the interests of creditors and arrive at the most prudent possible settlement of their claims.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 46/25

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 January 2006 to 31 January 2006

(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC (1) or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC (2))

(2006/C 46/04)

— Issuing, maintenance or modification of a national marketing authorisation

Date of the decision Name(s) of the medicinal product Holder(s) of the marketing authorization Member State concerned Date of notification 9.1.2006 Actilyse See Annex I See Annex I 10.1.2006 24.1.2006 Ionsys Janssen-Cilag International NV, Turnhoutseweg 30, B-2340 Beerse This Decision is addressed to the Member States 25.1.2006 24.1.2006 Exubera Aventis/Pfizer EEIG, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom This Decision is addressed to the Member States 25.1.2006 31.1.2006 Macugen Pfizer Limited, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom This Decision is addressed to the Member States 1.2.2006

(1) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.
island resident discounted return fares shall be applicable as follows, Foula and Fair Isle GBP 36,00, Out Skerries and Papa Stour GBP 24,00.

The maximum fare on each route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Shetland Islands Council 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 Shetland Islands Council.

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 then publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 59/11

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

(2006/C 59/06)

Request made on behalf of a Member State

On 20 February 2006 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). The first working day following receipt of the request is 21 February 2006.

This request, which comes from Finland, concerns the production, including cogeneration, and distribution of electricity in that country. The abovementioned Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the relevant activity is directly exposed to competition in markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission is allowed a period of three months to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 21 May 2006.

The provisions of the third subparagraph of the above-mentioned paragraph 4 are applicable. Consequently, the period allowed to the Commission may be extended by one month. Any such extension must be published.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 73/2

Order revising the maximum fares on air routes subject to public service obligations between the Canary Islands

(2006/C 73/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Cost increases due to the effect of fuel price changes, the change in the Consumer Price Index and aviation fees and fares have prompted airlines to request an increase in the maximum fares stipulated in the Council of Ministers' Agreement of 10 July 1998 applying public service obligations to Canary Island air routes.

The annex to the abovementioned Agreement provides for the Minister for Internal Development to change the maximum fares in proportion to the rise in costs if the price of costs affecting the operation of these air services rise and at the proposal of the airlines, using the specific procedure in the Annex.

By virtue of and in accordance with the Agreement, it is hereby decided that:

The maximum fare set in paragraph 2(1) of the Annex to the Council of Minister's Agreement of 10 July 1998 for each route, on the outward journey, shall be as follows:

(a) Gran Canaria — Tenerife North: EUR 52

(b) Gran Canaria — Tenerife South: EUR 52

(c) Gran Canaria — Fuerteventura: EUR 60

(d) Gran Canaria — El Hierro: EUR 88

(e) Gran Canaria — Lanzarote: EUR 67

(f) Gran Canaria — La Palma: EUR 82

(g) Tenerife North — Fuerteventura: EUR 83

(h) Tenerife North — El Hierro: EUR 60

(i) Tenerife North — Lanzarote: EUR 88

(j) Tenerife North — La Palma: EUR 55

(k) La Palma Lanzarote: EUR 88

(l) Gran Canaria — La Gomera: EUR 82

(m) Tenerife North — La Gomera: EUR 60

This revision is to be notified to all carriers using these services.
this applies only to general training carried out by the VDAB on its own account

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

Workers who are no longer able to carry out their present duties for medical reasons

if they work for a firm in difficulty, (2) if they work for a firm undergoing restructuring (3)

workers who for three years prior to taking up their employment had no income, did not engage in a professional activity, had interrupted their professional activity for three years or had never engaged in a professional activity.

workers who when they took up their employment were registered with the Rijksfonds voor sociale reclassering van mindervaliden (National Fund for the Social Rehabilitation of the Disabled);

workers who were in receipt of income support for at least six months before taking up their employment;

workers who were unemployed for at least 12 months before taking up their employment;

Workers at risk, if they undergo training within six months of their recruitment. Workers at risk are:

Maximum aid intensity
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 85/5

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2006/C 85/04)

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)

The explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities' (2) shall be amended as follows:

On page 357:

8712 00 Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised Insert the following text: ‘This heading includes incomplete bicycles that have the essential characteristics of complete bicycles (General rule 2(a) for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature). An incomplete bicycle, whether or not assembled, is to be classified under heading 8712 if it consists of the frame, the fork and at least two of the following components: — a set of wheels; — crank-gear (including axle, crank); — steering unit (including handlebar and handlebar stems); — a brake system.’

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 426/2006 (OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 50, 28.2.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 98/2

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2006/C 98/02)

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)

The explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) shall be amended as follows:

On page 340 the following text is inserted:

‘8536 69 10 to 8536 69 90 Other These subheadings include electro-mechanical plugs and sockets which permit multi-way connection, for instance between appliances, cables and connector boards, simply by plugging the attached plugs into the attached sockets with no assembly work required. The connectors may have a plug or socket on either side or a plug or socket on one side and another contact device on the other (for example crimp, clamp, soldered or screw-type). These subheadings also include plug-in couplings comprising a plug and socket pair (two pieces). The plug and the socket pieces each have one socket and one other contact device. These subheadings do not include connection or contact elements with which an electrical connection is established by other means (e.g. crimp, screw-type, soldered or clamp terminals). These are covered by subheading 8536 90. Connectors for optical fibre cables are also excluded from these subheadings (e.g. subheading 6909 19 00). 8536 69 10 For coaxial cables This subheading covers only plugs and sockets used for coaxial connections where coaxial cables can be permanently attached to the contacts at the other ends (see examples figures 1 to 4). 8536 69 30 For printed circuits This subheading covers all plug-and-socket connectors to which printed circuits can be directly connected on one or both sides (direct connectors; see examples figures 5 to 9). 1. Plug-and-socket connectors for direct vertical mounting of printed circuits: 2. Single and double-sided plug-and-socket connectors for mounting printed circuits horizontally: This subheading does not include male and female components of a plug-and-socket connection (e.g. pin or socket terminal strips) which are permanently attached to the circuit board and can be plugged into or onto the connector (subheading 8536 69 90). 8536 69 90 Other This subheading covers all other plug-and-socket connectors and connections illustrated below:

On page 341 the following text is inserted:

‘8536 90 10 Connections and contact elements for wires and cables This subheading covers all terminal devices fitted to the ends of wires or cables for establishing an electrical connection by means other than plugging (e.g. crimp, screw-type, soldered or clamp terminals).’

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 486/2006 (OJ L 88, 25.3.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 50, 28.2.2006, p. 1.
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Promoting more environmentally-friendly fishing methods: the role of technical conservation measures

COM(2004) 620

30.9.2004
Aid No XT 51/05

Member State Italy

Region Autonomous Province of Trento

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Financing of training projects for staff of firms covered by Measure D1 of the European Social Fund 2005 ‘Support for continuing training’

Legal basis Deliberazione della Giunta Provinciale n. 1465 di data 15.7.2005 (pubblicata sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Trentino Alto Adige del 26.7.2005 n. 30)

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 4 480 000 (EUR 4,48 million)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation From 26.7.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid General training Yes

Specific training Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for training aid Yes

— All services Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name: Provincia Autonoma di Trento Dipartimento Politiche Sociali e del Lavoro Ufficio Fondo Sociale Europeo

Address: via Giusti, 40 I-38100 Trento
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/2

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 114/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

DENMARK

Operating licences granted

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Permitted to carry Decision effective since Helenia Helicopter Services ApS Propelstien 2 Sønderborg Airport DK-6400 Sønderborg passengers, mail, cargo 11.4.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 135/6

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 135/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GREECE

Operating licences granted

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Permitted to carry Decision effective since SKY WINGS AIRLINES S.A A Papandreou, 108 GR-16674 Glifada passengers, mail, cargo 31.3.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

The amount available for 2004 is EUR 3 806 827,60. For 2005 and 2006 the resources (not yet quantifiable) of the Single Fund for those years will be used.

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

Maximum aid intensity
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 182/7

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 182/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SPAIN

Operating licences granted

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Permitted to carry Decision effective since EUROAIRLINES, S.L. Virgen de Monserrat, 37 E-08340 La Roca del Valles (Barcelona) passengers, mail, cargo 28.6.2006

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.