ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 310/6

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 November 2013

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

2013/C 310/05

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this Communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.

Modified rates are indicated in bold.

Previous table published in OJ C 272, 20.9.2013, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 321/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2013/C 321/01

Date of adoption of the decision 24.9.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.37247 (13/N) Member State Czech Republic Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Opatření II.2.4.1 PRV Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a zavádění preventivních opatření Legal basis 1) Opatření č. 226 Programu rozvoje venkova České republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 226) 2) Pravidla, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotace na projekty Programu rozvoje venkova ČR na období 2007–2013, Opatření II.2.4 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a podpora společenských funkcí lesů, Podopatření II.2.4.1 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a zavádění preventivních opatření Type of measure Scheme — Objective Forestry Form of aid Direct grant Budget — Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 1.1.2014-31.12.2014 Economic sectors Forestry and logging Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo zemědělství Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha 1 ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA 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 337/7

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2013/C 337/06

Date of adoption of the decision 3.10.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.36543 (13/N) Member State United Kingdom Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Natural England Management Agreement Scheme Legal basis Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Natural Environment and Rural Communities ACT 2006 Type of measure Scheme — Objective Agri-environmental commitments Form of aid Direct grant Budget — Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 1.11.2013-31.12.2018 Economic sectors Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities Name and address of the granting authority Natural England Foundry House 3 Millsands Riverside Exchange Sheffield S3 8NH UNITED KINGDOM 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 179/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2013/C 179/01

Date of adoption of the decision 27.3.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.33147 (11/NN) Member State Portugal Region — Mixed Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Auxílios a favor da recolha, transporte e destruição dos animais mortos na exploração Legal basis — Type of measure Scheme — Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Subsidised services Budget — Intensity 41 % Duration (period) From 22.10.2003 Economic sectors Support activities for animal production 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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Date of adoption of the decision 27.3.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.35624 (12/N) Member State Belgium Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Paiements agroenvironnementaux — Mesure de l’axe 2 du programme de développement rural (mesure 214) Legal basis 24 avril 2008 — Arrêté du gouvernement wallon relatif à l’octroi de subventions agro-environnementales Type of measure Scheme — Objective Agri-environmental commitments Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 90 million Annual budget: EUR 30 million Intensity 100 % Duration (period) Until 31.12.2015 Economic sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing Name and address of the granting authority SPW Direction générale Agriculture ressources naturelles environnement Ilôt Saint Luc Chaussée de Louvain 14 5000 Namur BELGIQUE Other information —

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Date of adoption of the decision 1.3.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.35898 (12/N) Member State Germany Region Thüringen — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Thüringen, Förderung von Waldumweltmaßnahmen Legal basis 1.§§ 23 und 44 der Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung vom 19. September 2000 (GVBI. 10/2000, S. 282) in der Fassung vom 21. Dezember 2011 (GVBl. 12/2011 S. 534) i.V.m. der Richtlinie „Förderung von Waldumweltmaßnahmen“ Type of measure Scheme — Objective Sectoral development, Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 1,85 million Intensity 100 % Duration (period) 1.3.2013-31.12.2015 Economic sectors Silviculture and other forestry activities Name and address of the granting authority Thüringen Forst Forsthaus Allzunah 98711 Frauenwald DEUTSCHLAND Other information —

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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 360/17

Update of the list of national services responsible for border controls for the purposes of Article 15(2) 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 247, 13.10.2006, p. 17; OJ C 77, 5.4.2007, p. 11; OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 21; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15; OJ C 87, 1.4.2010, p. 15; OJ C 180, 21.6.2012, p. 2; OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 2; OJ C 256, 5.9.2013, p. 14)

2013/C 360/12

The publication of the list of national services responsible for border controls for the purposes of Article 15(2) 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 the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

SWITZERLAND

Amendment of the information published in OJ C 331, 31.12.2008

The national service responsible for border controls:

(a) cantonal police force in the cantons of Geneva, Zürich, Bern, Soleure and Valais;
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 355/7

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)

2013/C 355/05
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 382/3

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2013/C 382/04

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 Union (2) are amended as follows:

On page 397

The Explanatory note to subheading 9705 00 00 is deleted.

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

(2) OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.
(9)

In the preliminary assessment, the Commission took the preliminary view that to achieve such a joint switch, each of the five publishers disclosed to, and/or received information from, the rest of the Five Publishers and/or Apple, regarding the five publishers' future intentions with respect to: (i) whether to enter into an agency agreement with Apple in the US; and (ii) the key terms under which each of the five publishers would enter into such an agency agreement with Apple in the US, including a retail price MFN clause, maximum retail price grids and the level of commission to be paid to Apple. The retail price MFN clause provided that each of the publishers would have to match on Apple's iBookstore store any lower prices available for the same e-book titles from other online retailers. Combined with the other key pricing terms, the MFN clause would have resulted in lower revenues for publishers if other retailers continued to offer e-books at the prices then prevalent on the market. The Commission took the preliminary view that the financial implications for publishers of the retail price MFN clause were such that this clause acted as a joint ‘commitment device’. Each of the five publishers was in a position to force Amazon to accept changing to the agency model or otherwise face the risk of being denied access to the e-books of each of the five publishers, assuming that all five publishers had the same incentive during the same time period, and that Amazon could not have sustained simultaneously being denied access even to only a part of the e-books catalogue of each of the five publishers.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 89/72

Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

( Official Journal of the European Union C 50 of 21 February 2014 )

2014/C 89/17

On page 21, the text referring to the State Aid No SA.37543 is cancelled and replaced by the following:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 133/12

Corrigendum to Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 110 of 11 April 2014 )

(2014/C 133/03)

On page 16:

for:

‘CEN EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013 Earth-moving machinery — Safety — Part 1: General requirements 28.11.2013 EN 474-1:2006+A3:2013 Note 2.1’

read:

‘CEN EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013 Earth-moving machinery — Safety — Part 1: General requirements 28.11.2013 EN 474-1:2006+A3:2013 Note 2.1 Date expired (28.11.2013) CEN EN 690:2013 Agricultural machinery — Manure spreaders — Safety This is the first publication EN 690:1994+A1:2009 Note 2.1 30.4.2014’

on page 28:

for:

‘CEN EN 1807-2:2013 Safety of woodworking machines — Band sawing machines — Part 2: Log sawing machines 28.11.2013 EN 1807:1999+A1:2009 Note 2.1’

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 2/5

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 2/03

Date of adoption of the decision 14.11.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.37416 (13/N) Member State France Region — — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides aux nouvelles technologies en production — volet relief (NTP-relief) Legal basis Décret no 99-130 du 24 février 1999 relatif au soutien financier de l'industrie cinématographique Décret no 95-110 du 2 février 1995 relatif au soutien financier à la production, à la préparation et à la distribution d’œuvres audiovisuelles Type of measure Scheme — Objective Culture Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 20 million Annual budget: EUR 5 million Intensity 50 % Duration (period) 1.1.2014-31.12.2017 Economic sectors Motion picture, video and television programme activities Name and address of the granting authority Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) 12 rue de Lübeck 75784 Paris Cedex 16 FRANCE 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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‘(51)

Member States must introduce and use an application form for aid. The application form includes at least the applicant’s name and the size of the undertaking, a description of the project, including its location and start and end dates, the amount of aid needed to carry it out and the eligible costs. In the application form, beneficiaries must describe the situation without the aid, i.e. a situation that is referred to as the counterfactual scenario, or the alternative scenario or project. In addition, large undertakings must submit documentary evidence in support of the counterfactual scenario described in the application form. When receiving an application form, the granting authority must carry out a credibility check of the counterfactual scenario and confirm that the aid has the required incentive effect. A counterfactual scenario is credible if it is genuine and relates to the decision-making factors prevalent at the time of the decision by the beneficiary regarding the investment.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 3/3

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 3/03

Date of adoption of the decision 22.10.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.37274 (13/N) Member State Germany Region Bayern — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) BayBIO Legal basis — Arbeitsgrundsätze zur Förderung von Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben auf dem Gebiet der Bio- und Gentechnologie — Art. 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung des Freistaates Bayern Type of measure Scheme — Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 42 000 000 Annual budget: EUR 6 000 000 Intensity 50 % Duration (period) Until 31.12.2014 Economic sectors Research and experimental development on biotechnology Name and address of the granting authority Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Technologie Prinzregentenstr. 28 80538 München DEUTSCHLAND 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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 19/2

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 19/02

Date of adoption of the decision 3.12.2013 Reference number of State Aid SA.37638 (13/N) Member State Spain Region Andalucia Article 107(3)(a) Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Prolongación del régimen de ayudas estatales aprobado N 593/08 [Régimen de ayudas regionales a la inversión, la creación de empleo y el apoyo a las PYME en Andalucía (España) — Extensión del N 507/2000] hasta el 30 de junio de 2014 inclusive Legal basis Decreto 394/2008 de 24 de junio, por el que se establece el marco regulador de las ayudas de finalidad regional y en favor de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMEs) que se concedan por la Administración de la Junta de Andalucía. Type of measure Scheme — Objective Regional development, Employment, SMEs Form of aid Interest subsidy, Soft loan, Direct grant Budget Overall budget: EUR 130 million Annual budget: EUR 130 million Intensity 50 % Duration (period) 1.1.2014-30.6.2014 Economic sectors All economic sectors eligible to receive aid Name and address of the granting authority Junta de Andalucía Avda. de Roma, s/n. Sevilla ESPAÑA 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/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 14/12

Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 14/11
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 28/9

Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) 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

Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 28/07
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 23/9

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) 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

Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

2014/C 23/08
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 53/28

Commission notice 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

2014/C 53/07
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 68/3

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2014/C 68/03

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 89, at the Explanatory note to CN subheading ‘2104 20 00 Homogenised composite food preparations’, is replaced by the following:

‘2104 20 00 Homogenised composite food preparations The expression “homogenised composite food preparations” is defined in note 3 to this chapter. The phrase “Such preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients.” in note 3 to Chapter 21 does not imply that there is a fixed limit in percentage by weight or size for those visible pieces in order for the product to be covered by subheading 2104 20. The concept of “a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients” is to be interpreted on the basis of the objective characteristics of the product: it has to be assessed whether the visible pieces have been added in such a quantity that they constitute a considerable volume of the product. If so, the product would have to be classified elsewhere (e.g. under heading 2005) as the product would have lost the character of a homogenised composite food preparation.’

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 56/1

DRAFT COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/…

of 24 February 2014

amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 56/02

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 246/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty (1) to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having published a draft of this Regulation (3)

After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 (4) grants a block exemption to liner shipping consortia from the prohibition contained in Article 101(1) of the Treaty, subject to certain conditions. That Regulation will expire on 25 April 2015, in accordance with the maximum 5 year duration provided for in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 246/2009. On the basis of the Commission’s experience in applying the block exemption, it appears that the justifications for a block exemption for consortia are still valid and that the conditions on the basis of which the scope and content of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 were determined have not substantially changed.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 simplified and introduced substantial modifications to the rules applicable to consortia. Since the new legal framework has been in place/applied for only short period of time, further changes should be avoided at this stage. This will avoid increasing the compliance costs of the operators in the industry.

(3) The period of application of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 should therefore be extended by five years,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 ‘25 April 2015’ is replaced by ‘25 April 2020’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 February 2014. For the Commission The President […] […]

(1) With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty have become respectively Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.

(2) OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 56, 27.2.2014, p. 1.

(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 of 28 September 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (OJ L 256, 29.9.2009. p. 31).
(1)

The European Commission wishes to inform the complainants concerned by infringement procedure 2013/4108 that the Spanish authorities replied on 13 September 2013 to the letter of formal notice which the Commission sent to Spain on 21 June 2013 in accordance with Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In their reply, the Spanish authorities proposed to amend Royal Decree 1837/2008 insofar as it concerns the profession of draughtsman (delineante).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 97/10

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2014/C 97/05

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure 27.2.2014 Duration 27.2.2014 - 31.12.2014 Member State Spain Stock or Group of stocks USK/567EI. Species Tusk (Brosme brosme) Zone Union and international waters of V, VI and VII Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 01/TQ43

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.