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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 177/9

STATE AID

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

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

State aid C 8/06 (ex N 536/05) — Aid to Dornbirner Sparkasse Bank AG — Austria

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 177/06)

By means of the following letter dated 5 June 2007, the Commission notified Germany of its decision to close the procedure initiated under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

‘Procedure (1) By e-mail dated 24 October 2005, registered on 25 October 2005, Austria notified to the Commission the above-mentioned measure. (2) Following the notification, the Commission requested additional information by letter dated 6 December 2005. Austria replied by e-mail of 9 January 2006, registered on the same day. (3) By letter dated 8 March 2006, the Commission informed Austria that it had decided to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the notified measure. The case was registered as C 8/06. The decision of the Commission to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (1) and interested parties were invited to submit their comments. (4) After a delay extension was granted, Austria submitted its observations by letter dated 20 April 2006, registered on 21 April 2006. No comments from any interested party were received. (5) On 21 June 2006, a meeting between the Commission and Austria took place, including representatives of Stadt Dornbirn, of Dornbirner Sparkasse and of the Austrian Savings Banks Association. It was followed up by two Commission requests for additional information dated 6 July 2006 and 16 August 2006. After a further delay extension requested by Austria and granted by the Commission, Austria sent the information by letters dated 13 July and 8 November 2006 and by e-mail dated 12 December 2006. (6) By letter of 18 April 2007, Austria informed the Commission that they formally withdraw their notification based on Article 8 of the Procedural Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999) and asked the Commission to terminate the formal investigation procedure. Decision (7) The Commission has accordingly decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, initiated on 8 March 2006 in respect of the aid referred to above, because it has become without object.’

(1) OJ C 92, 20.4.2006, p. 4.
3.

Article 95(5) of EC Treaty stipulates that: ‘Moreover, without prejudice to paragraph 4, if, after the adoption by the Council or by the Commission of a harmonisation measure, a Member State deems it necessary to introduce national provisions based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment on grounds of a problem specific to that Member State arising after the adoption of the harmonisation measure, it shall notify the Commission of the envisaged provisions as well as the grounds for introducing them.’ According to Article 95(6), the Commission shall, within six months of the notification, approve or reject the national provisions involved after having verified whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction to trade between Member States and whether or not they constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 188/5

Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of silicon originating in Russia

(2007/C 188/05)

By its judgment of 14 March 2007 in Case T-107/04, the Court of First Instance of the European Communities annulled Council Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 (1) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of silicon originating in Russia, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 821/2004 (2), in so far as it concerns silicon imported into the European Community by:

— Aluminium Silicon Mill Products (ASMP) GmbH,

and manufactured by the following related producers in Russia:

— SKU LLC, Sual-Kremny-Ural, Kamensk, Ural Region, Russia,

— ZAO KREMNY, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, Russia.

Consequently, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 on imports into the European Community of silicon falling within CN code 2804 69 00 imported and manufactured by the above-mentioned companies under TARIC additional code A465, and the provisional duties definitively collected in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003, should be reimbursed. The reimbursement must be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.

As a consequence of the judgment of 14 March 2007, silicon imported into the European Community by Aluminium Silicon Mill Products GmbH and manufactured by SKU LLC, Sual-Kremny-Ural, Kamensk, Ural Region, Russia and ZAO KREMNY, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Region, Russia are no longer subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2229/2003 nor consequently are these companies any longer bound by the undertaking accepted by Commission Decision 2004/445/EC (3) in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of silicon originating in Russia.

(1) OJ L 339, 24.12.2003, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 114.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 182/18

Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) 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)

(2007/C 182/09)

The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) 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) (1) 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 OJ, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security.

SPAIN

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19.

The Order of the Ministry of the Presidency PRE/1282/2007 of 10 May on the financial means aliens are required to have in order to enter Spain specifies the amount that aliens have to prove is available to them in order to be able to enter Spain.

a) for the costs of their stay in Spain, the amount they have available to them must represent, in euros, 10 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 57,06 for 2007) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency multiplied by the number of days they intend to stay in Spain and by the number of dependent persons travelling with them. The minimum amount at their disposal must represent 90 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 513,54 for 2007) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency per person, regardless of the intended duration of the stay;

b) for their return to the state of provenance or for transit via third states, aliens must be able to produce a personal, untransferable and fixed-date ticket or tickets for the planned means of transport.

Aliens must prove that they have the above means of subsistence either by producing them if they are in cash, or by producing certified cheques, traveller's cheques, receipts or credit cards, which must be accompanied by a recent bank statement (bank letters or Internet bank statements are not acceptable) or by other evidence clearly showing the amount of credit available on the card or bank account.

(1) OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 196/12

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)

(2007/C 196/07)

Aid No XS 191/07 Member State Czech Republic Region Regiony soudržnosti NUTS II Střední Čechy, Jihozápad, Severozápad, Severovýchod, Jihovýchod, Střední Morava, Moravskoslezsko Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Operační program Podnikání a inovace 2007–2013 Podprogram Záruka Legal basis Zákon č. 47/2002 Sb., o podpoře malého a středního podnikání Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů Type of measure Aid scheme Budget Annual budget: CZK 1 400 million; Overall budget: — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Date of implementation 2.7.2007 Duration 31.12.2008 Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises Economic sectors All manufacturing or Synthetic fibres, Motor vehicles, Other manufacturing, Transport services, Other services Name and address of the granting authority Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu Na Františku 32 CZ-150 15 Praha





Aid No XS 220/07 Member State Germany Region Freistaat Thüringen Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Richtlinie zur Förderung wirtschaftsnaher Forschungseinrichtungen Legal basis Mittelstandsförderungsgesetz und Haushaltsgesetz des Freistaates Thüringen (in der jeweils gültigen Fassung) VO (EG) Nr. 70/2001 der Kommission vom 12.1.2001 (ABl. EG L 10 vom 13.1.2001, S. 33), geändert mit den VO (EG) Nr. 364/2004 vom 25.2.2004 (ABl. EU L 63 vom 28.2.2004, S. 22), 1857/2006 vom 15.12.2006 (ABl. EU L 358 vom 16.12.2006, S. 3) und 1976/2006 vom 20.12.2006 (ABl. EU L 368 vom 23.12.2006, S. 85) Bestimmungen des Rechts der Europäischen Gemeinschaft über die Strukturfondsförderung (hier: EFRE) in der jeweils geltenden Fassung Operationelles Programm Thüringen (EFRE) Type of measure Aid scheme Budget Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: — Maximum aid intensity In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Date of implementation 1.7.2007 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 Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Arbeit (TMWTA) Max-Reger-Straße 4-8 D-99096 Erfurt bzw. Postfach 900225 D-99105 Erfurt Sonstige Auskünfte: Dr. Walter Möbus Ref. Ltr. Technologie, wirtschaftsnahe Infrastruktur im TMWTA Tel. (49-361) 379 75 31 Fax (49-361) 379 75 09 E-mail: walter.moebus@tmwta.thueringen.de
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 194/19

Publication, pursuant to Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs, concerning a cancellation application

(2007/C 194/13)

This publication confers the right to object the cancellation application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objections must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

Cancellation request according to Article 12(2)

‘BAD NIEDERNAUER QUELLE’

EC No: DE/PDO/017/0743/23.7.2003

PGI PDO

1. Registered name proposed for cancellation:

‘Bad Niedernauer Quelle’

2. Member State or Third Country:

Germany

3. Type of product:

Natural mineral water

4. Person or body making request for cancellation:

Name: Bad Niedernauer Römerquelle Address: D-72108 Bad Niedernau

Nature of legitimate interest in making the request:

The applicant is the only producer of the protected name.

5. Reasons for Cancellation:

The applicant has decided that it no longer wants to use the name as a protected designation of origin and therefore no longer wants to pay the control costs.

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
The new public service obligation is as follows:

Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be two return trips per day, morning and late afternoon, from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, two hundred and twenty days a year.

The services must be non-stop between Paris (Orly) and Cherbourg (Maupertus).

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The flights must be operated using a pressurised aircraft with a capacity of at least eighteen seats.

Timetables

Timetables must allow passengers to make a round trip within the day and to spend at least eight hours at their destination, be it Cherbourg (Maupertus) or Paris (Orly).

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of public service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year.

The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.
The objective of the aid scheme is to help, via interest subsidies equivalent to 100 % of the reference rate, investments in technological, organisational and commercial innovation, environmental protection and safety at work.

The amount of funding may reach up to 100 % of the investment plan for a period of up to 7 years, including a grace period of no more than 2 years.

Under no circumstances may the subsidy for individual applications exceed the maximum aid intensities allowed under the relevant EU rules
Aid No XS 248/07

Member State Slovenia

Region Slovenija

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Regionalna shema državnih pomoči – majhna in srednje velika podjetja

Legal basis Uredba o dodeljevanju regionalnih državnih pomoči (Uradni list RS, št. 72/2006 in 70/2007)

Type of measure Aid scheme

Budget Annual budget: EUR 10,94 million; Overall budget: —

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

Date of implementation 4.8.2007

Duration 31.12.2013

Objective Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 228/11

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1 August 2007 to 31 August 2007

(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) )

(2007/C 228/03)

— Issuing, maintenance or modification of a national marketing authorisation

Date of the decision Name(s) of the medicinal product Holder(s) of the marketing authorization Member State concerned Date of notification 3.8.2007 INCRELEX Tercica Europe Limited 2 Harbourmaster Place International Financial Services Centre Dublin 1 Ireland This Decision is addressed to the Member States 6.8.2007 22.8.2007 Cefuroximaxetil See Annex See Annex 23.8.2007 28.8.2007 Abseamed Medice Arzneimittel Pütter GmbH & Co KG Kuhloweg 37 D-58638 Iserlohn This Decision is addressed to the Member States 31.8.2007 28.8.2007 Binocrit Sandoz GmbH Biochemiestraße 10 A-6250 Kundl This Decision is addressed to the Member States 31.8.2007 28.8.2007 Epoetin alfa hexal HEXAL Biotech Forschungs GmbH Industriestraße 25 D-83607 Holzkirchen This Decision is addressed to the Member States 3.9.2007

(1) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 233/1

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)

(2007/C 233/01)

Date of adoption of the decision 9.8.2007 Reference number of the aid N 306/07 Member State Lithuania Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Biodegalų Gamybos Pletros Parama Legal basis Lietuvos Respublikos biokuro, biodegalų ir bioalyvų įstatymas (Žin., 2004 Nr. 28 — 870) Biokuro gamybos ir naudojimo skatinimo 2004-2010 metais programa (Žin., 2004 Nr. 133 — 4786) Biodegalų gamybos plėtros finansavimo 2007 m. taisyklės Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: LTL 60 million Intensity — Duration 1.1.2007-31.12.2011 Economic sectors Agriculture, Chemical and pharmaceutical industry 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:

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

Date of adoption of the decision 9.8.2007 Reference number of the aid N 410/07 Member State Sweden Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Förlängningen av N 413/06: Statligt stöd till åtgärder för främjande av distribution av förnybara drivmedel Legal basis Förordning om ändring i förordning (2006:1591) om statligt stöd till åtgärder för främjande av distribution av förnybara drivmedel Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant Budget Overall budget: SEK 150 million Intensity 30 % Duration 1.9.2006-31.12.2009 Economic sectors Retail services Name and address of the granting authority Naturvårdsverket S-108 48 Stockholm 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/
Aid No XS 181/07

Member State Spain

Region Comunidad Foral de Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid Régimen de ayudas a la inversión industrial de las PYME en la zona no incluida en el mapa de ayudas regionales

Legal basis Orden Foral no 156/2007, de 17 de mayo, del Consejero de Industria y Tecnología, Comercio y Trabajo, B.O.N. no 71 de 8.6.2007 Orden Foral no 177 /2007 de 7 de junio, del Consejero de Industria y Tecnología, Comercio y Trabajo, B.O.N. no 74 de 15.6.2007 Of 156: http://www.cfnavarra.es/bon/076/F0708461.htm Of 177: http://www.cfnavarra.es/bon/076/F0709439.htm

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company Aid scheme Annual overall amount EUR 9 million

Loans guaranteed —

Individual aid Overall aid amount —

Loans guaranteed —

Maximum aid intensity Pursuant to Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation Yes

Date of implementation Since 11.6.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award Until 30.6.2008, unless extended by the EU

Objective Aid to SMEs Yes

Economic sector(s) concerned All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors Yes

Manufacturing CNAE 93/NACE, Sections C and D except food and agricultural production, transport (CNAE 63400) and auxiliary services to the industrial sector (CNAE K) Yes

Name and address of the granting authority Gobierno de Navarra Departamento de Industria

Parque Tomas Caballero, 1 E-31005 Pamplona — Navarra Tel. (34) 848 42 76 54 E-mail: spromoci@cfnavarra.es
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/38

European GNSS Supervisory Authority (Brussels) — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2006

(2007/C 261/13)

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

http://www.gsa.europa.eu/

Source: Data supplied by the Authority — This table summarises the data provided by the Authority in its annual accounts.

Table 1

Implementation of the budget for the financial year 2006

(1000 euro) Revenue Expenditure Origin of Revenue Revenue entered in the final budget for the financial year Revenue collected Allocation of expenditure Appropriations under the final budget Appropriations carried over from the previous financial year entered committed paid carried over cancelled available paid cancelled Community subsidies 7 026 7 026 Title I Staff 2 510 921 522 398 1 589 37 0 37 Other subsidies Title II Administration 1 353 1 060 182 878 293 27 0 27 Other revenue 3 0 Title II Operating activities 3 100 1 127 0 1 127 1 973 0 0 0 Earmarked revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 7 029 7 026 Total 6 963 3 108 704 2 403 3 855 64 0 64 NB: Any discrepancies in totals are due to the effects of rounding. NB: Revenue collected and paymets are estimated on a cash basis.





Table 2

Economic outturn account for the financial years 2006 and 2005

(1000 euro) 2006 2005 Operating revenue Own resources 0 0 Community subsidies 1 981 0 Other subsidies 0 0 Other revenues 60 0 Total (a) 2 041 0 Operating expenses Staff expenses 564 0 Fixed asset related expenses 4 0 Other administrative expenses 595 0 Operational expenses 53 0 Total (b) 1 216 0 Surplus/(deficit) from operating activities (c = a - b) 825 0 Financial operations revenues (e) 0 0 Financial operations expenses (f) 0 0 Surplus/(deficit) from non-operating activities (g = e - f) 0 0 Economic result for the year (h = c + g) 825 0 NB: These accounts are drawn up on an accrual basis.





Table 3

Balance sheet at 31 December 2006 and 2005

(1000 euro) 2006 2005 Non-current assets Intangible fixed assets 0 0 Tangible fixed assets 65 0 Current assets Short-term pre-financing 0 0 Short-term receivables 59 0 Cash and cash equivalents 76 485 0 Total assets 76 609 0 Non-current liabilities Provisions for risks and charges 0 0 Other long-term liabilities 0 0 Current liabilities Provisions for risks and charges 29 0 Accounts payable (1) 75 755 0 Total liabilities 75 784 0 Net assets Reserves 0 0 Accumulated surplus/deficit 0 0 Economic result of the year 825 0 Total net assets 825 0 Total liabilities and net assets 76 609 0 NB: These accounts are drawn up on an accrual basis.

(1) Including an amount of 70 069 962,04 euro from the Galileo Joint Undertaking for the activities transferred with effect from 1 January 2007. This amount will be reclassified in the 2007 Accounts.

NB: These accounts are drawn up on an accrual basis.