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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2003/C 294/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XE 1/03

Member State: Germany

Region: North Rhine-Westphalia

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Scheme implementing "Jugend in Arbeit Plus"

Legal basis: § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 24,7 million annual budget allocation for refinancing of the whole programme

Maximum aid intensity: For aid under Article 5: recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers (wage subsidy of 50 % of gross employee wage costs - either collectively negotiated or in line with local standards - plus a subsidy of the employer's share of the social security contribution of 20 % of the regularly paid gross employee wage costs. Aid is restricted to 50 % of wage costs, including both gross wages and statutory social charges (both the employee's and the employer's contribution)

Date of implementation: 1 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December 2006 (end of funding period)

Objective of aid: The "Jugend in Arbeit Plus" initiative focuses on the difficult situation of young people on the job market and is intended to support the integration of this target group into the employment system by promoting one-year employment contracts

Economic sector(s) concerned: All EU economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority: Versorgungsamt Köln Boltensternstraße 10 D - 50735 Köln

Other information: The scheme is partially financed with EU Objective 3 funds.

After the exemption regulation expires on 31 December 1996, a six-month transitional period will apply.

The aid scheme "Jugend in Arbeit Plus" incorporates both an employment and a qualification component, so two summary information forms have been provided.

The employment component falls under Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid and is set out in the summary information form.

The qualification component falls under Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid. Please see the relevant summary information form for training aid
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 313/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 286/03

Title: CIRR ship financing scheme for the export of ships

Objective: This scheme makes it possible for ship owners to benefit from Commercial Interest Reference Rate (commonly referred to as "CIRR") financing in accordance with the OECD New Sector Understanding on Export Credits for ship financing (Shipbuilding)

Duration: Up to the 31 December 2006

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2003

Member State: Austria

Aid No: N 529/01

Title: Prolongation of supplement to Programme "Guarantees for Tourism" 2001-2006

Objective: To support restructuring of SMEs in tourism (SMEs in tourism and entertainment)

Legal basis: Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen i. V. m. Richtlinien des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten für die TOP-Tourismus-Förderung 2001-2006

Budget: Less that 1 MEUR per year

Aid intensity or amount: Not calculable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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
Values of thresholds under the directives on public procurement applicable from 1 January 2004

(2003/C 309/07)

1. The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for public supplies contracts pursuant to Council Directive 93/36/EEC(1) and to the Agreement on Government Procurement (hereinafter referred to as the GPA), as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community (Decision 94/800/EC(2) of 22 December 1994), are as follows:

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2. The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for works contracts pursuant to Council Directive 93/37/EEC(3) and to the GPA, as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community (Decision 94/800/EC), are as follows:

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3. The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for public service contracts pursuant to Council Directive 92/50/EEC(4) and to the GPA, as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community (Decision 94/800/EC), are as follows:

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4. The values of the thresholds applicable as of 1 January 2004 for supplies, service and for works contracts pursuant to Council Directive 93/38/EEC(5) and to the GPA, as concluded by the Council on behalf of the Community (Decision 94/800/EC), are as follows:

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5. For Member States participating in the Euro the amounts of the thresholds in Euro will apply directly.

6. The value of thresholds in national currencies will not change during the reference period.

(1) OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 54.

(4) OJ L 209, 24.7. 1992, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 199, 9.8.1993, p. 84.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 243/7

Corrigendum to Information procedure — Technical rules

( Official Journal of the European Union C 235 of 22 September 2004 )

(2004/C 243/06)

On page 3, in the table, against the reference ‘2004/0371/NL’:

for:

‘Regolament fuq sussidji għas-servizzi ta' Kenniswijk [Smart City] 2004’,

read:
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2004/C 24/04)

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.

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(1) OJ C 100, 26.4.2003, p. 11.

(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).
Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of the European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 in relation to lifts(1)

(2004/C 36/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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

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NOTE:

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC(2) of the European Parliament and Council amended by Directive 98/48/EC(3).

Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

Further information may be found on the Europa website at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/ enterprise/newapproach/ standardization/harmstds/reflist/ machines.html

(1) OJ L 213, 7.9.1995, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 15 December 2003 to 15 January 2004

(Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93(1))

(2004/C 44/03)

- Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93): Accepted

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- Suspension of a marketing authorization (Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93)

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- Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 34 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93): Accepted

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Anyone wishing to consult the public assessment report on the medicinal products in question and the decisions relating thereto is invited to contact: The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products 7 Westferry Circus

Canary Wharf

London E14 4HB United Kingdom

(1) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1.
Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 42/12)

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 Wiener Lokalbahn AG Eichenstraße 1 A - 1120 Wien

2. Issuing office in the country where the railway undertaking has its headquarters Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, Bereich EU-Schienenverkehrsangelegenheiten Radetzkystraße 2 A - 1030 Wien

3. Date of the decision 8 October 2003

First issued

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Suspension [square ]

Withdrawal [square ]

Amendment [square ]

4. Licence No GZ 220518/3-II/SCH2/03

5. Terms and conditions None

6. Observations regarding suspension, withdrawal or amendment - Operations to begin within six months of issue of licence. Licensing authority to be notified immediately in writing.

- Licensing authority to be notified immediately, in writing, of any change or lapse of licensing conditions, no later than three days after notification of the circumstances.

- In good time before expiry of a period of five years from the date of issue of the licence, and no later than 31 March 2008, proof to be given that the legal licensing conditions remaining in force are complied with

7. Other observations Licence as rail transport undertaking providing passenger and freight transport services by rail

8. Person to contact at the issuing office Frau Mag. Regina Roithner, Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie Abteilung II/SCH2 Radetzkystraße 2 A - 1030 Wien Tel. (43-1) 7 11 62/22 04 Fax (43-1) 7 11 62/22 99 E-mail: Regina.Roithner@bmvit.gv.at
Summary of notifications received in 2003 by the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(2004/C 58/05)

Between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2003 the Commission had received four notifications of placing on the market novel foods or novel food ingredients pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.

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Statement by the Commission

concerning the Council Decision 2004/246/EC on the entry into force of the 2003 Protocol to the IOPCF Convention relating to the Fund for Compensation(1)

(2004/C 68/10)

The Commission takes note of the Council Decision 2004/246/EC authorising Member States to sign, ratify or accede to, in the interest of the European Community, the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, and authorising Austria and Luxembourg, in the interest of the European Community, to accede to the underlying instruments.

The Commission expresses its disagreement with two major aspects of this Decision which do not reflect the need recognised by the Council at political level for the rapid entry into force of the Protocol. The Council has in fact decided to postpone by six months the deadline proposed by the Commission for ratification of the Protocol and to make the deadline no more than a target date.

(1) OJ L 78, 16.3.2004, p. 22.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 96/48/EC

(2004/C 65/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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

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NOTE 1:

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity 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 3:

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Directive.

Example: For EN 50155:2001, the following applies:

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Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores

(2004/C 72/04)

In accordance with Commission notice 2002/C 115/02 of 16 May 2002, the Government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores has updated the fares for scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores on which public service obligations have been imposed, amending Annexes A and B of the notice, as shown in the tables below.

ANNEX A

Standard economy fare (RT) (in EUR) in 2004

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CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira

ANNEX B

Fare for residents (RT) (in EUR) in 2004

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CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 78/22)

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. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking Deutsche Museumseisenbahn GmbH Steinstraße 7 D - 64291 Darmstadt.

2. Issuing office Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt D - 64278 Darmstadt.

3. Date of the decision 26.3.1997.

First issued

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Suspended [square ]

Revoked [square ]

Amended [square ]

4. Licence No III 33.1-66 d 10.37.04.

5. Terms and conditions For the carriage of passengers and goods.

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)

Herr Gerhard Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt D - 64278 Darmstadt Tel. (49) 61 51 12 50 53 Fax (49) 61 51 12 69 28 E-mail: k.gerhard@rpda.hessen.de
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 78/31)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 6.2.2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 31/04

Title: Extension of the framework aid scheme for firms affected by the bad weather in Objective 2 areas in Gard

Objective: To provide compensation for the non-insurable effects of natural disasters

Legal basis: Arrêtés ministériels de constatations d'état de catastrophes naturelles

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
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 78/20)

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. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking MEV Eisenbahn Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH Rheinvorlandstraße 5 D - 68159 Mannheim.

2. Issuing office Ministerium für Umwelt und Verkehr des Landes Baden-Württemberg Postfach 10 34 39 D - 70029 Stuttgart.

3. Date of the decision 20.3.2003.

First issued [square ]

Suspended [square ]

Revoked [square ]

Amended

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4. Licence No 8705-176/07/13.

5. Terms and conditions For the provision of transport services for passengers and goods. The licence is valid until 31.12.2014.

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments Address changed; issuing office changed; name of person to contact changed.

7. Other observations -

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

Frau Heiss-Kaiser Ministerium für Umwelt und Verkehr des Landes Baden-Württemberg Postfach 10 34 39 D - 70029 Stuttgart Tel. (49) 71 11 26 13 33 Fax (49) 71 11 26 10 99 E-mail: gabriele.heiss-kaiser@uvm.bwt.de
Commission notification on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 78/06)

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. The main aspects of the licence issued by the office mentioned under point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking DB Services Nordost GmbH Holländerstraße 34a D - 13407 Berlin.

2. Issuing office Eisenbahn-Bundesamt Postfach 28 61 D - 53018 Bonn.

3. Date of the decision 1.8.2003.

First issued [square ]

Suspended [square ]

Revoked [square ]

Amended

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4. Licence No Rbnv EdB 1/99.

5. Terms and conditions For the carriage of passengers and goods. The licence is valid until 28.2.2014.

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments Name changed: formerly BRG Servicegesellschaft Berlin mbH.

7. Other observations -

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

Herr Mass Eisenbahn-Bundesamt Postfach 28 61 D - 53018 Bonn Tel. (49) 22 89 82 61 34 Fax (49) 228 98 26 91 34 E-mail: massm@eba.bund.de
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)



Official Journal C 088 , 08/04/2004 P. 0017 - 0017



Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2004/C 88/08) (Text with EEA relevance) Date of adoption of the decision: 27.2.2004 Member State: The Netherlands - North Netherlands (part of the 87.3.c areas) Aid No: N 561/03 Title: Modification of the Investment Premium Scheme North Netherlands 2000 (IPR 2000) (approved under aid N 764/99) Objective: Regional development Legal basis: Verordening Investeringspremieregeling Noord-Nederland 2000 (IPR 2000) Budget: Unchanged Aid intensity or amount: Unchanged Duration: 2004-2006 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
Summary information on state aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2004/C 84/05)

Aid No: XA 5/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Abruzzi

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an individual aid: Additional regional contribution of up to 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums allowed under Law No 185/92 as amended

Legal basis: Normativa nazionale: L. 185/92 e successive modifiche ed integrazioni. Normativa Regionale: L.R. n. 7 del 10 maggio 2002 articolo 33

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 500000

Maximum aid intensity: Difference between the amount granted by the Ministry and 50 % of expenditure (5-10 %)

Date of implementation: 2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: As laid down in Law No 185/92

Objective of aid: To provide aid towards the payment of premiums on insurance policies providing cover against losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters. Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The scheme covers up to 50 % of the cost of insurance premiums where the contribution from the national Government is less than that figure

Economic sector(s) concerned: Crops. The scheme covers damage caused to certain crops by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters

Name and address of the granting authority: Regione Abruzzo Direzione Agricoltura Foreste e Sviluppo Rurale, Alimentazione, Caccia e pesca Via Catullo, 17 I - Pescara Web address: http://www.regione.abruzzo.it/ diragrifor@regione.abruzzo.it
List of legislative proposals adopted by the Commission from 7 January 2004 to 30 January 2004



Official Journal C 098 , 23/04/2004 P. 0034 - 0036



List of legislative proposals adopted by the Commission from 7 January 2004 to 30 January 2004(1) (2004/C 98/10) >TABLE> These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex (1) This list is limited to COM documents that fulfil the conditions for publication.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 150/21

New composition of the European Consumer Consultative Group

(2004/C 150/03)

The European Consumer Consultative Group was set up by Commission Decision 2003/709/EC of 9 October 2003 (1)

By Decision of 28.5.2004, the Commission appointed the following as members and alternates of the Group for the remainder of its three-year term of office:

Members Alternates Mr Petros MARKOU (CY) Mr Athos TSINONTIDES (CY) Ms Linda LÄÄNESAAR (EE) Mr Enn-Toivo ANNUK (EE) Mr György BARANOVSZKY (HU) Mr István GARAI (HU) Ms Silvija VĪKSNIŅA (LV) Ms Agnese ZVIEDRE (LV) Ms Zita ČEPONYTĖ (LT) Ms. Audronė RICKUVIENĖ (LT) Mr Benny BORG BONELLO (MT) Mr Adrian MUSCAT INGLOTT (MT) Ms Małgorzata NIEPOKULCZYCKA (PL) Ms Grażyna ROKICKA (PL) Mr Karel PAVLÍK (CZ) Mr Vladimír HANUŠ (CZ) Ms Božena STAŠENKOVÁ (SK) Mr Peter PETRÍK (SK) Ms Breda KUTIN (SI) Ms Ziva DROL NOVAK (SI) Mr Nick STACE (UK)

(1) OJ L 258 of 10.10.2003, p.35
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 197/10

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

(2004/C 197/03)

On 16 and 30 October 2001 respectively, the Commission appointed Ms Karen WILLIAMS and Mr Serge DURANDE to the post of hearing officer, in accordance to Article 1 of the Commission Decision of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition cases (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21).
Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity 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 3

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