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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 337/27

STATE AID — ROMANIA

(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification

State aid C 36/09 — Temporary Framework Guarantee in favour of Oltchim

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 337/08

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 19 November 2009 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Romania has confirmed that the aid had been not granted.

I. Procedure

By decision of 19 November 2009, the Commission decided to initiate the formal investigation procedure referred to in Article 108(2) TFEU in respect of a State guarantee in favour of Romanian petrochemical company Oltchim.

II. Description

The State guarantee of EUR 62 million for a commercial loan of EUR 62 million was to be issued under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis.

The Commission raised doubts as to whether Oltchim fulfilled the eligibility criteria established by the Temporary Framework in order to be eligible for such aid.

III. Assessment

In the course of the procedure, Romania declared that the mentioned aid has not been granted.

IV. Conclusion

Therefore the Commission decided to close the procedure laid down in Article 108(2) TFEU on the ground that it is without object, insofar as the aid has not been granted.

(1) OJ C 19, 26.1.2010, p. 31.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 85/13

Corrigendum to the information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 78 of 11 March 2011 )

2011/C 85/08

On page 20:

for:

‘Reference number of the State Aid SA.31163’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 199/14

Corrigendum to Commission opinion concerning a notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

( Official Journal of the European Union C 146 of 17 May 2011 )

2011/C 199/10

As regards the title of the act,

for:

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 129/26

Corrigendum to information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 78 of 11 March 2011 )

2011/C 129/13

On page 38, State aid No SA.32308 (11/X):

for:

‘Web link to the full text of the aid measure: http://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/nn_53848/DE/BMFStartseite/Aktuelles/AktuelleGesetze/GesetzeVerordnungen/003a,property=publicationFile.pdf’,

read:

‘Web link to the full text of the aid measure:

http://www.juris.de/jportal/docs/news_anlage/jpk/fub/mat/bgbl110s1885.pdf and
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 369/25

Corrigendum to the 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

( Official Journal of the European Union C 338 of 18 November 2011 )

2011/C 369/08

On page 22:

for:

‘CEN EN ISO 10218-1:2011 Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial robots - Part 1: Robots (ISO 10218-1:2011) This is the first publication EN ISO 10218-1:2008 Note 2.1 31.1.2012’

read:
COM(2009) 171

1

8.4.2009
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 22/6

Winding-up proceedings

Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of ARFIN Compagnia di Assicurazioni e Riassicurazioni SpA

(Publication in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

2011/C 22/04

Insurance undertaking ARFIN Compagnia di Assicurazioni e Riassicurazioni SpA Viale Nazario Sauro 14 20124 Milano MI ITALIA Date, entry into force and nature of the decision Decree of the Minister for Economic Development of 6 December 2010 — withdrawal of authorisation to carry out activities in all branches and compulsory liquidation within the meaning of Article 245 of Legislative Decree No 209/2005 Competent authorities Ministry of Economic Development Via Molise 2 00187 Roma RM ITALIA Supervisory authority ISVAP Via del Quirinale 21 00187 Roma RM ITALIA Appointed liquidator Dott. Angelo Cremonese Viale Nazario Sauro 14 20124 Milano MI ITALIA Tel. +39 02006317 Fax +39 0269901389 Applicable law Article 245 of Legislative Decree No 209/2005

By the Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of 29 March 2010, the authorisation of ARFIN Compagnia di Assicurazioni e Riassicurazioni SpA, Viale Nazario Sauro 14, Milan, to carry out activities in all branches has been withdrawn within the meaning of Article 245 of Legislative Decree No 209 of 7 September 2005, and compulsory liquidation ordered.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 32/15

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2011/C 32/09

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 11.11.2010 Duration 11.11.2010-31.12.2010 Member State France Stock or Group of stocks HER/4AB. Species Herring (Clupea harengus) Zone EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 810989

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 37/12

Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) 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 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22)

2011/C 37/07

The publication of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) 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 regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

POLAND

Amendment of the information published in OJ C 316, 28.12.2007

Land borders

New border crossing point:

— Grzechotki–Mamonowo II

Air borders

The following border crossing point shall be deleted:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 35/24

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Deadline extension

Request made on behalf of a Member State

2011/C 35/09

On 22 November 2010, the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 30(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).

This request, which comes from the Czech Republic, concerns exploration for and extraction of coal in that country. The request was published in OJ C 324, 1.12.2010, p. 27. The initial period expires on 23 February 2011.

As the Commission needs to obtain and examine additional information, and in accordance with the second sentence of Article 30(6), the period within which the Commission must reach a decision concerning this request has been extended by three months.

The final period therefore expires on 23 May 2011.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 49/12

Commission notice concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2011 under certain quotas opened by the European Union for pigmeat products

2011/C 49/06

Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 (1) opened tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products. The import licence applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2010 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2011 do not, for quotas 09.4038, 09.4170 and 09.4204, cover the quantities available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), the quantities that were not applied for are to be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, from 1 April to 30 June 2011; they are set out in the Annex to this notice.

(1) OJ L 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 76/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 76/01

Date of adoption of the decision 14.12.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 153/10 Member State Spain Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Subvenciones para la contratación de seguridad privada a bordo en los atuneros congeladores que actualmente operan en el Oceano Índico Legal basis Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se regula la concesión directa de subvenciones para la contratación de seguridad privada a bordo en los atuneros congeladores que actualmente operan en el Océano Índico Ley 38/2003 General de Subvenciones: — Artículo 22.2.c. Art. 28.2.c Type of measure Aid scheme Objective To partially finance the cost of recruiting private security personnel on board freezer tuna vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean in order to protect them against piracy Form of aid Direct grant Budget EUR 1 921 375 Intensity 25 % of the total service expenditure and 50 % for the vessels whose home port is Ceuta and Melilla Duration (period) 12 months Economic sectors Maritime fisheries Name and address of the granting authority Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1 Madrid 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/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 16.12.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 549/10 Member State Italy Region Liguria Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ammodernamento dei pescherecci Legal basis Legge regionale n. 50 del 10 noviembre 2009 Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Modernisation of fishing vessels Form of aid Grant Budget EUR 200 000 Intensity 40 % Duration (period) 10 years Economic sectors Fisheries Name and address of the granting authority Regione della Liguria ITALIA 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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 79/20

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2011/C 79/09

1. The European 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, as provided for in Article 2 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 54/2010 of 19 January 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America (1).

2. Procedure

Union 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 Union 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

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), N-105 4/92, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (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 Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (3).

Product Country(ies) of origin or exportation Measures Reference Date of expiry Ethanolamines USA Anti-dumping duty Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 54/2010 (OJ L 17, 22.1.2010, p. 1) 23.1.2012

(1) OJ L 17, 22.1.2010, p. 1.

(2) Fax +32 22956505.

(3) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 82/4

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2011/C 82/04

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will shortly expire.

Since in this case the number of Union producers affected by potential dumping is very high and many of them are SMEs, the Commission considered appropriate to monitor for one year the evolution of the imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam and of imports of footwear with uppers of leather consigned from Macao SAR, with a view to facilitate swift appropriate action should the situation so require.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

Product Country(ies) of origin or exportation Measures Reference Date of expiry Footwear with uppers of leather People's Republic of China Vietnam Anti-dumping duty Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2009 (OJ L 352, 30.12.2009, p. 1) as extended to imports consigned from the Macao SAR, whether declared as originating in the Macao SAR or not, by Regulation (EC) No 388/2008 (OJ L 117, 1.5.2008, p. 1). 31.3.2011 (3)

(1) OJ C 345, 18.12.2010, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(3) It should be noted that the date of expiry mentioned in the Notice of impending expiry should have read 31.3.2011.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 93/15

Commission information 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 93/08
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 102/32

Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

Request from a contracting entity

2011/C 102/11

On 23 March 2011 the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors. The first working day following receipt of the request is 24 March 2011.

That request, from the Italian oil and mining industry association — Assomineraria, on behalf of the contracting entities in the sector, concerns exploration for oil and gas and extraction of oil in Italy. Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC does not apply where the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.

The Commission has a period of three months, as from the working day referred to above, within which to take a decision on this request. The period therefore ends on 24 June 2011.

This period may be extended by three months. Notice of any such extension must be published.

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning exploration for and extraction of oil and gas in Italy submitted before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.
(28)

As regards Riva and Lucchini/Siderpotenza, the basic amount of the fine calculated in relation to the relative size of the relevant market must be increased in order to take account of the size and global resources of the firms. The turnover in ECSC products generated by these firms is very much higher than that of the other firms involved. It should also be pointed out how the documents in the case show that, on many occasions, the heads of these firms were directly involved in the infringements objected to. In order to ensure a level of sufficient deterrence, the basic amount of the fine should be increased for these two undertakings. In the annulled Decision, the Commission increased the basic amount of the fine by 225 % in the case of Lucchini/Siderpotenza (because its turnover in ECSC products is some three times greater than that of the largest of the other firms) and by 375 % in the case of Riva, which has a total turnover in ECSC products that is about three times higher than that of Lucchini/Siderpotenza. The Lucchini/Siderpotenza multiplier is reduced to 200 % in this Decision because the ratio of Lucchini/Siderpotenza turnover to that of the largest of the other firms has changed in 2008 (from 3:1 in 2001 to almost 2:1 in 2008). In reviewing the scale of the multipliers, the Commission also took account of inflation and the increase in the turnover of the undertakings.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 105/10

Communication

2011/C 105/07

In accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994, the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic hereby submits for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union an application from the contracting entity Cuadrilla Morava s.r.o. for the establishment of an exploration area for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits.

The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic has received an application from the contracting entity Cuadrilla Morava s.r.o. for the establishment of the ‘Meziříčí’ exploration area for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits. This application was submitted in accordance with Act No 62/1988 on geological works, as amended. The application concerns an area of irregular polygonal shape, measuring 945,7 km2, in north-eastern Moravia. The area is demarcated by a line drawn approximately between the following settlements: Nový Jičín, Hranice, Lipník, Dřevohostice, Valašské Meziříčí, Vsetín, Halenkov, Velké Karlovice, Bumbálka, Prostřední Bečva, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Zašová, Hodslavice, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Tichá and Nový Jičín.

The contracting entity is applying for a four-year authorisation to explore the area, starting from the date of entry into force of the relevant decision. Competing applications for the establishment of an exploration area for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the above mentioned area may be submitted, within 90 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, to the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. Contact address: Martin Holý, Director of the Department for Protection of the Geological and Soil Environment, Vršovická 65, 100 10 Praha 10, Czech Republic.
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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/14

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17 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)

2011/C 131/07