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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 73/1

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 73/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 23.12.2008 Reference number of the aid N 143/08 Member State Slovakia Region Stredné Slovensko Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) ZSNP, a.s. Legal basis Zákon č. 587/2004 Z. z. o Environmentálnom fonde a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov; Vyhláška Ministerstva životného prostredia Slovenskej republiky č. 157/2005 Z. z., ktorou sa vykonáva zákon č. 587/2004 Z. z. o Environmentálnom fonde a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov; Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov Type of measure Individual aid Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Soft loan Budget Overall budget: SKK 65,8 million Intensity 12 % Duration — Economic sectors Manufacturing industry Name and address of the granting authority Environmentálny fond Bukureštská 4 813 26 Bratislava SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.2.2009 Reference number of the aid N 77/09 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Limited amounts of compatible aid Legal basis Art. 23/A, 23/C and 23/D. of the Government Decree 85/2004. (IV. 19.) on the Procedure regarding State Aid defined by Article 87 (1) of the EC Treaty and on the Regional Aid Map Type of measure Individual aid Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Ad hoc contracts Budget — Intensity — Duration 22.2.2009-31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority All competent aid granting authorities in the Hungary Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 24.2.2009 Reference number of the aid N 78/09 Member State Hungary Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Temporary aid scheme for granting aid in the form of loans with subsidised interest rate Legal basis Art. 23/B, Art. 23/C and Art. 23/D of the Government Decree 85/2004. (IV. 19.) on the Procedure regarding State Aid defined by Article 87 (1) of the EC Treaty and on the Regional Aid Map Type of measure Individual aid Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Ad hoc contracts Budget — Intensity — Duration 23.2.2009-31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority All competent aid granting authorities in Hungary Other information —

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

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 99/7

Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20)

2009/C 99/05

The publication of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security.

FRANCE

Amendment of the information published in OJ C 37, 14.2.2009

Air borders

New border crossing point:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 133/1

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

2009/C 133/01

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC1377) — report of the 42nd Session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION

(42nd SESSION OF THE HSC IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008)

DOC. NC1377

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

09.02 M/15 15.02 M/17 Chapter 29 List M/5 Chapter 38 General Explanatory Note M/14 38.24 M/14 84.28 M/9 84.51 M/3 84.79 M/3, M/9 85.09 M/3





Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

1212.99/1 M/6 2202.90/6 M/7 3824.90/17 M/8 8536.69/1 M/10 9018.90/1 M/11 9503.00/5 (Amendment of the legal basis) M/12 9504.10/2 M/18

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels) or can be downloaded from the Internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/index_en.htm
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 152/1

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 152/01

Date of adoption of the decision 29.5.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 606/08 Member State Denmark Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Sociale foranstaltninger på arbejdsmarkedet — Budgetforøgelse Legal basis Lov om aktiv socialpolitik. Lov om en aktiv beskæftigelsesin dsats og andre love Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Employment Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: 2005: 4 824 591 000; 2006: 5 873 460 000; 2007: 6 428 002 000; 2008: 7 527 692 000; 2009: 8 361 538 000; 2010: 8 767 692 000; 2011: 8 896 923 000; 2012: 8 896 923 000; Overall budget: DKK 59 576 821 000 Intensity 66,6 % Duration (period) Until 31.12.2012 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority — Other information NN 10/2002; N 516/1997; N 358/1997

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Date of adoption of the decision 30.12.2008 Reference number of State Aid N 668/08 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Federal Framework ‘Small amounts of compatible aid’ Legal basis Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung geringfügiger Beihilfen im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz- und Wirtschaftkrise („Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen“) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Direct grant, guarantee, soft loan Budget Overall budget: EUR 2 000 million Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2009-31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority All authorities granting State aid in Germany Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 4.6.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 299/09 Member State Germany Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Amendment to the Federal Framework ‘Small amounts of compatible aid’ (N 668/08) Legal basis Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung geringfügiger Beihilfen im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland während der Finanz-und Wirtschaftskrise („Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen“) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 50 million Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2010 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority — Other information —

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

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 157/1

Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty

2009/C 157/01

The Community Guidelines on State aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty (1) will expire on 9 October 2009 (2).

Since their adoption in 2004, the Commission has applied these guidelines in numerous cases and experience has shown that they provide a sound basis for the control of this type of State aid.

The economic crisis has created a difficult and unstable economic situation. Having regard to the need to ensure continuity and legal certainty in the treatment of State aid to enterprises in financial difficulty, the Commission has decided to extend the validity of the existing Community Guidelines on State aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty until 9 October 2012.

(1) OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, pp. 2-17.

(2) See paragraph 102 of the Community Guidelines on State aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty, OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 158/3

Annotated presentation of regulated markets and national provisions implementing relevant requirements of MIFID (Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council)

2009/C 158/03

Article 47 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC, OJ L 145, 30.4.2004) authorises each Member State to confer the status of ‘regulated market’ on those markets constituted on its territory and which comply with its regulations.

Article 4, paragraph 1, point 14 of Directive 2004/39/EC defines a ‘regulated market’ as a multilateral system operated and/or managed by a market operator, which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial instruments — in the system and in accordance with its non-discretionary — rules in a way that results in a contract, in respect of the financial instruments admitted to trading under its rules and/or systems, and which is authorized and functions regularly and in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Directive 2004/39/EC.

Article 47 of Directive 2004/39/EC requires that each Member State maintains an updated list of regulated markets authorised by it. This information should be communicated to other Member States and the European Commission. Under the same Article (Article 47 of Directive 2004/39/EC), the Commission is required to publish a list of regulated markets, notified to it, on a yearly basis in the Official Journal of the European Union. The present list has been compiled pursuant to this requirement.

The attached list indicates the title of the individual markets which are recognised by national competent authorities as complying with the definition of ‘regulated market’. In addition, it indicates the entity responsible for managing these markets and the competent authority responsible for issuing or approving the rules of the market.

As a result of reduced entry barriers and specialisation in trading segments, the list of ‘regulated markets’ is subject to greater turnover than under the Investment Services Directive 93/22/EEC. Article 47 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive also requires the European Commission to publish the list of regulated markets on its website and to update it regularly. Consequently, the European Commission will, in addition to yearly publication of a list in the OJ, maintain an updated version of this list on its official website (http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/securities/isd/mifid_en.htm). This list will be updated regularly on the basis of information communicated by national authorities. The latter are called upon to continue to advise the Commission of any additions to or deletions from the list of regulated markets for which it is the home Member State.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 177/15

Extract from the Decision concerning Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A. pursuant to Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions

2009/C 177/05

HOMOLOGATION OF THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN OF KAUPTHING BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.

By judgment rendered on 8 July 2009, the Tribunal d’Arrondissement de et à Luxembourg, second chamber, (District Court) sitting in commercial matters, ruling in public audience, following the hearing in council chamber of the administrators, the representative of the société anonyme Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A., the representatives of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (‘CSSF’) and the representative of the Public Prosecutor,

‘homologates the restructuring plan of the société anonyme Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A. dated 26 May 2009, under the suspensive condition of obtaining the confirmation by the European Commission that the intervention of the Luxembourg State in the framework of the restructuring plan does not constitute an incompatible State aid in the sense of the Treaty establishing the European Union;

states that the agreements and the Terms and Conditions attached to the restructuring plan will be in effect from the accomplishment of the demerger resulting in the Pillar Securitisation and Banque Havilland, without prejudice of their signature by any third party;

ascertains that the suspension of payments period of the Bank ceases concomitantly to the approval of the demerger of the Bank by its shareholders resulting in the dissolution without winding-up of the Bank, under the condition that this general meeting takes place at an earlier point in time than the ending of the suspension of payments period.’

No application may be brought by any of the parties or by any third party to set aside the judgment.

The Administrators

PricewaterhouseCoopers S.àr.l., represented by Mrs Emmanuelle Caruel-Henniaux, and Me Franz Fayot
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 181/3

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

2009/C 181/03

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 91

Between CN Explanatory Note to subheading 2202 10 00 and CN Explanatory Note to subheadings 2202 90 91 to 2202 90 99 the following text is inserted:

‘2202 90 10: Other non-alcoholic beverages not containing products of headings 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from products of headings 0401 to 0404 This subheading includes tonic preparations as described in the CN Explanatory Notes to this Chapter, General, second paragraph. Those non-alcoholic beverages, often referred to as food supplements may be based on extracts from plants (including herbs) and containing added vitamins or/and minerals. In general those preparations should maintain general health and well-being; therefore they differ from the flavoured or sweetened waters and other soft drinks of subheading 2202 10 00, referred to in HS Explanatory Notes to heading 2202, paragraph (A).’

Page 91

The following second paragraph is added to the CN Explanatory Note to subheadings 2202 90 91 to 2202 90 99 Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products of headings 0401 to 0404:

‘See CN Explanatory Note to subheading 2202 90 10.’

(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 178/5

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 pigmeat products

2009/C 178/02

Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 (1) opened tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products. 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 09.4038, 09.4170 and 09.4204, cover the quantities available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), 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 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
7.

The decision concludes that Chiquita, Dole and Weichert engaged in bilateral pre-pricing communications during which they discussed banana price setting factors, that is factors relevant for setting of quotation prices for the upcoming week and discussed or disclosed price trends and/or indications of quotation prices for the up-coming week. Such communications took place before the parties set their quotation prices. These communications are referred to as ‘pre-pricing communications’. The decision concludes that there was a consistent pattern of pre-pricing communications, even though they did not necessarily take place every week. Moreover, once they had set their quotation prices on Thursday mornings, the parties bilaterally exchanged these quotation prices or at least had a mechanism in place, which enabled them to bilaterally exchange information about quotation prices set. It is concluded that this exchange of quotation prices enabled the parties to monitor the individual parties’ quotation pricing decisions in the light of pre-pricing communications which took place between parties beforehand.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 197/8

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 197/06
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 198/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

2009/C 198/01

Date of adoption of the decision 10.12.2008 Reference number of State Aid N 74/08 Member State The Netherlands Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Fonds kleine toepassingen gewasbeschermingsmiddelen Legal basis Artikelen 2 en 4 van de Kaderwet LNV-subsidies van het Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit, artikel U.21, instrument nummer 12.21 van de Begrotingswet, document nummer 31 200 XIV, Rechtvaardiging van het budget (XIV) voor het jaar 2008, Reglement Fonds voor kleine toepassingen versie 3.3, Heffingsverordening HPA Fonds Teeltaangelegenheden 2008, Verordening PT vakheffing bloembollen oogstjaar 2007, verordening PT vakheffing boomkwekerij producten 2008, Verordening PT heffing teelt groenten en fruit Type of measure Technical aid Objective The support is given to compensate the costs for the research and registration of plant protection products or the exemption of the use of a biological herbicides (further: PPP's) for the use of PPP's in small cultivations for which the PPP's would otherwise not be registered and thus would not be available on the market Form of aid — Budget EUR 600 000 per year Intensity 100 % of the eligible costs Duration (period) 2008-2013 Economic sectors Agriculture Name and address of the granting authority Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Postbus 20401 2500 EK Den Haag NETHERLAND (and the different product boards) Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 28.2.2008 Reference number of State Aid N 738/07 Member State Austria Region Niederösterreich Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Finanzhilfe wegen Katastrophenschäden Legal basis Richtlinien für die Gewährung von Beihilfen zur Behebung von Katastrophenschäden des Landes Niederösterreich Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Compensation for damage due to natural disasters in 2007 Form of aid Subsidy Budget Estimated annual budget ca EUR 70 000, as communicated in case N 564a/04 Intensity 20 %, in particularly severe cases 50 %, of the eligible damage Duration (period) One-off Economic sectors Annex I Name and address of the granting authority Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung Gruppe Land- und Forstwirtschaft—Abteilung Landwirtschaftsförderung Landhausplatz 1 3109 St. Pölten ÖSTERREICH Other information —

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

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 227/1

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 227/01

Date of adoption of the decision 22.6.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 258/09 Member State Finland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Short-term export-credit insurance Legal basis Act on the State's Export Credit Guarantees No 442/2001 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Export credits insurance Form of aid — Budget — Intensity — Duration (period) until 31.12.2010 Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Finnvera plc Other information —

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

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Date of adoption of the decision 17.8.2009 Reference number of State Aid N 415/09 & NN 46/09 Member State Denmark Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prolongation and amendment of the recapitalisation scheme and prolongation of the guarantee scheme Legal basis Act on State-Funded Capital Injections into Credit Institutions of 3 February 2009 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Other forms of equity intervention, Guarantee Budget Recapitalization: max DKK 100 000 million; New guarantee scheme: max DKK 600 000 million Intensity — Duration (period) 8.2009-2.2010 Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Kingdom of Denmark 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