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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 57/21

Annotated presentation of regulated markets and national provisions implementing relevant requirements of ISD (Council Directive 93/22/EEC)

(2008/C 57/11)

Article 47 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1) authorises each Member State to confer the status of ‘regulated market’ on those markets constituted on its territory and which comply with its regulations.

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

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

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

As a result of reduced entry barriers and specialisation in trading segments, the list of ‘regulated markets’ is subject to greater turnover than under the Council Directive 93/22/EEC on investment services. Article 47 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive also requires the European Commission to publish the list of regulated markets on its website and to update it regularly.

Consequently, the European Commission will, in addition to yearly publication of a list in the Official Journal, maintain an updated version of this list on its official website (http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/securities/isd/mifid_en.htm). This list will be updated regularly on the basis of information communicated by national authorities. The latter are called upon to continue to advise the Commission of any additions to or deletions from the list of regulated markets for which it is the home Member State.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 70/11

State aid — Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 — Acceptance by Member States of the proposal for appropriate measures made by the Commission in accordance with Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty

(Pursuant to Article 26(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (1) )

(2008/C 70/06)

In accordance with point 196 of the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007 to 2013 (2), Member States must amend their amend their existing aid schemes to conform with the guidelines by 31 December 2007 at the latest, except for existing aid schemes for investments in connection with processing and marketing of agricultural products, that have to be eliminated by 31 December 2008 at the latest, and for investments concerning land purchase in agricultural holdings, that have to be amended to conform with the guidelines by 31 December 2009.

Point 197 of the guidelines states that Member States are invited to confirm that they accept the proposals for appropriate measures in writing by 28 February 2007 at the latest.

Member States were reminded of the need to accept the above-mentioned appropriate measures in a letter from the Commission of 29 January 2007.

The following Member States have given their explicit and unconditional agreement to the proposed appropriate measures in writing:

Member State Date of Agreement Belgium 29 January 2007 Czech Republic 27 February 2007 Denmark 27 February 2007 Germany 25 April 2007 Estonia 28 February 2007 Ireland 21 February 2007 Greece 27 February 2007 Spain 27 February 2007 France 13 February 2007 Italy 13 March 2007 Cyprus 18 April 2007 Latvia 20 February 2007 Lithuania 22 March 2007 Luxembourg 23 April 2007 Hungary 7 February 2007 Malta 16 February 2007 Netherlands 27 February 2007 Austria 1 March 2007 Poland 26 February 2007 Portugal 22 March 2007 Slovenia 26 February 2007 Slovakia 26 February 2007 Finland 21 February 2007 Sweden 13 February 2007 United Kingdom 16 February 2007

Pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999, the Commission hereby takes note of the unconditional and explicit agreement of the above-mentioned Member States to the appropriate measures which it has proposed.

(1) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 68/9

Commission notification pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of a public service obligation imposed on certain scheduled air services in Spain

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 68/06)

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, the Spanish Government has decided to amend the public service obligation imposed on scheduled air services in the Balearic Islands as published in OJ C 307 of 17.12.2003 and amended in OJ C 95 of 22.4.2006 and OJ C 53 of 8.3.2007.

The new maximum single fare for each of the routes is as follows:

(a) Majorca-Ibiza: EUR 88;

(b) Majorca-Minorca: EUR 88;

(c) Minorca-Ibiza: EUR 121.

The other requirements of the public service obligation published in OJ C 307 of 17.12.2003 remain unchanged.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 78/6

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 78/05)

Aid No XS 35/08 Member State Germany Region Bremen Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Richtlinie „Förderung der Forschung und Entwicklung in betrieblichen Innovationsprojekten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen“ Legal basis §§ 23, 44 der Haushaltsordnung der Freien Hansestadt Bremen (LHO) Type of measure Aid scheme Budget Annual budget: EUR 10 million Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Date of implementation 1.2.2008 Duration 31.12.2009 Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises Economic sectors All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Name and address of the granting authority Bremen: BIG Bremer Investitionsgesellschaft mbH Kontorhaus am Markt Langenstr. 2-4 D-28195 Bremen Bremerhaven: BIS Bremerhavener Gesellschaft für Investitionsförderung und Stadtentwicklung mbH Am Alten Hafen 118 D-27568 Bremerhaven





Aid No XS 36/08 Member State Italy Region Toscana Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Misura 1.3.a) POR «Competitività regionale e occupazione» 2007-2013 «Sostegno allo sviluppo precompetitivo delle PMI industriali» Legal basis Delibera C.R. n. 66 del 10.7.2007 Delibera G.R. n. 698 dell'8.10.2007 Decreto n. 6427 del 21.12.2007 Type of measure Aid scheme Budget Annual budget: EUR 25 million Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Date of implementation 1.2.2008 Duration 30.6.2008 Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises Economic sectors Other manufacturing, Other services Name and address of the granting authority Regione Toscana Via di Novoli, 26 I-50127 Firenze





Aid No XS 38/08 Member State Italy Region Piemonte Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid L.R. 34/04 — Asse 1: misura Ri.3 Agevolazioni per le piccole e medie imprese a sostegno di progetti ed investimenti per l'innovazione e l'ecoinnovazione, la sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro, l'adozione delle tecnologie dell'informazione e della comunicazione Legal basis a) Determinazione dirigenziale n. 125 del 21.12.2007 b) Determinazione dirigenziale n. 3 dell'8.1.2008 c) Determinazione dirigenziale n. 10 del 21.1.2008 Type of measure Aid scheme Budget Annual budget: EUR 20 million Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Date of implementation 12.2.2008 Duration 31.12.2008 Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises Economic sectors All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs Name and address of the granting authority Regione Piemonte — Direzione delle Attività produttive Via Pisano, 6 I-10152 Torino Tel. (39) 011 432 14 61 Fax (39) 011 432 34 83 direzioneA16@regione.piemonte.it
7.

In particular, the following infringements were committed in one, several or all of the Member States concerned: — agreeing to share elevator and escalator sales and installations, — agreeing on the allocation of public and private tenders, as well as of other contracts, for the sale and installation of elevators and escalators in accordance with each undertaking's pre-agreed shares of sales, — agreeing on the allocation of projects for the sale and installation of new elevators and/or escalators in accordance with the principle that existing customer relationships should be respected, — agreement not to compete with each other for maintenance contracts for elevators and escalators already in function and on how to bid for those contracts, — agreeing not to compete with each other for maintenance contracts for new elevators and escalators and agreeing on how to bid for those contracts, and — agreeing not to compete with each other for modernization contracts. The infringements' main features also included exchange of commercially important and confidential market and company (internal) information including bidding patterns and prices. The participants met regularly to agree to the above restrictions and they monitored their implementation within the national markets. There is evidence that the companies were aware that their behaviour was illegal and they took care to avoid detection; their employees usually met in bars and restaurants, they travelled to the countryside or even abroad, and they used pre-paid mobile phone cards to avoid tracking.
If the scheme is co-financed by Community funds, please add the following sentence:

The aid/supplementary aid scheme is financed jointly through the Valencia Region's 2007-2013 Regional Operational Programme. Ref.: 2007ES052PO003 (Pending approval in the near future)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 93/10

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2008/C 93/07)

XA Number: XA 7053/07

Member State: Italy

Region: Piemonte — Provincia di Novara

Title of aid scheme: Interventi per l'innovazione e l'ammodernamento delle piccole e medie imprese:

PMI operanti in tutti i settori (fatti salvi i regolamenti o le direttive comunitarie specifici adottati a norma del Trattato CE e relativi alla concessione di aiuti di stato in determinati settori)

Legal basis: Delibera della Giunta Camerale CCIAA Novara n. 64, del 17 settembre 2007, ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 70/2001

Planned annual expenditure under the scheme: EUR 400 000

Maximum aid intensity:

Investments: 15 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 for micro-enterprises and small businesses, 7,5 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 for medium-sized enterprises.

Consultancy services: 50 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 5 000.

First participation in fairs: 50 % of eligible expenditure up to a maximum of EUR 3 000

Date of implementation: Applications to be submitted from 3 December 2007 to 31 December 2007.

Applications to be examined for approval within 90 days from 31 December 2007

Duration of scheme: Accounts of expenditure to be produced within 10 days from 31 October 2008.

Clearance by the end of 2008

Objective of the aid: To support action to modernise enterprises and to develop product and process innovation and environmentally sustainable development (General introduction and Article 2 of the call for applications)

Sectors concerned: All eligible sectors (all eligible sub-codes)

Authority granting the aid:

Camera di Commercio di Novara Via Avogadro, 4 I-28100 Novara

Website: www.no.camcom.it/contributi — Bando 0701 sez A

Other information:

Referente CCIAA Novara Petrera Michela — Responsabile del Procedimento Tel (39) 03 21 33 82 57 Fax (39) 03 21 33 83 33 e-mail servizi.imprese@no.camcom.it

Official responsible for procedure

Michela PETRERA
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 94/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 94/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 22.2.2008 Reference number of the aid N 778/07 Member State Spain Region País Vasco Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda a actividades culturales de carácter supramunicipal Legal basis Orden de 19 de diciembre de 2007, de la Consejera de Cultura, por la que se regula la concesión de subvenciones para la realización, durante el ejercicio 2008, de programas o actividades culturales particulares de carácter supramunicipal. Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Culture Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: EUR 0,725 million Overall budget: EUR 0,725 million Intensity 70 % Duration Until 31.12.2008 Economic sectors Recreational, cultural sporting activities Name and address of the granting authority Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco C/ Donostia, 1 E-01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 110/29

Planned closure of complaint 2005/4347

(2008/C 110/13)

The Commission services have completed their investigation of mass complaint case 2005/4347 regarding water management in the Lake Idro area with reference to an important site under Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.

Following examination of the documentation submitted by the complainants and by the Italian authorities in the framework of the infringement procedure initiated by the Commission on 18 December 2005 (first letter of formal notice) and continued on 18 October 2006 (supplementary letter of formal notice), the Commission services have concluded that it is not possible, at this stage, to identify an infringement of Directive 92/43/EEC in the case in question. Consequently, the Commission services will propose to the Commission that the corresponding complaint case be closed.

Further details on the results of the examination may be found at the following website:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/complaints/multiple_complaints/

Should the complainants have new information about possible infringements of Community rules, this should be submitted to the Commission within a month of the publication of this notice.

This does not preclude the case being reopened and proceedings being re-initiated, should the Commission come into possession — even after closure — of new facts that could justify opening such a new procedure regarding the same issue.
Aid No XS 64/08

Member State France

Region Outre-mer

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Aides à la recherche et au développement relatif au secteur agricole et alimentaire dans les départements d'Outre-mer

Legal basis — Articles L621-1 à L621-11, articles R621-1 à R621-43 et articles R684-1 à R684-12 du code rural — Article 5 bis du règlement (CE) no 70/2001 de la Commission

Type of measure Aid scheme

Budget Annual budget: EUR 0,532 million

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

Date of implementation 1.3.2008

Duration 31.12.2013

Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors Other services: Agriculture
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, as amended by Regulations (EC) No 364/2004 and (EC) No 1857/2006.

A Medida 1.7 do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Autónoma dos Açores has as its basis Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and will be the subject of national implementing regulations following approval of this programme by the Commission
Flight schedule and connection structure

No more than 30 % of connections provided under the public service obligation may take the form of connections with a transfer.

The first flight from Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport must not depart before 4.30 local time; the last flight must not arrive later than 23.55 local time.

Two or more codes are permitted on a single flight — code share — for the individual participants.

Cooperation in the form of an interline agreement with other carriers is not an absolute requirement but is permitted.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 117/3

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)

(2008/C 117/02)

Date of adoption of the decision 21.2.2008 Reference number of the aid N 622/07 Member State Malta Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Small Start-Up Grants Scheme Legal basis Regulation 5 of the Assistance to Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings Regulations, 2007 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Regional development, Small and medium-sized enterprises Form of aid Direct grant Budget Annual budget: MTL 2,2 million Overall budget: MTL 13,2 million Intensity 25 % Duration Until 31.12.2013 Economic sectors Manufacturing industry, Computer and related activities, Service activities Name and address of the granting authority Malta Enterprise Enterprise Centre — Industrial Estate San Gwann SGN 3000 Malta Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision 19.3.2008 Reference number of the aid N 751/07 Member State Ireland Region IE012 — Midland; IE013 — West; IE023 — Mid-West Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Mid-Shannon Corridor Tourism Infrastructure Scheme Legal basis Chapter 12 of Part 10 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as amended by section 29 of the Finance Act 2007 and section 27 of the Finance Act 2008) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Regional development Form of aid Tax advantage Budget Overall budget: EUR 35-50 million Intensity 12,08 % Duration Until 31.1.2011 Economic sectors Hotels and restaurants (tourism), Recreational, cultural sporting activities, Real Estate Name and address of the granting authority Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 23 Kildare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Other information —

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/4

List of ships that were refused access to Community ports between 1 September 2007 and 31 March 2008, pursuant to Article 7b of Council Directive 95/21/EC on the port State control of ships (1)

(2008/C 114/04)

Under Article 7b(1) of Directive 95/21/CE on the port State control of ships, ships which have been detained several times shall be refused access to the ports of the Member States (2).

The table below gives the list of ships that were refused access to Community ports between 1 September 2007 and 31 March 2008.

Name of ship IMO number Type of ship Flag AGIOS NIKOLAOS II 7378664 Bulk carrier Comoros BLUE ICE 7340851 Oil tanker St Kitts and Nevis HAJ YAMAK (3) 7312684 Bulk carrier Panama

(1) Directive as last amended by Directive 2001/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001 (OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 17).

(2) The first paragraph of Article 7b reads:

‘A Member State shall ensure that a ship in one of the categories of Annex XI, section A, is refused access to its ports, except in the situations described in Article 11(6), if the ship:

either:

— flies the flag of a State appearing in the black list as published in the annual report of the MOU, and

— has been detained more than twice in the course of the preceding 24 months in a port of a State signatory of the MOU,

or:

— flies the flag of a State described as “very high risk” or “high risk” in the black list as published in the annual report of the MOU, and

— has been detained more than once in the course of the preceding 36 months in a port of a State signatory of the MOU.

The refusal of access shall become applicable immediately the ship has been authorised to leave the port where it has been the subject of a second or third detention as appropriate.’.

(3) Ship for which the access refusal order was subsequently lifted in accordance with the procedures described in part B of Annex XI to Directive 95/21/EC.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 121/14

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Pantelleria-Trapani

(2008/C 121/11)

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 Italian Government has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air services between Pantelleria-Trapani, published in Official Journal of the European Union C 112 of 12 May 2006, and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 141 of 26 June 2007.

In accordance with point 2.4(b) and (c) of the public service obligation, the fares are revised as follows:

Route Revised fare (excluding VAT) Pantelleria-Trapani or vice versa EUR 26,00

The other requirements of the public service obligation published in OJ C 112 of 12 May 2006 remain unchanged.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/14

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 122/05)

Aid No XR 18/08 Member State Ireland Region Border, Midland and Western South-East Title of aid scheme or the name of the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid supplement Regional Aid (Tourism) Scheme, 2008-2013 Legal basis National Tourism Development Authority Act 2003 Type of measure Aid scheme Annual budget EUR 20 million Maximum aid intensity 30 % In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation Date of implementation 1.1.2008 Duration 31.1.2013 Economic sectors Limited to specific sectors NACE 92 Name and address of the granting authority Failte Ireland — National Tourism Development Authority Amiens St Dublin 1 Ireland Internet address of the publication of the aid scheme http://www.failteireland.ie/NDP Other information —