do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 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)
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

17.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/5

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2005/C 285/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

XS 3/04

Finland

The first and second aid areas in the development area as laid down in Govern-
ment Decision 1244/1999

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Accelerated depreciation for investments made by SMEs in the development
area

Legal basis

Kehitysalueelle tehtävien investointien korotetuista poistoista annettu laki
(1262/1993, muut 1736/1995, 32/1998, 1215/1998, 964/2000, 901/2001 ja
914/2003)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

Aid scheme

or
aid

Annual
amount

overall

EUR 1 million (1)

Individual aid

Loans guaranteed

Overall
amount

aid

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

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

and

Yes

Maximum aid
intensity 1 %

Date of implementation

From 1.1.2004

Duration of the scheme or individual
aid award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Economic sectors

Aid to SMEs

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs (2)

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

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

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17.11.2005

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Valtiovarainministeriö

Address:

PL 28, FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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

(1) The advantage the companies get from the tax relief comprises the interest benefit from the frontloading of the depreciation,

amounting to EUR 0,5-1,0 million on the investments over a year.

(2) Sectors eligible for the aid: manufacturing and travel companies, except for activities relating to the production, processing or offering
for sale of the products listed in Annex I of the Treaty, synthetic fibres, manufacturing of vehicles and vehicle spare parts, coalmining,
the steel industry and shipbuilding.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1887/2005 of 17 November 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

18.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 301/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1887/2005

of 17 November 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified from 11 to 17 November 2005, pursuant
to the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No
1059/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of common
wheat shall be 5,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1885/2005 of 17 November 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

18.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 301/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1885/2005

of 17 November 2005

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3),
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction
in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 11 to 17 November 2005, pursuant
to the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
1809/2005,
imported shall be 22,86 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 123 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2235/2005 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2005, p. 13).
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) No .../... [on Persistent Organic Pollutants] (COM(2003)0644 - C5-0530/2003 - 2003/0256(COD))
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Community certification, European Chemicals Agency, chemical industry, environmental risk prevention, marketing, organic pollution, scientific report

C 280 E/302

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

18.11.2006

Thursday 17 November 2005

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0434

REACH ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemi-
cals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and
Regulation (EC) No …/… [on Persistent Organic Pollutants] (COM(2003)0644 — C5-0530/2003 —
2003/0256(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council (COM(2003)

0644) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the proposal was

submitted by the Commission (C5-0530/2003),

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

— having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinions of the Committee on International Trade, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on
Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs,the Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the
Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Commit-
tee on Petitions (A6-0315/2005),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 285/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.11.2005

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2005

(2005/C 285/02)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,1677

139,40

7,4571

0,67690

9,6126

1,5469

72,48

7,8135

1,9559

0,5734

29,283

15,6466

250,63

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,9845

3,6387

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,50

38,730

1,5868

1,6026

1,3961

9,0565

1,7087

1,9895

KRW South Korean won

1 211,37

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9063

9,4391

7,3550

Indonesian rupiah

11 688,68

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,414

63,721

33,7130

48,094

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Stornoway and Benbecula   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, air transport, airline, services of general interest

17.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/13

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

Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air
service between Stornoway and Benbecula

(2005/C 285/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled
air service between Stornoway and Benbecula as set out in the Notice published in Official Journal of the
European Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995 as modified in Official Journal of the European Communities
C 143/04 of 8 May 1998, C 154/03 of 29 May 2001 and C 310/09 of 13 December 2002, 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.

2.

The modified public service obligation for Stornoway/Benbecula is as follows:

— Minimum frequencies:

two return trips per day except Saturday and Sunday between Stornoway and Benbecula.

— Capacity:

the capacity offered should be not less than 18 seats each way.

— Fares:

the price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 64 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security
charges).

The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United
Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan
Eilean Siar.

The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not
enter into force prior to its notification to the European Commission which may publish it in the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Union.
2006/12/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of  17 November 2005  on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of  7 November 2002  between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of  6 May 1999  on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Baltic States, EU financial instrument, Sweden, aid to disaster victims, bad weather, general budget (EU)

L 8/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.1.2006

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 November 2005

the European Union Solidarity Fund according to point 3 of

on the mobilisation of
the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council
and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the
budgetary procedure

(2006/12/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund supplementing
the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary
procedure (1), and in particular point 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European
Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The European Union has created a Solidarity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the population
of regions struck by disasters.

Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania submitted their applications to mobilise the Fund within the
10-week deadline set by Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, following a disaster caused by a
storm.

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 allows mobilisation of the Fund within an
annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

The storm disaster in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on 8 January 2005 fulfils the criteria for
mobilising the Fund,

(1) OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

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L 8/45

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 92 880 830 in commitment appropriations from
the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005.

Article 1

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Done at Strasbourg, 17 November 2005.

For the European Parliament

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council

The President

C. CLARKE
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1884/2005 of 17 November 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1808/2005
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

L 301/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.11.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1884/2005

of 17 November 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1808/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1808/2005 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No
1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to
make no award.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 11 to 17
November 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1808/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1558/2005 (OJ L 249, 24.9.2005, p. 6).
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Benbecula and Barra   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, air transport, airline, services of general interest

C 285/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.11.2005

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

Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air
service between Benbecula and Barra

(2005/C 285/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled
air service between Benbecula and Barra as set out in the notice published in Official Journal of the European
Communities C 53/06 of 4 March 1995, as modified in Official Journal of the European Communities C 143/04
of 8 May 1998, C 154/04 of 29 May 2001, and C 310/10 of 13 December 2002, and as further modified
in Official Journal of the European Union C 295/07 of 5 December 2003, 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-Com-
munity air routes.

2.

The modified public service obligation for Benbecula-Barra is as follows:

— Minimum frequencies:

One return trip per day except Saturday and Sunday between Benbecula and Barra.

— Capacity:

The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than 8 seats each way.

— Aircraft types:

The aircraft used should be suitable for landing on Barra airstrip which is located on Traigh Mhor
Beach.

— Fares:

The price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 30 (inclusive of air passenger duty and security
charges).

The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Council in the Western Isles of Scotland) and in line with the United
Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this.

No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Comhairle nan
Eilean Siar.

The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and to the Euro-
pean Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.