do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1g of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment)
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/35

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred
to in point 1g of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on
the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment)

Aid No

EFTA State

Region

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

(2005/C 304/13)

Employment aid 1/2005 — Norway

Norway

Troms

Action Plan for Business Development in Troms 2004-2007 (Handlingsplan for
næringsrettede utviklingstiltak i Troms 2004-2007)

Regional Development Programme for Troms 2004-2007 (Regionalt utvikling-
sprogram for Troms 2004-2007)

Transfers to Troms fylkeskommune, the State Budget (St. prp. No 1 2004-
2005), post No 551.61 and 551.60

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

Annual overall amount: EUR 5 million

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme

Objective of aid

Economic sectors concerned

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

15.11.2004

Until 31.12.2007

Creation of employment, recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers
and employment of disabled workers

— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid
— All manufacturing
— All services (1)
— Other

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Name:

Troms fylkeskommune

Address:

Postboks 6600
9296 Tromsø

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

State aid within the sector.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 November 2005

(2005/C 304/02)

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

1,1769

140,8

7,4537

0,68215

9,5272

1,5485

74,39

7,9715

1,9558

0,5735

28,933

15,6466

252,67

3,4528

0,6963

0,4293

3,9085

3,6598

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

239,5

37,893

1,5986

1,5925

1,3741

9,1263

1,6737

1,9925

KRW South Korean won

1 216,33

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6332

9,5098

7,383

Indonesian rupiah

11 810,19

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,4457

63,682

33,918

48,522

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2005/866/EC: Council Decision of  1 December 2005  amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ireland, auditing, central bank, self-employed person

6.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 318/25

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 1 December 2005

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

(2005/866/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation ECB/2005/10 of the
European Central Bank of 26 October 2005 to the Council
of
the
the European Union on the external auditors of
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited
by independent external auditors recommended by the
Governing Council of
the ECB and approved by the
Council of the European Union.

the current external auditors of

The mandate of
the
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of
Ireland has expired and will not be renewed.
is
therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from
the financial year 2005.

It

The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of
Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external
auditors starting from the financial year 2005, and the
ECB considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements
for appointment.

The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that
the mandate of the external auditors should be for three
years and may be extended.

(5)

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the
Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council
Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1(5) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the
following:

‘5.
Deloitte & Touche are hereby approved as the external
auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority
of Ireland from the financial year 2005 for a duration of
three years, with the possibility of extension.’

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.

For the Council
The President

A. MICHAEL

(1) OJ C 277, 10.11.2005, p. 30.

(2) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision

2005/512/EC (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 20).
Announcement from Norway concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of  30 May 1994  on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons — Announcement of invitation to apply for petroleum production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf — 19th Licensing Round
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: Norway
Subjects: Norway, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, management of resources, petroleum exploration

1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/37

Announcement from Norway concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the
prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

Announcement of invitation to apply for petroleum production licences on the Norwegian
Continental Shelf — 19th Licensing Round

(2005/C 304/15)

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces an invitation to apply for petroleum
production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authori-
zations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, Article 3(2)(a).

Applications for petroleum production licences shall be submitted to

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
P.O. Box 8148 Dep.
N-0033 Oslo

by 12.00 noon on 15 November 2005, or no later than 90 days after the publication of this announce-
ment in the Official Journal, whichever occurs later.

The award of petroleum production licences in the 19th Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental
Shelf is planned to take place in the first quarter of 2006.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, tel: (47) 22 24
63 33.
European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Giovanni Claudio Fava (2005/2174(IMM))
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Italy, Member of the European Parliament, parliamentary immunity, political morality

22.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285 E/75

Thursday 1 December 2005

P6_TA(2005)0450

Immunity of Giovanni Claudio Fava

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Giov-
anni Claudio Fava (2005/2174(IMM))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the request by Giovanni Claudio Fava for defence of his immunity of 1 July 2005,

announced in plenary sitting on 6 July 2005,

— having heard Giovanni Claudio Fava in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of
the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election
of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

— having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the

European Communities,

— having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0331/2005),

1.

Decides to defend the immunity and privileges of Giovanni Claudio Fava;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the report of the committee responsible to the

2.
appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic.

(1) Case 101/63 Wagner v. Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v. Faure and others [1986]

ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2005)0451

Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (amendment)

Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, Section IV —
Court of Justice — Establishment of the Civil Service Tribunal, as modified by the Council
(C6-0404/2005 — 2005/2159(BUD))

Amendment 1

SECTION IV — Court of Justice

Establishment plan: Creation of 2 permanent B*3, 2 permanent C*1 posts and 4 temporary B*3 posts.

Staff in active employment

Line

2005 Budget

Commitments

DAB 6/2005

Commitments

Amendment

2005 Budget + DAB 6 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

1 1 0 0

1 1 0 1

Basic salaries

111 633 022

111 964 022

+ 73 000

112 037 022

8 940 000

8 967 000

+ 6 000

8 973 000

Family allowances
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1969/2005 of  1 December 2005  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

2.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1969/2005

of 1 December 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).

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), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
25 November to 1st December 2005 in response to the invi-
tation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 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. 12.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3864 — FIMAG/Züblin) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 304/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3864 — FIMAG/Züblin)

(2005/C 304/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 October 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3864. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)