do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to article 88(1) of the EC Treaty where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid, public service, television

4.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/17

State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to article 88(1) of the EC Treaty
where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures

(2006/C 239/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.4.2005

Member State: Kingdom of Spain

Aid No: E 8/05

Title: Aid to the Spanish national public broadcaster RTVE

Objective: Financing of the Spanish public service broadcasting

Legal basis: Ley 4/1980, de 10 de enero, de Estatuto de la Radio y la Televisión,

Ley 11/1977, de 4 de enero, General Presupuestaria,

Ley 61/1978, de 27 de diciembre, del Impuesto sobre Sociedades,

Ley 6/1997, de 14 de abril, de Organización y Funcionamiento de la Administración General del Estado
(LOFAGE),

Ley 65/1997, de 30 de diciembre, de Presupuestos Generales del Estado para 1998, y

Ley 211/1964, de 24 diciembre, de Regulación de la emisión de obligaciones por sociedades que no hayan
adoptado la forma de anónimas, asociaciones u otras personas jurídicas y la constitución del sindicato de
obligacionistas

Budget: The amount varies on an annual basis

Duration: The above statuses constitute the basis for the ongoing financing of the public service broad-
casting entrusted to RTVE

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the aids granted to RTVE constitute existing
State aids within the meaning of Article 1 (b) Procedural Regulation 659/99.

Following the Commission request, the Spanish authorities committed to abolish or modify some aspects
of Spanish public service broadcasting financing scheme by the end of 2005 so as to ensure its current
compatibility with the common market

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/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4284 — AXA/Winterthur) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/19

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4284 — AXA/Winterthur)

(2006/C 239/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 August 2006, 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 English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website 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 32006M4284. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://ec.europa.eu/eur-lex/lex)
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February 2004   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, control of State aid, development plan, equal treatment, exchange of information, labour market, vocational training

C 239/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.10.2006

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to training aid, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2004 of 25 February
2004

(2006/C 239/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XT 1/06

Estonia

Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

National Development Plan Action 1.3 RAK meede 1.3 ‘Inclusive Labour
Market’

Legal basis

Sotsiaalministri 4. aprilli 2006.a määrus nr 35 “Meetme 1.3 “Võrdsed võima-
lused tööturul”, välja arvatud riigi tööturuasutuste projektidele antava toetuse,
tingimused ja toetuse kasutamise seire eeskiri” (RTL, 11.04.2006, 31, 553)

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

or
aid

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount Up to EUR 0,19 million

(2006)

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

14 April 2006

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Agriculture

Fisheries and aquaculture

Coalmining

All manufacturing

All services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Tööturuamet

Gonsiori 29
EE-15156 Tallinn

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation

Yes
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

4.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 October 2006

(2006/C 239/01)

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

1,2737

149,86

7,4565

0,67420

9,3260

1,5848

88,31

8,3735

1,9558

0,5767

28,230

15,6466

274,72

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9432

3,5323

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

239,51

37,210

1,9125

1,7052

1,4246

9,9238

1,9285

2,0145

KRW South Korean won

1 207,40

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,8023

10,0675

7,3610

Indonesian rupiah

11 724,41

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,6955

63,526

34,0860

47,847

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
EFTA Surveillance Authority decision No 280/06/COL of 4 October 2006 not to raise objections to the proposed amendments to the Norwegian tax refund schemes to ship owners for seafarers aboard vessels in the Norwegian Ordinary Shipping Register (NOR) and the Norwegian International Shipping Register (NIS) — Summary information
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, carrier, crew, employment aid, tax rebate

28.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/5

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision No 280/06/COL of 4 October 2006 not to raise objections to
the proposed amendments to the Norwegian tax refund schemes to ship owners for seafarers
aboard vessels in the Norwegian Ordinary Shipping Register (NOR) and the Norwegian Inter-
national Shipping Register (NIS)

Summary information

(2007/C 143/03)

59523/57304

Norway

Norway

Alterations to three tax refund schemes to shipowners for seafarers employed
aboard vessels in the Norwegian Ordinary Shipping Register (NOR) and the
Norwegian International Shipping Register (NIS).
The main aim of the tax refund schemes for employment and training of
seafarers is to safeguard and increase employment of Norwegian and EEA
seafarers,
to secure recruitment and qualified training of seafarers and to
improve the competitive position of companies employing such seafarers. At the
same time, the schemes have a wider strategic objective of preserving and
developing know-how in the maritime industries in general and improving
safety.
The alterations have the effect that the schemes will apply for seafarers who are
tax liable in Norway without having a residence there

Annual fiscal budget according to decision made by the Norwegian Parliament
and regulation No 1720 of 21 December 2005

Number of aid

EFTA State

Region

Title and objective of aid schemes

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned

Aid scheme

Annual expenditure planned:
For the schemes as such:
NOK 1 225 million (EUR 154 million)

the inclusion of seafarers who are tax liable in

For
Norway without having a residence there:
NOK 25 million (EUR 3,14 million)

Duration

Maximum aid intensity of
scheme

the aid

The tax refund schemes have not been limited in time by the Norwegian Parlia-
ment.
The Norwegian authorities will, however, re-notify the scheme before 1 January
2016

Under the so-called gross wage scheme the shipowner will be refunded 9,3 or
12 % of the seafarer's wage as a partial refund of the tax imposed on the latter.
Under the so-called net wage schemes, taxes and social security contributions
imposed on wage income are reimbursed in full

Economic sectors

Maritime transport

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry of Trade and Industry
P.O. Box 8014 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1470/2006 of 4 October 2006 providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereal product, export licence, export refund

5.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 274/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1470/2006

of 4 October 2006

providing for the rejection of applications for export licences in relation to certain processed
products and cereal-based compound feedingstuffs

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003
of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

The quantity covered by applications for advance fixing of
refunds on potato starch and maize-based products is of great
importance and could give rise to speculation. It has therefore

been decided to reject all applications for export licences of
such products made on 2, 3 and 4 October 2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

refunds

In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1342/2003, applications
licences with advance
for export
falling within CN codes
fixing of
1103 13 90,
1102 20 10,
1104 23 10,
1702 30 51,
1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90 and 1702 90 50 made
on 2, 3 and 4 October 2006 shall be rejected.

1102 20 90,
1108 12 00,

1103 13 10,
1108 13 00,

for products

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1263/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 6).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/2006 of 4 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

5.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 274/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1466/2006

of 4 October 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

L 274/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.10.2006

to Commission Regulation of 4 October 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
624
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

83,7
17,5
50,6

114,4
114,4

79,3
79,3

41,8
64,1
51,8
57,0
53,7

78,4
151,0
137,8
122,4

86,2
89,7
76,2
87,5
74,9
154,7
101,1
95,8

83,2
80,3
56,9
73,5

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Slovak Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accession — State aid   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, accession to the European Union, bank, control of State aid, transitional period (EU)

C 239/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.10.2006

Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Slovak Republic, under the
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after acces-
sion — State aid

(2006/C 239/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.5.2004

Member State: The Slovak Republic

Aid No: State aid No SK 1/2004

Title: Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s.

Objective: Aid to the banking sector

Other information: Commission decision declaring that the measures in favour of Všeobecná úverová
banka, a.s., notified by the Slovak Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the
Accession Act, are not applicable after accession

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/