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STATE AID

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty Establishing the European Union)

Commission Communication to the Member States and other interested parties pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty

State aid C 40/2003 (ex N 50/B/2002) — R&D aid for Ibermática

(2006/C 71/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By the following letter, dated 24 March 2004, the Commission informed Spain of its decision to terminate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

‘By letter dated 16 January 2002, registered as received by the Commission on 17 January 2002, the Spanish authorities notified planned aid for Ibermática. The file was divided into two parts. The first, registered under number N 50/A/02, concerned the part of the aid that relates to productive investment. It was authorised by the Commission on 27 November 2002 (1). The second, registered under number N 50/B/02, concerns the part of the aid that relates to investment in research and development (R&D). It is that part to which this decision relates.

The Commission asked the Spanish authorities for additional information on the measures on a number of occasions. The Spanish authorities provided answers to the questions, most recently by letter dated 23 April 2003, registered as received by the Commission on the same date.

By letter sent to the Spanish authorities on 12 June 2003, the Commission initiated the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in order to examine the measure more closely. The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 August 2003 (2).

By letter dated 14 January 2004, registered as received by the Commission on 16 January 2004, the Spanish authorities withdrew their notification of the measure. They stated that the R&D project would not be undertaken and that the aid would not therefore be granted.

The Commission notes that, pursuant to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/99 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (3), the Member State concerned may withdraw its notification in due time before the Commission has taken a decision on the aid. In cases where the Commission has already initiated the formal investigation procedure, it must close it.

Consequently, the Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty on the aid in question, having noted that Spain had withdrawn its notification.’.
Aid No XS 166/05

Member State Spain

Region Murcia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Aid to undertakings for investment in renewable energy facilities for 2005.

Legal basis Orden de 20 de enero de 2005, de la Consejería de Economía, Industria e Innovación, reguladora de las bases y convocatoria de ayudas a empresas con destino a la ejecución y explotación de proyectos de instalaciones de aprovechamiento de recursos energéticos renovables para el ejercicio 2005

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 0,4 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation 15.2.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 30.11.2005

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name: Excmo. Sr. D. Patricio Valverde Megías Consejería de Economía, Industria e Innovación

Address: C/ San cristobal no 6 E-0071 Muria
Aid No XS 5/05

Member State Slovak Republic

Region Bratislava autonomous region. Within the region only the territory of three districts (Malacky, Pezinok and Senec) and the territory of five boroughs of the Slovak capital, Bratislava (Vajnory, Záhorská Bystrica, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo). According to the regional state aid map for the Slovak Republic, the assisted area falls under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty.

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid State aid scheme for the development of tourism under SPD 2 (state aid scheme) — Appendix 1

Legal basis Zákon NR SR č. 503/2001 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja. Jednotný programový dokument NUTS II Bratislava cieľ 2 na obdobie rokov 2004 – 2006. Nariadenie Komisie (ES) č. 70/2001 z 12. januára 2001 o použití článkov 87 a 88 Zmluvy o založení ES na štátnu pomoc malým a stredným podnikom, publikované v Úradnom vestníku Európskeho spoločenstva (Ú. v. ES L 10, 13.1.2001) v znení nariadenia Komisie (ES) č. 364/2004 z 25. februára 2004

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount 2004 Note: the amount not utilised in 2004 is included in the amount for 2005 Annual overall amount 2005: EUR 7,05 million Annual overall amount 2006: EUR 3,643 million Total for 2004 — 2006: EUR 10,693 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes For investment projects: 30 % gross (which represents 20 % net + 10 percentage points gross as a bonus for SMEs) of total eligible expenditure; For first-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade mission and for advisory and consulting services received: 50 % of total eligible expenditure

Date of implementation 27.5.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs, except for ore-mining, coal-mining, steel manufacture, shipbuilding, manufacture of synthetic fibres, healthcare and transport, and the scheme is inapplicable in accordance with Article 1(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001. Yes

Restricted to specific sector: Tourism Yes

Other services Advisory and consulting; First-time participation in a trade fair, exhibition or trade mission Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name: The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR

Address: Prievozská 2/B SK-825 25 Bratislava 26
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 95/2

Postponement of date of entry into force of amended public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services on routes within Greece in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

(2006/C 95/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Greek Government has decided to postpone the date of entry into force of the amended public service obligations imposed in respect of scheduled air services on routes within Greece in accordance with 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.

The date of entry into force of the public service obligations published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 46 of 24 February 2006 shall be 1 July 2006.

If, by 1 June 2006, no air carrier has declared to the Civil Aviation Authority an intention to operate scheduled services from 1 July 2006 on one or more of the routes concerned without financial compensation, Greece has decided, under the procedure set out in Article 4(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, to limit access to each or several of the abovementioned routes to one carrier for three years and to grant the right to operate those services from 1 July 2006 following an invitation to tender (as published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 47 of 25 February 2006).
5.

According to clause 9(a) of the Agreement a collecting society would have to obtain the written consent of the ‘relevant member’ before granting a rebate to a record company in the context of a Central Licensing Agreement. The rebate is calculated as a percentage of the administration fees paid to collecting societies by their members for the administration of the members' copyright. Given that a Central Licensing Agreement normally concerns the entire repertoire of a collecting society (that of its members and that of the other collecting societies, made available to it by means of reciprocal representation agreements) this clause would mean that a collecting society would have to obtain the written consent of all of its members, which can be thousands. It is also possible to interpret the clause as requiring the consent of the other collecting societies' members or other collecting societies as well. The provision therefore can have the effect of preventing the granting of rebates by a collecting society that negotiates a Central Licensing Agreement with a record company.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 132/39

Publication of existing State aid measures in the new Member States in the sector of transport

(2006/C 132/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4, Chapter 3 of Annex IV to the Treaty of Accession the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic communicated to the Commission State aid measures which may be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty until the end of the third year after the date of accession. The Republic of Lithuania did not inform the Commission of any such measures.

The list of these State aid measures, as notified to the Commission by these Member States, are/is hereby published in the official language of the submitting country.

This list, translated in a working language of the European Commission (English, German or French) will be placed on the following Internet website of the European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/state_aid/index_en.htm.

This publication shall in no circumstances be regarded as an official position of the Commission regarding these measures, in particular as to whether these measures fulfil all the conditions as laid down by the Treaty of Accession or whether they are deemed compatible with the Treaty.
Aid No XS 160/05

Member State Federal Republic of Germany

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Directives of the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL) on the use of special federal funds at the Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Point 2.1 Precompetitive development projects and Point 2.2 Introduction to market and practical use

Legal basis § 2 Abs. 1 des Gesetzes über das Zweckvermögen des Bundes bei der Landwirtschaftlichen Rentenbank vom 12. August 2005 (BGBl. I, S. 2363)

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Precompetitive development projects Annual overall amount EUR 1,5 million

Introduction to market and practical use Annual overall amount EUR 2,5 million

Maximum aid intensity In conformity with a) Articles 4(2)-(6) and b) 5a and 5b of the Regulation (a) 15 % for small companies; 7,5 % for medium-sized ones (b) Precompetitive development projects: max. 35 % Feasibility studies: max. 75 % Yes

Date of implementation From the day following publication of the above Directives in the Federal Gazette. Publication in the Federal Gazette has been initiated; it will take place at the earliest 10 working days after communication of the aid number by the Commission

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid Aid to SMEs Aid to SMEs for the precompetitive development and introduction to market and practical use of innovations by promoting investments (Articles 2(j) and 4 Regulation (EC) No 70/2001), precompetitive development projects and feasibility studies (Articles 5a and 5b Regulation (EC) No 70/2001) Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Name: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Address: Hochstr. 2 D-60313 Frankfurt am Main
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 135/4

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

(2006/C 135/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SPAIN

Operating licences granted

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

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Permitted to carry Decision effective since TOP FLY, S. L. Aeropuerto De Sabadell E-08204 Sabadell (Barcelona) passengers, mail, cargo 3.5.2006

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

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 146/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 146/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Aid No: N 190a/2005

Title: Modification of the Climate Change Levy (C18/2001)

Objective: The measure enlarges the right to conclude voluntary climate change agreements (and thus to benefit from the existing system of climate change tax reduction) to the companies of all sectors

with an at least 12 % energy intensity, or

with an energy intensity of 3 % to 12 % if the import penetration ratio of the sector is of at least 50 % or the export to production ratio of the sector is of at least 30 %.

In that framework, the decision covers the new climate change agreements with the British Compressed Gases Association and the Kaolin and Ball Clay Association.

Legal basis: Finance Act 2000

Budget: Around GBP 25 million/year

Duration: Until 31 March 2011

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/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Belgium

Aid No: N 604/03

Title: Aid for the reclassification of employees made redundant by firms undergoing restructuring

Objective: Promotion of an active reclassification policy

Legal basis: Loi-programme du 22 décembre 2003/Programmawet van 22 december 2003

Budget: EUR 25 million in 2004, EUR 50 million in 2005

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum repayment of reclassification costs of EUR 1 800 per employee; maximum reduction in employees' contributions of EUR 1 200 per employee; maximum reduction in employers' contributions of EUR 1 200 per employee;

Duration: Pilot project

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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 159/72

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

(2006/C 159/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Operating licences revoked

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

Name of air carrier Address of air carrier Permitted to carry Decision effective since Fischer-Flug GmbH Hollerweg 7 D-77654 Offenburg passengers, mail, cargo 10.2.2006

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

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
According to the ceilings allowed under Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 of 25 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

i.e.:

Tangible and intangible investment:

— small enterprises 15 % gge;

— medium-sized enterprises 7.5 % gge;

in areas eligible for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty the above intensities are:

— small enterprises 8 % nge + 10 % gge;

— medium-sized enterprises 8 % nge + 6 % gge;

Aid for the purchase of consultancy services:

— small and medium-sized enterprises 50% gge

The overall contribution may not in any case exceed 30 % in nominal terms of the overall amount of expenditure on investment and acquisition of services. If this limit is exceeded, the contribution paid for the acquisition of services will be reduced to the 30 % limit.
Minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats available each week on each route

Athens — Astipalaia — Kalimnos

Seven return flights a week and a total of 245 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter (105 seats on the Athens — Astipalaia route, 105 seats on the Athens — Kalimnos route, and 35 seats on the Astipalaia — Kalimnos route).

Ten return flights a week and a total of 350 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer (150 seats on the Athens — Astipalaia route, 150 seats on the Athens — Kalimnos route, and 50 seats on the Astipalaia — Kalimnos route).

Rodos — Karpathos — Kasos — Sitia

Four return flights a week and a total of 200 seats a week in each direction — spread evenly across the various legs of the route — throughout the winter.

Six return flights a week and a total of 300 seats a week in each direction — spread evenly across the various legs of the route — throughout the summer.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 180/92

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature.

(2006/C 180/07)

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 Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC1004 — report of the 36th 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 ORGANIZATION

(36th SESSION OF THE HSC IN SEPTEMBER 2005)

DOC. NC1004

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

15.17 L/2 20.09 L/17 21.02 L/9 21.06 L/9 22.01 L/17 26.21 L/6 28.38 L/14 28.41 L/14 38.08 L/14 38.24 L/5 49.07 L/10 51.10 L/15 57.03 L/18 84.79 L/12 84.81 L/17 90.18 L/16 90.19 L/16 95.04 L/7 97.05 L/10

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

2102.20/1 L/3 3206.11/1 L/1 3824.90/13 L/4 3824.90/14 L/5

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://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/index_en.htm
If the plan is co-financed from Community resources, please add the following sentence:

The aid scheme is co-financed under Measure 2.3 of the Lithuanian single programme planning document for the period 2004-2006 (Official Gazette, 2003, No. 123-5609)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 228/3

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 228/03)

1. As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995. Product Country(ies) of origin or exportation Measures Reference Date of expiry Powdered activated carbon People's Republic of China Anti-dumping duty Council Regulation (EC) No 1011/2002 (OJ L 155, 14.6.2002, p. 1) as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 931/2003 (OJ L 133, 29.5.2003, p. 36) 15.6.2007 Compact disk recordables (CD-Rs) Taiwan Anti-dumping duty Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2002 (OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 2) 18.6.2007

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2) Telefax: (32-2) 295 65 05.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 240/6

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 240/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption 22.9.2004 Number of the aid N 124/04 Member State Italia Region Emilia Romagna Title Piano telematico regionale; concessione di contributi alla attività di R&S per la società dell'informazione Legal basis Delibera Giunta regionale 28/7/2003 n. 1583 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Research and development Form of aid Direct grant Overall aid amount planned EUR 12 000 000 Duration 2004-2006 Maximum aid intensity 50 % Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Regione Emilia Romagna Direzione Generale Organizzazione Viale Aldo Moro 18 I-40127 Bologna

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/

Date of adoption of the decision 19.6.2006 Reference number of the aid N 599/05 Member State Poland Title Pomoc dla funduszy kapitału zalążkowego Legal basis Projekt rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki i Pracy w sprawie udzielania pomocy finansowej funduszowi kapitału zalążkowego Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Risk capital Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: -; Overall budget: PLN 72,4 million Duration 1 April 2006-31 December 2007 Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5 PL-00-507 Warszawa

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/