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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 78/5

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2003 — European Aviation Safety Agency

(2005/C 78/02)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.easa.eu.int

Table 1

Implementation of the budget for the financial year 2003

(million euro) Revenue Expenditure Source of revenue Revenue entered in the final budget for the financial year Revenue received Allocation of expenditure Final budget appropriations entered committed paid carried over cancelled Community subsidies 4,7 3,7 Title I Staff 0,9 0,7 0,7 0,0 0,2 Other subsidies — — Title II Administration 0,8 0,5 0,1 0,4 0,3 Other revenues — — Title III Operating activities 3,0 2,7 0,2 2,5 0,3 Total 4,7 3,7 Total 4,7 3,9 1,0 2,9 0,8

Table 2

Revenue and expenditure account for the financial year 2003

(1000 euro) 2003 Revenue Commission subsidies 3 725 Total revenue (a) 3 725 Expenditure Staff — Title I of the budget Payments 680 Appropriations carried over 27 Administration — Title II of the budget Payments 153 Appropriations carried over 396 Operating expenditure — Title III of the budget Payments 197 Appropriations carried over 2 486 Total expenditure (b) 3 939 Out-turn for the financial year (a – b) – 214

Table 3

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2003
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 147/19

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2005/C 147/04)

Explanatory notes adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 493/2005 (2)

The ‘explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities’ (3) shall be amended as follows:

On page 190:

4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood

Insert the following text after the existing text:

‘Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood, used as flooring panels (see in particular the fourth paragraph of the HS Explanatory Notes to this heading), only cover those panels which have a top layer of wood with a thickness of less than 2,5 mm (thin veneer). Example of a typical three layer product: If they have a top layer of wood with a thickness of 2,5 mm or more they are excluded from this heading (subheading 4418 30).’

On page 191:

4418 30 10 to 4418 30 99 Parquet panels

Insert the following text after the first paragraph:

‘See also the Explanatory Notes to heading 4412.’

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

(2) OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 256, 23.10.2002, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 149/17

Cancellation by France of public service obligation imposed on scheduled air services between Corsica and Lyon and between Corsica and Montpellier

(2005/C 149/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Pursuant to 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, France has decided, in accordance with the decision of the Territorial Collectivity of Corsica of 31 March 2005, to cancel the public service obligation imposed on the following scheduled air-services, with effect from 30 October 2005:

— between Lyon and Ajaccio, Lyon and Bastia, Lyon and Calvi, and Lyon and Figari, as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 297 of 19 October 2000;
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 158/29

Notice to banana producers

(2005/C 158/07)

Within the framework of compensatory aid regime to banana producers as set up by Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the Commission, taking into account the level of prices in the producing regions, is considering as of 1 July 2005 the suspension of the regime of advances set up by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93, in order to protect the financial interests of the Community and to avoid the obligation of future repayment by the producers of the amounts paid within the framework of advances in 2005.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 168/24

Commission Communication concerning the Financial Report (activity report and financial statements) of the ECSC in liquidation, at 31 December 2004

(2005/C 168/04)

On 6 July 2005 the Commission approved the Financial report for 2004 (document C(2005)2033), comprising the report on the activities of the ECSC in liquidation and its financial statements as at 31 December 2004, drawn up in accordance with Article 3 of Council Decision No 2003/76/EC of 1 February 2003 and Article 6 of the annex to Council Decision No 2003/77/EC of 1 February 2003.

This document can be consulted at:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex (reference C(2005)2033)
Aid Number XS 126/03

Member State United Kingdom

Region Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid Intellectual Property Wales (IPWales®)

Legal basis The University of Wales, Swansea was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1920. (Under the Charter the University of Wales, Swansea has the power to operate This scheme.)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount GBP 85 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation From 1.12.2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2004

Objective of aid Aid to SME Yes

Economic sectors concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SME Yes

— Limited to specific sectors

— Coalmining

All manufacturing

Or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

— Other manufacturing

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority Name: University of Wales, Swansea

Address: Singleton Park Swansea South Wales SA1 8PP
In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid, if the amount of aid granted to one enterprise for a single training project exceeds EUR 1 million.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 191/9

Notice inviting applications for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area

(2005/C 191/08)

The Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area. The area is delimited by the following points, having as their coordinates:

A. x = 120 466,60 y = 467 660,50 B. x = 142 442,42 y = 449 063,01 C. x = 161 000,00 y = 425 200,00 D. x = 142 550,00 y = 417 035,00 E. x = 113 051,40 y = 439 000,00 F. x = 112 887,50 y = 446 010,40 G. x = 114 271,70 y = 459 485,90 H. x = 119 460,00 y = 465 000,00

and the straight lines between points A-B, B-C, D-E, E-F, F-G and A-H, the provincial boundary between North Brabant and Gelderland between points C and D, and the boundary of the ‘Rijswijk’ extraction authorisation (Government Gazette 1955, No 21) between points G and H.

The coordinates correspond to the system used by the Rijks Driehoeksmeting, as specified in Article 1.2.2(1)(a) of the Mining Regulation (Government Gazette 2002, No 245).

With reference to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and the publication required by Article 15 of the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit an application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in the ‘Utrecht’ area.

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Minister for Economic Affairs, for the attention of the Director of Energy Production, Prinses Beatrixlaan 5, The Hague, Netherlands, and marked ‘personal’. Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after the period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 66 94).
3.

The complaint will be examined by the Commission in the light of the applicable Community legislation. The complainants will be kept informed, by any means, including eventually by publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities and/or on the Internet, of the results of this examination and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take.
7.

The Swedish authority justify its request by referring to a risk assessment carried out by Sweden and other Member States. The assessments follows an agreed methodology for risk assessments based on the guidelines concerning risk assessments on community level according to the Council Regulation (EC) No 793/93/EEC (5) of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substance. The Swedish risk assessment is published on the internet homepage www.forum.europa.eu.int/enterprise. The Swedish risk assessment shows that if fertilizers with a higher cadmium content than today would be allowed, this would lead to a substantial increase of the cadmium concentrations in soils. These high concentrations of cadmium in soils would lead to toxic effects on soil organisms. Unacceptable concentrations could also appear in watercourses in agricultural regions. Furthermore, the risk assessment shows that if fertilizers with higher cadmium content than today would be allowed this would lead to a substantial increase in the dietary intake of cadmium. The safety margin between today's exposure and the WHO (6) Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake level is extremely small. For some high-risk groups, such as women with low body iron stores, there are no safety margins at all. A high dietary intake of cadmium could therefore lead to a larger number of people who could be affected by reduced kidney functions and increased osteoporosis.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 219/25

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft

(2005/C 219/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

ESO (1) Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document) Reference of superseded standard Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1 CEN EN ISO 15652:2005 Small craft — Remote steering systems for inboard mini jet boats (ISO 15652:2003) —

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:

— 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 Directive 98/34/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the 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.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at

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

(1) ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

— CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)

— CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)

— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org)

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

(3) OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 252/27

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 252/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Portugal

Aid No: N 479/2004

Title: Aid to Nestlé Portugal S.A./Grant.

Objective: Training aid

Legal basis: Portaria No 1285/2003, DR I-Série B, No 266, of 17 November 2003

Budget: EUR 1 178 519,91

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:

Member State: Italy, Sicily Region

Aid No: N 565/2003

Title: ‘Aid for environmental protection and energy saving’

Objective: The scheme is intended to stimulate SMEs' investments in energy saving and combined heat and power installations.

Legal basis: Legge regionale 3 maggio 2001 n. 6 — articolo 1, comma 4, lettera a), e relativo progetto di bando che stabilisce le modalità d'applicazione

Budget: EUR 34 397 029,48 in total

Intensity: 35 % NGE + 15GGE (SMEs' regional bonus) + 10 (under environmental guidelines)

Duration: 2005-2006

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:

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 583/04

Title: National Programme for the extension of broadband in rural and remote areas

Objective: To support the provision of broadband services, at conditions similar to urban areas, in certain rural and remote areas of Spain which are currently not served and where there are no plans for coverage in the near future.

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que se regulan las bases, el régimen de ayudas y la gestión y se realiza la convocatoria del programa de extensión de la banda ancha en zonas rurales y aisladas

Overall budget: Total amount of direct grants: EUR 26,4 million;

Total amount of loans: EUR 111,9 million

Aid intensity: unknown, depending on offers providers and finalisation of contract with selected provider, maximum 30 % of the eligible cost

Duration of project: 2005-2008

Other information: The selected providers will be mandated to provide non-discriminatory wholesale access to third party operators.

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/
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 262/12

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)

(2005/C 262/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SPAIN

Operating licences granted

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 AEROTEC, ESCUELA DE PILOTAS, S.L. Chalet del RACE s/n Aeropuerto de Cuatro Vientos 28044 Madrid passengers, mail, cargo 1.8.2005

(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 269/44

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2004

(2005/C 269/12)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.emcdda.eu.int/?nnodeid=6465

Table 1

Implementation of the budget for the financial year 2004

(1000 euro) Revenue Final appropriations for the financial year Appropriations carried over from previous financial years Revenue entered in the final budget for the financial year Revenue collected entered committed paid carried over cancelled available committed paid cancelled Commission subsidy 11 730 11 730 Title I Staff (NDA) 6 171 5 998 5 831 122 218 80 80 61 18 Subsidy from Norway 514 514 Title II Administration (NDA) 1 479 1 444 1 088 356 35 267 267 210 57 Miscellaneous revenue 33 Title III Operating activities (DA) 1 469 1 452 1 299 170 PHARE assigned revenue 211 — CA 4 594 4 509 85 Assigned revenue — third countries — PA 4 594 2 342 1 260 992 Other assigned revenue Assigned revenue 223 218 201 22 12 244 12 488 Total CA 12 244 11 951 Total PA 12 244 9 262 1 737 1 245 2 039 2 016 1 771 267 NDA: non-differentiated appropriations (commitment appropriations are equal in amount to payment appropriations). DA: differentiated appropriations (commitment appropriations may differ in amount to payment appropriations). CA: commitment appropriations in the context of differentiated appropriations. PA: payment appropriations in the context of differentiated appropriations.

Table 2

Revenue and expenditure accounts for the financial years 2004 and 2003

(1000 euro) 2004 2003 Revenue Subsidies from the Commission 11 730 9 300 Subsidies from Norway 514 421 Assigned revenue 211 335 Miscellaneous revenue 33 67 Total revenue (a) 12 488 10 122 Budgetary expenditure for the financial year Staff — Title I of the budget Payments 5 832 5 189 Appropriations carried over 122 80 Administration — Title II of the budget Payments 1 088 555 Appropriations carried over 355 267 Operating activities — Title III of the budget (except assigned revenue) Payments against payment appropriations for the financial year 2 342 2 057 Appropriations carried over 1 260 1 469 Assigned revenue (Phare and third countries) 201 500 Total expenditure (b) 11 200 10 117 Outturn for the financial year (a - b) 1 288 5 Balance carried over from the previous financial year 295 1 626 Appropriations carried over and cancelled 245 221 Sums for reuse from the previous financial year not used 15 21 Refunds to the Commission – 3 – 1 584 Refunds to Norway 81 Exchange-rate differences – 1 6 Balance for the financial year 1 920 295

Table 3

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2003
The amendments to the public service obligations are as follows:

Minimum frequency of flights and minimum number of seats available each week on the following flights:

— Athens — Κarpathos

— Athens — Sitia

— Thessaloniki — Corfu

Athens — Karpathos

Three return flights a week, and a total of 150 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter.

Seven return flights a week, and a total of 350 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer.

Athens — Sitia

Three return flights a week, and a total of 90 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter.

Four return flights a week, and a total of 120 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer.

Thessaloniki — Corfu

Three return flights a week, and a total of 180 seats a week in each direction throughout the winter.

Four return flights a week, and a total of 240 seats a week in each direction throughout the summer.
Aid No XT 11/2004

Member State Italy

Region Veneto

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Act No 236/93, Article 9. Management Order (decreto dirigenziale) of 21 July 2003 on the financing of single-firm and multi-firm training plans

Legal basis D.G.R.U. 437 del 20.2.2004

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 5 275 000, excluding private-sector contribution. This amount also includes the contribution under the arrangements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 69/2001.

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

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

Date of implementation 20.2.2004

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 31.12.2005

Objective of aid General training Yes

Specific training Yes

Economic sectors Limited to specific sectors Sectors not covered by the ‘de minimis’ arrangements laid down in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 69/2001, as well as transport, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture

Name and address of the granting authority Name: Regione del Veneto — Giunta regionale

Address: Dorsoduro 3901, IT-30100 Venezia
Autonomous Community of the Basque Country

Aid scheme for in-service training in enterprises (consulting services)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

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

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

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid: (a) if the total eligible costs are at least EUR 25 million and — the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, — in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or (b) if the total gross aid amount is at least EUR 15 million.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 273/7

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)

(2005/C 273/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

DENMARK

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 Sterling Airlines A/S Copenhagen Airport South DK-2791 Dragør passengers, mail, cargo 13.9.2005

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

(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Art. 8 of Law 266/97 — Automatic aid measures for the region to support investment in SMEs operating in the mining and quarrying, manufacturing, services and production and distribution of electricity sectors.

1.1.2005. The aid may be granted after publication of the public notice in the Lazio Region Official Gazette (Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio, BURL).

Regional development. The aid provides assistance for firms investing in the acquisition of new machinery and plant, building work, plans and studies and the acquisition of patents and licences aimed at setting up new plants, expanding existing plants and launching an activity involving a change in the product or production process in an existing plant.

The aid in question, which is consistent with aid to SMEs (according to the Community definition of small and medium-sized enterprises), is applicable to the region as a whole, the aid ceilings being defined in the Community rules applicable to SMEs in Objective 2 areas under Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and in the phasing-out areas.

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