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Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of polysulphide polymers originating in the United States of America

(2001/C 280/03)

On 20 July 2001, Akcros Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (the "applicant") the sole producer in the Community of polysulphide polymers and the only complainant in the proceeding that led to the existing measures, formally withdrew its complaint and requested to repeal the measures in force.

1. Product and existing measures

The product concerned is polysulphide polymers originating in the United States of America, currently classifiable within CN code ex 4002 99 90. This CN code is given only for information.

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1965/98(1).

2. Recent developments

The applicant claims that the existing measures are no longer necessary due to the fact that the sole exporting producer in the United States of America will close down its production facilities of polysulphide polymers and, therefore, the measures should be terminated.

3. Procedure

In accordance with Article 21 and Article 9(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96(2) ("basic Regulation") a decision will be reached as to whether to repeal the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Community interest. For this reason, interested parties may, within 40 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities, make themselves known and provide the Commission with information together with supporting evidence.

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the aforementioned time limit.

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party.

Commission address for correspondence: European Commission Directorate-General for Trade

Directorates B and C

TERV - 0/13

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B - 1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 295 65 05 Telex COMEU B 21877.

4. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or otherwise does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation on the basis of the facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made of the facts available.

(1) OJ L 255, 17.9.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).
Uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2001/C 316/05)

Explanatory notes adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001(2)

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

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Insert the following text after the present text: "For the purposes of Additional Note 5(b) to chapter 20, products to which sugar has been added in such a quantity that they contain less that 50 % by weight of fruit juices in their natural state are considered to have lost their original character of fruit juices of heading No 2009.

For determining whether products have lost their original character or not with regard to the addition of sugar, only additional notes 2 and 5 to chapter 20 are to be applied. The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose is determined in accordance with the said additional note 2. If the content of added sugar calculated in accordance with additional note 5(a) to chapter 20 exceeds 50 % by weight, the calculated fruit juice content in its natural state is less than 50 % by weight.

As regards the addition of other substances to products of heading No 2009, see the HS explanatory notes to heading No 2009.

EXAMPLE

The analysis of a sample of orange juice given the following result:

- density at 20 °C: 1,32 g/cm3,

- figure indicated by a refractometer at a temperature of 20 °C: 65,3,

- calculated content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (additional note 2 to chapter 20): 62,0 (63,3 × 0,95),

- calculated added sugar content (additional note 5 to chapter 20): 49 % by weight (62,0-13),

- calculated fruit juice content in its natural state: 51 % weight (100-49).

Conclusion:

The sample is deemed, within the meaning of additional note 5(b) to chapter 20, not to have lost its original character."

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

(2) OJ L 279, 23.10.2001, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 199, 13.7.2000, p. 1.
Notice of application for an exploration licence

Italian Republic

Region of Sicily

Industry Council - Regional Mining Department

Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy (URIG)

(2001/C 350/08)

On 2 November 2000 Italmin Exploration Srl, with registered office at Lungotevere dei Mellini 44, Rome, Tax Code 05287541006, submitted an application, which was later amended on 5 July 2001, under Sicilan Regional Law No 14 of 3 July 2000, for a licence to explore for oil and gas in the area conventionally known as "Lebrino", extending over 300 km2, in the municipalities of Catania, Motta S. Anastasia, Misterbianco, Mineo, Ramacca, Palagonia e Belpasso in the Province of Catania, and Lentini in the Province of Siracusa.

The perimeter of the area for which the licence is requested is marked by straight lines joining points A and B, C and D and E and F and A, and by the coastline between points B and C, as defined below:

A: point at elevation 179 m in the Portella dei Sieli area (about 1 km south of Misterbianco);

B: point corresponding with the lighthouse on the eastern end of the "Molo di Mezzogiorno" in the Port of Catania;

C: point coinciding with the northern bend of the San Leonardo River;

D: point at elevation 136 m, Poggio Callura, in the Tenuta Grande area;

E: triangulation point at 290 m elevation, corresponding with the tower of Ramacca church; this point coincides with point D of the "Paterno" licence application;

F: point at elevation 19 m on the road between Villa Cannizzaro and Masseria Strazzeri, corresponding with the bridge over the railway near Bicocca station, this point coincides with point C of the "Paterno" licence application.

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The application documents have been deposited at the "Ufficio Regionale per gli Idrocarburi e la Geotermia" (Regional Office for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy of the "Corpo Regionale delle Miniere" (Regional Mining Department) at Via C. Camilliani nr. 87, I-90145 Palermo, where they may be consulted by any interested party.

This notice will be published in the "Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Sicilana" (Official Gazette of the Region of Sicily), in the Official Journal of the European Communities and, for 15 consecutive days, on the official notice boards of the Municipalities concerned.

During such time as the notice is posted on the official notice boards, objections may be lodged with the mayors of the municipalities concerned. They may also be lodged, both during and after the 15-day period, with the aforementioned Office of the Regional Mining Department.

Palermo, 13 August 2001.
Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2001/C 346/05)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences issued. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office indicated in point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking: Rail Traction Company SpA Piazza Giovanni Winckelmann 12 I - Rome

2. Issuing office: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

Railway Supervision Service

3. Date of the decision: 23 June 2000

First issued

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Suspended [square ]

Revoked [square ]

Amended [square ]

4. Licence No: 4

5. Terms and conditions: -

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments: -

7. Other observations: -

8. Person to contact at the issuing office: (Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Mario Vivaldi Tel. (39) 06 41 58 34 51 Fax (39) 06 41 58 34 10 E-mail: vig4@trasportinavigazione.it
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2001/C 362/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.11.2001

Member State: Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Aid No: N 254/01

Title: Aid for destruction of animal corpses

Objective: It is proposed to grant a temporary aid for part of the extra costs for the disposal of animal corpses following the introduction of the new rules on SRM and MBM. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will take over one-third of the extra costs. This is considered necessary in order not to jeopardise a safe disposal. The aid is only given to farmers as slaughterhouses have the possibility to charge the extra costs through to farmers and consumers. In practice, farmers must pay only two-thirds of the disposal costs. SARIA Bio Industries GmbH, the rendering company, will receive the remaining one-third directly from the Land

Legal basis: Zuwendungsbescheid (Anteilsfinanzierung des Landes an den Kosten der Tierkörperbeseitigung der Tierhalter in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Höhe von einem Drittel)

Budget: DEM 4,06 million (EUR 2075845,04)

Aid intensity or amount: 33 %

Duration: Until 31 December 2001

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
Corrigendum to the Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres - 2002

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 46 of 20 February 2002)

(2002/C 58/09)

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Corrigendum to holidays in 2003: Member States of the European Union

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 288 of 23 November 2002)

(2003/C 45/12)

The list on pages 19 and 20 is amended as follows:

- in column B the dates 11 July and 27 September are deleted,

- in column B the dates 2 May, 30 May, 2 November, 10 November, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December and 31 December are added.
Final notice - dissolution of the Joint European Torus (JET) joint undertaking

(2002/C 16/08)

JET is a joint undertaking within the meaning of Chapter V of Title Two of the Euratom Treaty, established by Decision 78/471/Euratom of the Council(1). The statutes of the joint undertaking were adopted by the same Decision, as last amended by Decision 98/585/Euratom(2) that established the joint undertaking until 31 December 1999. Euratom, represented by the European Commission, is one of the 18 Members of the joint undertaking.

The JET joint undertaking terminated by expiry of its term on 31 December 1999 and has in accordance with Article 21 of its Statutes been wound up. The JET Council appointed on 1 January 2000 Anthony Raymond Houghton and John David Ariel of HLB Kidsons, Enterprise House, 83a Western Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1LJ, as the liquidators for the purpose of conducting the proceedings in winding up the joint undertaking.

Earlier notices (2000/C 42/09 and 2001/C 102/13) on the winding up of the joint undertaking have been published on 15 February 2000(3) and on 31 March 2001(4).

The JET Council at its final meeting of 14 December 2001 decided:

- to instruct the liquidator to distribute the surplus funds among the Members existing at the time of the winding up in accordance with Article 21.6 of the JET statutes,

- to instruct the liquidator to report to the Chairman of the JET Council when that distribution has been completed,

- to discharge the liquidator and to dissolve the JET joint undertaking with effect from the completion of the distribution of surplus funds.

The Chairman of the JET Council has confirmed on 20 December 2001 that the final distribution of the surplus funds among the Members has been completed. The liquidators are therefore discharged and the joint undertaking in accordance with Article 21.6 of its Statutes is thereby dissolved.

(1) OJ L 151, 7.6.1978, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 282, 20.10.1998, p. 65.

(3) OJ C 42, 15.2.2000, p. 14.

(4) OJ C 102, 31.3.2001, p. 18.
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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (Text with EEA relevance)



Official Journal C 008 , 11/01/2002 P. 0006 - 0006
Alteration of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2002/C 18/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, France has decided to alter the public service obligations on scheduled air services between the airports of Agen (La Garenne) and Paris (Orly) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 331 of 19 November 1999.

2. The altered public service obligations are as follows:

Minimum frequency

The services must be operated, except during four weeks in August and one week in December, with at least:

- three return trips a day, from Monday to Friday inclusive, 225 days a year,

- one return trip on Sunday evening, 45 weeks a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between the airports of Agen (La Garenne) and Paris (Orly).

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a pressurised turboprop or jet aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 30.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip from the airport of Agen (La Garenne) within the day and to spend at least eight hours in Paris.

Slots are reserved at Paris (Orly) airport from Monday to Friday for the scheduled Paris (Orly)-Agen (La Garenne) service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information about these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

Flight bookings

Flights must be marketed by means of at least one computerised reservation system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season.

The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. These public service obligations will replace those concerning scheduled air services between Agen (La Garenne) and Paris (Orly), published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 331 of 19 November 1999, with effect from 11 April 2002.
Alteration of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France

(2002/C 25/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the public service obligations on scheduled air services between the airports of Lorient (Lann Bihoué) and Lyons (Saint-Exupéry) published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 188 of 28 June 1996, as amended on 29 May 2001 (Official Journal of the European Communities C 154), pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. The altered public service obligations are as follows:

- Minimum frequency

The services must be operated throughout the year.

The services must be operated at a rate of at least two return trips a day, morning and evening, from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.

The services must be operated without a stopover between Lorient-Lann Bihoué and Lyons-Saint-Exupéry.

- Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 30. The aircraft must be fitted with toilets. A drinks service must be provided for passengers on board the aircraft.

- Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to make the round trip within the day and to spend at least eight hours in Lyons and at least seven hours in Lorient.

- Flight bookings

Flights must be marketed by means of at least one computerised reservation system.

- Continuity of service:

Except in cases of "force najeure", the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season.

The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. These public service obligations will replace those concerning scheduled air services between Lorient (Lann Bihoué) and Lyons (Saint-Exupéry), published in the Official Journal of the European CommunitiesC 188 of 28 June 1996, as amended on 29 May 2001 (Official Journal of the European CommunitiesC 154).
Revocation of the Danish Order on the use of TV rights to events of major importance to society

(2002/C 45/05)

Please be informed that the Danish Government has decided to revoke the Danish Order No 809 of 19 November 1998, as amended by Order No 734 of 20 August 2001, on the use of TV rights to events of major importance to society.

The Order was implemented pursuant to Article 3(a)(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC.

The revocation is valid from 1 January 2002.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2002/C 39/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT/15/2001

Member State: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Measures to promote company, sectoral and regional training schemes and to develop continuing training - 2001

Legal basis: Legge n. 236 del 9 luglio 1993, articolo 9. Circolare n. 92 del 29 dicembre 2000 del Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza Sociale

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 3760213 (ITL 7280787395)

Maximum aid intensity: Large enterprises

Specific training 25 %

General training 50 %

SMEs

Specific training 35 %

General training 70 %

The above rates of intensity are increased by:

- 5 percentage points where the measures are aimed at firms in areas which qualify for regional aid under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty

- 10 percentage points where the measures are aimed at training disadvantaged workers:

- during the first six months of work, any young person under 25 who had not previously had a regular paid job

- any person with a serious physical, mental or psychological disability who is nevertheless able to enter the labour market

- any migrant worker who moves or has moved within the Community or becomes resident in the Community to take up work and who needs professional and/or language training

- during the first six months of work, any person wishing to reenter working life after a break of at least three years, and particularly any person who gave up work on account of the difficulty of reconciling working life and family life

- any person older than 45 who has not attained an upper secondary educational qualification

- during the first six months of work, any long-term unemployed person, i.e. any person who was without work for 12 consecutive months

Date of implementation: 27 April 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2002

Objective of aid: The aid covers both general and specific training as described in the documents annexed to:

- allegato alla delibera n. 1404 dd. 27.4.2001 recante "Interventi di promozione di piani formativi aziendali, settoriali e territoriali e sviluppo della formazione continua", punto 6 "Disposizioni in merito al contributo pubblico"

Economic sector(s) concerned: All economic sectors apart from the steel industry

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia Direzione Regionale della Formazione Professionale Via S. Francesco n. 37 I - 34100 Trieste E-mail: formazione.prof@regione.fvg.it
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Directive 96/60/EC

October 2001

(2002/C 49/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the Directive)

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Note 1:

Generally the date of cessation of use will be the date of withdrawal ("dow"), set by the European standardisation organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1:

The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On the date stated, the superseded standard cannot be used any longer in the context of the Directive.