24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 June 2005

(2005/C 153/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2066
JPY	Japanese yen	130,88
DKK	Danish krone	7,4483
GBP	Pound sterling	0,6624
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3735
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5391
ISK	Iceland króna	79,85
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,93
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9559
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5736
CZK	Czech koruna	29,792
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	247,28
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6961
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	4,0125
ROL	Romanian leu	36 080
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,43
SKK	Slovak koruna	38,321
TRY	Turkish lira	1,6381
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5593
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4916
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,3754
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,702
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0146
KRW	South Korean won	1 217,4
ZAR	South African rand	8,1633
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,9864
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3202
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 643,69
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,5861
PHP	Philippine peso	67,28
RUB	Russian rouble	34,561
THB	Thai baht	49,485

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/3

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 15 May 2005 to 15 June 2005

(Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93) (1)

(2005/C 153/03)

— Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93) Accepted

Date of the decision	Name of the medicinal product	Holder of the marketing authorization	Number of the entry in the Community Register	Date of notification
18.5.2005	Bonviva	Roche Registration Limited, 40 Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 3AY, United Kingdom	EU/1/03/265/001-002	24.5.2005
23.5.2005	IntronA	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/99/127/001-044	25.5.2005
23.5.2005	Viraferon	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/99/128/001-037	25.5.2005
23.5.2005	Kentera	Nicobrand Limited, 189 Casteroe Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland BT51 3 RP	EU/1/03/270/001-003	25.5.2005
23.5.2005	DepoCyte	SkyePharma PLC, 105 Piccadilly, London W1V 9FN, United Kingdom	EU/1/01/187/001	25.5.2005
25.5.2005	Invirase	Roche Registration Ltd., 40, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3AY, United Kingdom	EU/1/96/026/002	27.5.2005
25.5.2005	PegIntron	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/00/131/001-050	27.5.2005
25.5.2005	ViraferonPeg	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/00/132/001-050	27.5.2005
2.6.2005	Azopt	Alcon Laboratories (UK) Ltd., Pentagon Park, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7UK, United Kingdom	EU/1/00/129/001-003	6.6.2005
2.6.2005	Onsenal	Pharmacia-Pfizer EEIG, Ramsgate Road, Sanwich, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/1/03/259/001-006	6.6.2005
2.6.2005	Glivec	Novartis Europharm Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom	EU/1/01/198/001-013	6.6.2005
3.6.2005	Zavesca	Actelion Registration Ltd, BSI Building 13th Floor, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, United Kingdom	EU/1/02/238/001	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Ariclaim	Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Binger Straße 173, D-5216 Ingelheim am Rhein	EU/1/04/283/001-006	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Rebetol	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/99/107/001-004	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Ketek	Aventis Pharma SA, 20 Avenue Raymond Aron, F-92160 Antony	EU/1/01/191/001-005	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Levviax	Aventis Pharma SA, 20 Avenue Raymond Aron, F-92160 Antony	EU/1/01/192/001-005	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Temodal	Schering Plough Europe, Rue de Stalle, 73, B-1180 Bruxelles — Stallestraat, 73 — B-1180 Brussel	EU/1/98/096/001-008	7.6.2005
3.6.2005	Valdyn	Pfizer Limited, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/1/02/244/001-024	7.6.2005
10.6.2005	Taxotere	Aventis Pharma SA, 20 avenue Raymond Aron, F-92165 Antony Cedex	EU/1/95/002/001-002	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Viracept	Roche Registration Limited, 40 Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 3AY, United Kingdom	EU/1/97/054/001 EU/1/97/054/003-006	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Azilect	Teva Pharma GmbH, Kandelstraße 10, D-79199 Kirchzarten	EU/1/04/304/001-007	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Angiox	The Medicines Company UK Ltd, Suite B, Park House, 11 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RS, United Kingdom	EU/1/04/289/001-002	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Rayzon	Pharmacia Europe EEIG, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/1/02/210/001-008	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Dynastat	Pharmacia Europe EEIG, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/1/02/209/001-008	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	TachoSil	Nycomed Austria GmbH, St.-Peter-Straße 25, A-4020 Linz	EU/1/04/277/001-004	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Bextra	Pharmacia-Pfizer EEIG, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/1/02/239/001-030	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	NovoMix 30	Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Allé, DK-880 Bagsværd	EU/1/00/142/004-005 EU/1/00/142/009-010	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Protopy	Fujisawa GmbH, Neumarkter Str. 61, D-81673 München	EU/1/02/202/001-006	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Protopic	Fujisawa GmbH, Neumarkter Str. 61, D-81673 München	EU/1/02/201/001-006	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Xenical	Roche Registration Limited, 40 Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 3AY, United Kingdom	EU/1/98/071/001-006	14.6.2005
10.6.2005	Avandia	SmithKline Beecham plc, 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS United Kingdom	EU/1/00/137/001-012	14.6.2005

— Issuing of a marketing authorization (Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93) Accepted

Date of the decision	Name of the medicinal product	Holder of the marketing authorization	Number of the entry in the Community Register	Date of notification
19.5.2005	Naxcel	Pfizer Limited, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, United Kingdom	EU/2/05/053/001	24.5.2005

— Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93) Accepted

Date of the decision

Name of the medicinal product

Holder of the marketing authorization

Number of the entry in the Community Register

Date of notification

26.5.2005

Econor

Novartis Animal Health Austria GmbH, Biochemiestraße 10, A-250 Kundl

EU/2/98/010/004-006

EU/2/98/010/017-018

EU/2/98/010/021-024

30.5.2005

Anyone wishing to consult the public assessment report on the medicinal products in question and the decisions relating thereto is invited to contact:

The European Medicines Agency

7, Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf

London E14 4HB

United Kingdom

(1) OJ L 214 of 24.8.1993, p. 1.

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/6

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 10 May 2005 to 15 June 2005

(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC (1) or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC (2))

(2005/C 153/04)

— Issuing, maintenance or modification of a national marketing authorization

Date of the decision	Name(s) of the medicinal product	Holder(s) of the marketing authorization	Member State concerned	Date of notification
10.5.2005	Regividon	See Annex	See Annex	24.5.2005

See Annex

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

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

ANNEX

LIST OF THE NAMES, PHARMACEUTICAL FORM, STRENGTH OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCTS, ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, APPLICANT, MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER IN THE MEMBER STATES

Member State	Marketing authorisation Holder	Applicant	Invented name	Strength	Pharmaceutical form	Route of administration
Austria		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Belgium		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Denmark	Medimpex France S.A.		Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Germany		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Greece		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Ireland		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Italy		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Luxembourg		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
The Netherlands		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Norway		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Portugal		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Spain		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
Sweden		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use
United Kingdom		Medimpex France S.A.	Rigevidon	0,03 mg Ethinylestradiol 0,150 mg Levonorgestrel	Coated tablets	Oral Use

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 153/05)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Lombardy)

Aid No: 65/2005

Title: Forestry measures.

Objective: Improvement, protection and development of the forests in the plains, creation of environmental networks and conservation of landscape.

Legal basis:

Legge regionale 7 febbraio 2000 n7, art 25 ‘Protezione e valorizzazione delle superfici forestali’ e Delibera della Giunta regionale del 19.11.2004, n.7/19418.

Budget: EUR 50 000 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State.

Duration: Until 31.12.2011.

Other information: some measures are ‘de minimis’ aid.

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: Greece

Aid No: N 111/04.

Title: FAR Programme (draft joint ministerial decision laying down measures to assist farmers and fishermen whose livelihoods have been affected by disasters (avalanches, floods, earthquakes), adverse weather conditions (frosts, rainfall, storms) and diseases resulting from adverse weather conditions (pyriculariosis and Helicoverpa armigera) from March 2003 to January 2004).

Objective: To compensate for losses due to adverse weather conditions.

Legal basis: Πρόγραμμα FAR (σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης όσον αφορά μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών των οποίων οι γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές και αλιευτικές εκμεταλλεύσεις επλήγησαν από θεομηνίες (κατολισθήσεις, πλημμύρες, σεισμοί), από δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (παγετοί, βροχές, θύελλες) και από ασθένειες οφειλόμενες σε δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες κατά την περίοδο από το Μάρτιο 2003 έως το Φεβρουάριο 2004).

Budget: EUR 80 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount: From 50 to 80 % of losses or lump sums per 1 000 m2 for certain crop types.

Duration: 4 years (taking into account aid to be paid in several instalments).

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: Luxembourg

Aid No: N 205E/2004.

Title: Draft framework law to provide aid to small and medium-sized enterprises — special aid scheme for food safety.

Objective: To support food sector business investments in tools or methods to allow the traceability and quality of products to be ensured or increased, and to promote these businesses' access to outside advice for making progress as regards the hygiene, safety and quality of foodstuffs.

Legal basis: Projet de loi portant création d'un cadre général des régimes d'aides en faveur du secteur des classes moyennes.

Projet de règlement grand-ducal ‘portant exécution de l'article 6 de la loi du […] portant création d'un cadre général des régimes d'aides en faveur du secteur de classes moyennes et instituant un régime d'aides en matière de sécurité alimentaire’

Budget: EUR 1 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount:

—	40 % for aid to investments.

—	75 % for support for technical assistance with a maximum amount of EUR 100 000 per beneficiary and per three-year period.

Duration: Six years.

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 (Veneto)

Aid No: N 335/A/04.

Title: Improving animal stock.

Objective: Aid for the livestock sector.

Legal basis:

Legge regionale n. 40/2003 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’ — articoli 65 e 67, comma 2 lettera c).

Budget: Between EUR 1 million and EUR 2 million for 2004 and 2005. Thereafter the amount will be determined in annual budgetary legislation.

Aid intensity or amount: From 30 % to 100 %.

Duration: Six years.

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 (Veneto)

Aid No: N 348/04.

Title: Compensation for losses due to fireblight.

Objective: To compensate losses resulting from plant diseases.

Legal basis: Legge regionale n. 1 del 30 gennaio 2004, art. 14 — ‘Legge finanziaria regionale per l'esercizio 2004’.

Budget: EUR 1 000 000.

Aid intensity or amount:

—	EUR 24,78 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 7 436,97 per hectare, for one-year-old trees;

—	EUR 30,98 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 9 089,64 per hectare, for two-year-old trees;

—	EUR 37,18 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 11 155,46 per hectare, for three-year-old trees;

—	EUR 39,25 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 14 873,95 per hectare, for four- to nine-year old trees;

—	EUR 30,98 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 12 394,96 per hectare, for ten-year-old trees;

—	EUR 24,78 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 9 915,97 per hectare, for eleven-year-old trees;

—	EUR 8,76 per tree, to a maximum of EUR 7 436,97 per hectare, for twelve-year-old or older trees;

—	EUR 2,06 per cutting in nurseries.

Duration: 2 years.

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 (Piedmont)

Aid No: N 447/04

Title: Law 185/92: Assistance in agricultural areas that have suffered bad weather (hail storm of 6 May 2004, provinces of Asti and Alessandria).

Objective: To provide meteorological information about storms which have caused damage for which compensation is to be granted under the scheme approved under aid No C 12/B/95.

Legal basis:

Legge 185/92

Budget: See the approved scheme (C 12/B/95).

Aid intensity or amount: See the approved scheme (C 12/B/95).

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: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 545/03

Title: Northern Ireland Weather Aid (2002) Scheme

Objective: To compensate agricultural producers for losses to production (cereals, potatoes and forage) that occurred as a result of abnormally wet weather conditions in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Legal basis: Agriculture (Temporary Assistance) Act (Northern Ireland) 1954

Budget: GBP 4 570 000 (EUR 6 567 035)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: One-off

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: France

Aid No: N 554/2004.

Title: Aid to investments for transporting cereals, oilseeds and protein crops by waterway.

Objective: To increase the share of transport of raw materials (cereals, oilseeds, protein crops) by waterway.

Legal basis:

Articles L 611-1 et L 621-1 et suivantes du Code Rural.

Budget: EUR 500 000 for 2005.

Aid intensity or amount: 15 % (40 % in cases of cumulated aid).

Duration: One to two years.

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/

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/11

Summary information communicated by the Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2005/C 153/06)

Aid No: XA 11/05

Member State: Spain

Region: La Rioja

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Framework for the grant of aid to promote the food industry based on calls for proposals and in the form of interest subsidies on loans to finance investments in fixed assets.

Legal basis:

Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja de 11 de febrero de 2005 por la que se aprueban las Bases Reguladoras para el Fomento de la Industria Agroalimentaria, de la concesión de subvenciones de capital, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva, y en forma de bonificación de intereses de préstamos destinados a financiar inversiones en activos fijos.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2 464 272,00

Maximum aid intensity: 40 % of the eligible investment

Date of application: from 1 April 2005.

Duration of the scheme: The aid scheme is expected to run until 31 December 2006.

Objective of aid: The main objective is to foster and improve conditions for the processing and wholesale marketing of agricultural and food products in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja in a way that helps stimulate investments in the purchase and modernisation of fixed assets.

The general objectives are:

Creation of new industries

Creation and/or maintenance of jobs

Promoting access to greater added value by the primary sector thanks to the processing of products.

Improvements in quality: health conditions, packaging and presentation of products.

Raising of compulsory safety and traceability standards for products launched on the market as an additional criterion of greater added value for these products.

Diversification of products and re-directing of production in line with market trends.

Improving and rationalising marketing channels.

Improving and re-directing processing procedures which help lower production costs.

Implementing new technologies.

Protecting the environment and the natural landscape.

Maintaining and reinforcing a viable social fabric in rural areas.

Strengthening the value chain between the production of Riojan agricultural raw materials and the processing industry thus contributing to the diversification of farming activities.

Application of Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004.

The eligible costs are:

Construction, acquisition and improvement of buildings.

Purchase or lease-purchase of new machinery and equipment, including software, up to the market value of the product.

General costs, such as architects', engineers' fees, feasibility studies, the acquisition of patents and licences, up to 8 % of the expenditure referred to above.

Sector(s) concerned: The aid scheme applies to the processing and marketing mainly of food products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja

C/ Muro de la Mata 13-14

26071-Logroño

Spain

Web address: more information at www.ader.es

Aid No: XA 12/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Conservation Advice Programme — Practical Advice for Land Managers (England)

Legal basis: The scheme is non-statutory. The Agriculture Act 1986 (Section 1) provides the legal base for the provision by Government of advice in connection with any agricultural activity.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total value of the aid is GBP 2 463 167 over 3 programme years. The funding is provided from 4 financial years listed below:

04/05 — GBP 224 120

05/06 — GBP 902 496

06/07 — GBP 812 846

07/08 — GBP 523 705

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %.

Date of implementation: Farmers will be able to sign up from 4 April 2005. The first meetings will take place after this date.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will be open to new participants throughout. Activities funded under the scheme will take place after 4 April 2005 until 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. This is a programme for land managers. The purpose of the programme, consisting of a range of conferences, workshops, farm walks, self-help group meetings, training seminars and other events, is to help land managers understand current issues that may impact upon their businesses, such as the introduction of the new Environmental Stewardship Schemes and what they mean in terms of management requirements. This will increase the professionalism of the sector.

The aid will be paid in line with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 and the eligible costs will be the costs of organising and delivering training programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to businesses active in the production of agricultural products only. The scheme is open to businesses producing any type of agricultural product.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farm Advice Unit

Rural Development Service

Area 4A, Ergon House

Horseferry Road

London

United Kingdom

SW1P 2AL

Web address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on ‘Conservation Advice Programme — Practical Advice for Land Managers’. Alternatively, you can go direct to:

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/conservadvice.pdf.

Other information: The scheme will be made available to all land managers, not just farmers. Aid to non-agricultural businesses will be paid with regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 on de minimis aid.

Beneficiaries will not be able to choose the service provider. The service provider will be ADAS Consulting Ltd., who were selected by a tender exercise.

Aid No: XA 15/05

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Environment Sensitive Farming — Practical Advice for Land Managers Programme (England)

Legal basis: The scheme is non-statutory. The Agriculture Act 1986 (section 1) provides the legal base for the provision by Government of advice in connection with any agricultural activity.

Expenditure planned under the scheme: Total value of GBP 2 528 367 over 3 programme years. The funding is provided from 4 financial years listed below:

04/05 — GBP 468 685

05/06 — GBP 774 736

06/07 — GBP 739 315

07/08 — GBP 545 631

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is 100 %.

Date of implementation: Farmers will be able to sign up from 4 April 2005. The first meetings will take place after this date.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will be open to new participants throughout. Activities funded under the scheme will take place after 4 April 2005 and until 30 June 2007.

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. The purpose of the programme, consisting of a range of conferences, workshops, farm walks, advice visits, group meetings and seminars, is to help farmers and other land managers understand the effects of their farm practices on the wider environment. This will increase the professionalism of the sector.

The aid will be paid in line with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 and the eligible costs will be costs of organising and delivering training programmes.

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to businesses active in the production of agricultural products only. The scheme is open to businesses producing any type of agricultural product.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Farm Advice Unit

Rural Development Service

Area 4A, Ergon House

Horseferry Road

London

United Kingdom

SW1P 2JR

Web address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on Environment Sensitive Farming — Practical Advice for Land Managers Programme (England).

Alternatively, you can go direct to:

www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/envsensitive.pdf.

Beneficiaries will not be able to choose the service provider. The service provider will be ADAS Consulting Ltd. who were selected by a tender exercise.

Aid No: XA 21/05

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Province of North Brabant

Title of aid scheme: Technical assistance provided by the Agro & Co foundation

Legal basis:

Subsidieverordening Economische Zaken en arbeidsmarktbeleid Provincie Noord-Brabant

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: Total annual budgetary provisions amount to EUR 500 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid involves technical support for SMEs in the agricultural sector (in accordance with Annex I to the Treaty) in the form of consultancy services, provided that they neither constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2004, aid is granted to SMEs in the agricultural sector at a rate of 100 % of consultancy fees where public support over the past three years does not exceed the limit of EUR 100 000, and at a rate of 50 % of subsidisable fees where eligible costs do exceed EUR 100 000.

Expenditure may also relate to:

consultancy services to (small and medium-sized) enterprises (with the exception of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and logistics).

The maximum amount and intensity of aid granted to those enterprises are subject to Regulations (EC) Nos 69/2001 and 70/2001. For those types of aid, summary information will be sent separately, in accordance with the relevant Regulation.

Date of granting of aid:

Duration of the measure: From 15 May 2005 until December 2007 inclusive (1)

Objective of aid:

—	primary objective: to support SMEs in the agricultural sector;

—	secondary objective: technical support in connection with consultancy services which neither constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.

Economic sectors concerned: The scheme is applicable to all sectors involved in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Province of North Brabant

Brabantlaan 1

Postbus 90151

5200 MC 's-Hertogenbosch

Web address: www.brabant.nl

Aid No: XA 26/05

Member State: Czech Republic

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Consultancy aid in the agricultural sector — optimising farm management

Legal basis:

Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Up to CZK 6 million

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 80 % of eligible expenditure, maximum CZK 20 000 per recipient

Date of implementation: From 1 May 2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Up to 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: Economic consultancy aid for small and medium-sized enterprises. This will involve assessing the feasibility of the business plan, including its consistency with various other types of public support. The outcome will be a recommendation to reduce some types of production or a proposal to take up new activites.

This support complies with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (Title II, Chapter 3, Article 13 et seq.)

Under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003, Article 14 (‘Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector’) is applicable.

Eligible costs are fees for the supply of consultancy services which neither constitute a continuous or periodic activity nor relate to the enterprise's usual operating expenditure.

Sectors concerned: Production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic

Tìšnov 17

117 00 Prague 1

Czech Republic

Web address: www.mze.cz/Dotace a programy/Národní podpory/Zásady poskytování dotací pro rok 2005 Národní podpory

Other data: The Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic declares that the conditions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 will be met, i.e. the aid will be targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises and will comply with the limit of EUR 100 000 per recipient per three years.

In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic has focussed on aid for services in the field of water protection, welfare and organic farming. The proposed aid extends the supply of consultancy services aimed at the economic optimisation of agricultural holdings.

Aid No: XA 28/05

Member State: United Kingdom.

Region: Cumbria.

Name of company receiving an individual aid: Junction 38 Partnership.

Legal basis: Section 5 of Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total amount of aid granted to the partnership will be GBP 243 200. The whole amount of aid will be paid in the financial year 2005/2006.

Maximum aid intensity: 40 %

Date of implementation: The first payment will be made after 18 May 2005.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid will be paid in monthly instalments in arrears upon receipt of a claim form and evidence of progress made. The last instalment will be made by 31 March 2006.

Objective of aid: Sectoral development. Rural Regeneration Cumbria is providing funding to a co-operative of farmers to build and commission a red meat processing and chilling facility. This will assist them to promote and market quality agricultural products, thus supporting the long term development of Cumbria's rural economy.

The aid is being made available in line with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The eligible costs are:

the construction, acquisition and improvement of immovable property;

the purchase/lease-purchase of new machinery and equipment, including, computer software;

general costs (architects, engineers and consultation fees).

Sector(s) concerned: The aid is being provided for the processing of beef, lamb and pork.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Rural Regeneration Cumbria

Hackthorpe Business Centre

Hackthorpe

Cumbria

United Kingdom

CA10 2HX

Web address: www.defra.gov.uk/farm/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm.

Click on ‘Junction 38 Partnership’. Alternatively, you can go direct to:

http://defraweb/farm/state-aid/setup/schemes/junction38.pdf.

(1) The scheme and all individual measures based on the scheme lasting beyond 31 December 2006 will be adapted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The obligation includes notifying the European Commission of amendments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 or its successor.

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/16

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 153/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 21/02

Member State: Italy

Region: Veneto

Title of aid scheme: Measures to assist investment in organisational and commercial innovation

Legal basis:

—	Legge 27.10.1994, n. 598, art.11

—	Decreto legislativo 31.03.98, n. 123

—	Legge 23.12.1999, n. 488, art.54 comma 3

—	Decreto legislativo 31.03.98, n.112, art.19

—	Delibera di Giunta della Regione Veneto del 31.12.02, n. 3971 e relative schede allegate

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: (in million EUR)

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensities are within the permissible ceilings.

The intensities are as follows, in gross grant equivalent (gge) for transactions carried out using a reference rate of 5 %:

7,1 gge for SMEs in areas qualifying for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the EC Treaty;

5,7 gge for small enterprises in other parts of the Region;

2,8 gge for medium-sized enterprises in other parts of the Region.

The interest subsidy is calculated on the basis of an amortisation plan based on constant capital repayments.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: To support the development and dissemination of technology in SMEs by financing investment in organisational and commercial innovation.

Economic sector(s) concerned: The aid is intended for SMEs operating in the following industries:

mining and quarrying;

manufacturing;

production and distribution of electric power;

construction;

computer and related activities;

sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities.

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione Veneto

Direzione Industria

Corso del Popolo, 14

30172 Mestre (VE)

Aid No: XS 35/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: County of Gwynedd, Wales

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Gwynedd Business Development Package

Legal basis: Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 2003 — GBP 384 870,00

2004 — GBP 532 870,00

2005 — GBP 545 260,00

This funding will support a maximum of 203 SMEs which meet the definition of Annex 1 of the SME Block Exemption.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 50 %. The maximum grant for most applications will be GBP 5 000 although grant up to GBP 50 000 will be considered in exceptional cases where grant assistance is not available from other sources.

Grant will be for investment costs (Art 87(3)(a) — 35 % + 15 %) except in the case of business planning and marketing where consultancy costs may be included.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: November 2005

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to improve the competitiveness and job creation capabilities of SMEs in Gwynedd (an Article 87(3)(A) area) through development of new products and improvement of business processes. The objectives will be achieved through consultancy support and capital investment. The scheme aims to provide support to 160 existing SMEs and help to create 63 new SMEs thereby creating 200 new jobs and safeguarding 256 existing jobs.

Economic Sector(s) concerned: All sectors excluding

Coalmining

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres, textiles & clothing

Motor vehicles

Agriculture

Food processing

Retail

Old people's homes and nursing homes

Name and address of the granting authority:

Colin Morris

Planning and Economic Development Department

Gwynedd Council

Council Offices

CAERNARFON

Gwynedd LL55 1SH

Aid No: XS 51/03

Member State: Belgium

Region: Flanders

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Consultancy cheques — aid measure to promote external consultancy services for Flemish small and medium-sized companies.

Legal basis:

Besluit van de Vlaamse regering van 14 februari 2003 betreffende de adviescheques. Dit besluit valt onder het toepassingsgebied van de Verordening (EG) nr. 70/2001 van de Commissie van 12 januari 2001 betreffende de toepassing van artikel 87 en 88 van het EG-Verdrag op staatssteun voor kleine en middelgrote ondernemingen, en eventuele latere wijzigingen van deze verordening.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of aid granted to the company: The total budget allocated for the ‘consultancy cheques’ measure in all eligible sectors is EUR 5 million per year.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity for small and medium-sized enterprises is 50 % of the total amount of the consultancy cheques.

Subject to available resources, small and medium-sized enterprises can reserve a maximum of 820 consultancy cheques per calendar year with a nominal value of EUR 30 per cheque; maximum value EUR 24 600.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or duration of the individual aid: In an initial phase the scheme will run for three years, after which the measure will be assessed. The minister can then decide to extend, adjust or terminate the scheme in the light of the measure's effectiveness, political priorities and the available budget.

Objective of aid: The measure is designed to promote affordable, high-quality external consultancy services for small and medium-sized enterprises. In practice, these firms are often reluctant to make use of external consultants either because they are concerned about the high price, because they assume that the advice is not tailored to their needs or simply because they are not aware that these services are available.

With a view to guaranteeing the quality of consultancy services, an independent body (Raad voor Advies en Consultancy) endorses quality certificates. The Flemish Government grants recognitoin to consultancy bodies with a quality certificate of this type. The list of recognised consultancy bodies can be accessed on the Flemish Government's website. Companies decide themselves which consultancy body they wish to contact.

Companies can also order consultancy cheques, worth EUR 30 each, from the Flemish Government. The cost is shared equally by the company and the Flemish Government. A company can purchase 820 consultancy cheques each year which are valid for 14 months from the date of issue. Since this is an e-gov measure, cheques must be ordered via the internet.

Economic sector(s) concerned: The measure is covered by 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.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Afdeling Economisch Ondersteuningsbeleid

Cel Adviescheques

Markiesstraat 1

1000 Brussels

Aid No: XS 64/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Title of aid scheme: Single programming document 2000 — Region of Piedmont 2006 — Measure 2.2 ‘Financial and consultancy systems for the development and creation of businesses’ — Item 2.2.b ‘Financial engineering via participating loans’

Legal basis:

(a)

Atto deliberativo della Giunta Regionale n. 12-3626 del 31 luglio 2001‘Reg. 1260. Ob. 2. DOCUP Regione Piemonte, periodo di programmazione 2000/2006. Approvazione progetti di aiuto in esenzione ai sensi del Reg. Ce 70/2001 — Allegato 4 — 2.2.b Interventi di ingegneria finanziaria tramite prestiti partecipativi.’

(b)	Determina Dirigenziale n. 149 dell'8 ottobre 2002 in Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Piemonte n. 42 del 17 ottobre 2002, p. 59 e ss.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The money envisaged is to be provided under the scheme set up by Item 2.2.b ‘Financial engineering via participating loans’ and consists of funding for Objective 2 and phasing-out.

Maximum aid intensity: Tangible and intangible investment

7,5 % gge for medium-sized firms;

15 % gge for small firms;

no bonus for Article 87(3)(c) areas.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme:

Objective of aid: Aid for investment.

Item 2.2.b forms part of the single programming document for Piedmont 2000-2006, Part 2 ‘System upgrading and support’, Measure 2.2 ‘Financial and consultancy systems for the development and creation of businesses’; it is intended to strengthen the capital base of SMEs in order to promote productive investment, contribute to the development and creation of businesses, and provide a basis for the consolidation of the business and production sector, thus helping to maintain and develop employment.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

All services

Observations

The scheme will apply to small and medium-sized enterprises, as defined in Annex I to 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 (OJ L 10, 13.1.2001), that are active in manufacturing, construction, crafts, tourism and services and are located in an Objective 2 area, a phasing-out area and/or an Article 87(3)(c) area.

The item provides for the setting up of a revolving fund to be used to grant participating loans to financially sound SMEs with solid development prospects whose shareholders have approved but not paid up a share capital increase of between EUR 50 000 and EUR 1 000 000.

The aid intensity may not exceed 7,5 % gge in the case of medium-sized firms and 15 % gge in the case of small firms.

The increase in the share capital must be linked to an investment programme aimed at technological innovation and the expansion and development of the business at a cost at least equal to the public financing to be provided under the single programming document. The capital increase must be approved by a specific resolution of an extraordinary general meeting of the applicant company.

The item is intended to encourage the injection of fresh liquid resources into businesses.

Accordingly, capital increases under Articles 2440 and 2442 of the Civil Code (goods in kind and loans, and conversion of reserves to equity) are not admissible; nor are those which make use of reserves or other existing balance-sheet items.

The aid cannot be combined with other public assistance towards the same measure.

Admissible applications must relate to measures not yet taken: capital increases already paid up before the application is submitted will not be considered.

At the technical admissibility, implementation and final reporting stages the implementing body must establish among other things that the capital increase approved is strictly linked to the investment planned (and that the financing provided will be recoverable if and to the extent that the increase does not comply with the objectives and requirements which the item lays down) and that the admissible expenditure complies with Articles 2(c) and (d) and 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

The Region of Piedmont has undertaken not to exceed the aid intensity laid down in Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, i.e. 7,5 % gge for medium-sized firms and 15 % gge for small firms, by inserting a ‘containment clause’ into the item: such a clause is included in the single programming document, the programme complement and the invitations to tender.

The aid will be granted without prejudice to regulations, directives and guidelines under the EC Treaty governing the granting of State aid in specific sectors within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001. If applications for aid are received from firms in the sectors governed by specific Community rules on State aid, the implementing body will examine them in the light of the rules applicable and will comply with their requirements.

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione Piemonte

Direzione Industria

Via Pisano n. 6

10152 Torino

Other information:

Person to contact:

Dott. Giuseppe Benedetto,

Via Pisano, 6

Torino

Tel. 011/4323195

Fax 011/4323483

E-mail: direzione16@regione.piemonte.it

Aid No: XS 119/03

Member State: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Title of aid scheme: Automatic fiscal aid measures to support the productive base.

Legal basis:

—	Art. 1 legge 341/95 e s.m. e i. di cui alla legge 266/97

—	Decreto legislativo 112/98, art. 19

—	Decreto legislativo 123/98

—	Decreto Giunta regionale n. 6108/03

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 20 000 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for the individual firm, expressed in gross grant equivalent (gge), may not exceed 15 % of the total investment cost in the case of small firms or 7,5 % in the case of medium-sized firms.

Where the areas covered by the scheme qualify for exemption under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty, the aid ceiling is 18 % gge for small firms and 14 % gge for medium-sized firms.

Date of implementation: November 2003, date on which the Commission received the notification.

Duration of scheme: 2003-2006

Objective of aid: The aid in the form of a tax bonus is intended for expenditure on measures to set up new plant, and to expand, modernise, restructure, convert, reactivate and relocate production plant.

Economic sector(s) concerned: ISTAT Codes 1991

Section C — Mining and quarrying

Section D — Manufacturing

Section F — Construction

Division K 72 — Computer and related activities

Division K 74 — Other professional and business activities

Division I 63 — Supporting and auxiliary transport activities.

Firms engaged in the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty and firms in the shipbuilding industry are excluded.

The recipient firms must be financially and economically sound.

Name and address of granting authority:

Regione Toscana

Via di Novoli, 26

I-50127 Firenze

Other information: The aid scheme does not apply to export-related activities, i.e. aid directly linked to the quantities exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or to other current expenditure linked to the export activity, and aid contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods.

Only expenditure incurred since the date on which the aid application was submitted is eligible. Only consultancy services that are not continuous or regular, or connected with the normal operating expenses of the firm are eligible for aid.

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/20

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices

(2005/C 153/08)

(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 550:1994 Sterilization of medical devices — Validation and routine control of ethylene oxide sterilization	—
CEN	EN 552:1994 Sterilization of medical devices — Validation and routine control of sterilization by irradiation	—
CEN	EN 554:1994 Sterilization of medical devices — Validation and routine control of sterilization by moist heat	—
CEN	EN 556-1:2001 Sterilization of medical devices — Requirements for medical devices to be designated ‘STERILE’ — Part 1: Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices	EN 556:1994	Date expired (30.4.2002)
CEN	EN 556-2:2003 Sterilization of medical devices — Requirements for medical devices to be designated ‘STERILE’ — Part 2: Requirements for aseptically processed medical devices	—
CEN	EN 868-1:1997 Packaging materials and systems for medical devices which are to be sterilized — Part 1: General requirements and test methods	—
CEN	EN 980:2003 Graphical symbols for use in the labelling of medical devices	EN 980:1996	Date expired (31.10.2003)
CEN	EN 1041:1998 Information supplied by the manufacturer with medical devices	—
CEN	EN 1174-1:1996 Sterilization of medical devices — Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on product — Part 1: Requirements	—
CEN	EN 1174-2:1996 Sterilization of medical devices — Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on product — Part 2: Guidance	—
CEN	EN 1174-3:1996 Sterilization of medical devices — Estimation of the population of micro-organisms on product — Part 3: Guide to the methods for validation of microbiological techniques	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-1:2003 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing (ISO 10993-1:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-4:2002 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 4: Selection of tests for interactions with blood (ISO 10993-4:2002)	EN 30993-4:1993	Date expired (30.4.2003)
CEN	EN ISO 10993-5:1999 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 5: Tests for in vitro cytotoxicity (ISO 10993-5:1999)	EN 30993-5:1994	Date expired (30.11.1999)
CEN	EN ISO 10993-9:1999 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 9: Framework for identification and quantification of potential degradation products (ISO 10993-9:1999)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-10:2002 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 10: Tests for irritation and delayed-type hypersensitivity (ISO 10993-10:2002)	EN ISO 10993-10:1995	Date expired (31.3.2003)
CEN	EN ISO 10993-11:1995 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 11: Tests for systemic toxicity (ISO 10993-11:1993)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-12:1996 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials (ISO 10993-12:1996)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-12:2004 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials (ISO 10993-12:2002)	EN ISO 10993-12:1996	31.5.2005
CEN	EN ISO 10993-13:1998 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 13: Identification and quantification of degradation products from polymeric medical devices (ISO 10993-13:1998)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-16:1997 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 16: Toxicokinetic study design for degradation products and leachables (ISO 10993-16:1997)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10993-17:2002 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 17: Establishment of allowable limits for leachable substances (ISO 10993-17:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 13485:2003 Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for regulatory purposes (ISO 13485:2003)	EN ISO 13488:2000	31.7.2006
CEN	EN 13824:2004 Sterilization of medical devices — Aseptic processing of liquid medical devices — Requirements	—
CEN	EN ISO 14155-1:2003 Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects — Part 1: General requirements (ISO 14155-1:2003)	EN 540:1993	Date expired (31.8.2003)
CEN	EN ISO 14155-2:2003 Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects — Part 2: Clinical investigation plans (ISO 14155-2:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 14971:2000 Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices (ISO 14971:2000)	EN 1441:1997	Date expired (31.3.2004)
CEN	EN ISO 14971:2000/A1:2003	Note 3	Date expired (31.3.2004)
CEN	EN 30993-6:1994 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 6: Tests for local effects after implantation (ISO 10993-6:1994)	—
CEN	EN 45502-1:1997 Active implantable medical devices — Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking and information to be provided by the manufacturer	—
CEN	EN 45502-2-1:2004 Active implantable medical devices — Part 2-1: Particular requirements for active implantable medical devices intended to treat bradyarrhythmia (cardiac pacemakers)	—

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 3

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

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.

24.6.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/26

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

(2005/C 153/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 86/02

Member State: Germany

Region: Bavaria

Recipient: Perspektive e.V., gemeinnütziger Verein (Print), Munich

Legal basis: Bayerische Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)

VO (EG) Nr. 1784/1999

EPPD zu Ziel 3

Ergänzendes Programmplanungsdokument Ziel 3

Total amount of aid granted to the recipient:

Total eligible costs:	EUR 479 201
ESF:	EUR 90 397

Maximum aid intensity: 80 %

Date of implementation: October/November 2002

Payment of individual aid:

—	Last payment expected to be in June 2004

—	Project duration: 1.1.2002 to 31.12.2003

Objective: This is a general training measure for unemployed mentally ill and mentally handicapped persons with a view to placement on the general labour market. The aim is to provide skills in printing and clerical work. The measure will help to provide transferable skills which will significantly improve the placement potential of the participants. The measure is based on the framework plan for general vocational skill acquisition measures for the handicapped and mentally ill in Bavarian integration firms/self-help firms of 18.7.2001.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Other services

Name and address of the granting authority:

Regierung von Oberbayern

Integrationsamt

80534 Munich

Aid No: XT 5/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland (as covered by the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme and the Lowland Scotland Objective 3 Programme)

Title of aid scheme:

—	Lowland Scotland Objective 3 Programme

—	Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme

—	Western Scotland Objective 2 Programme

Legal basis:

—	European Council Regulation laying down the general provisions on the structural funds (1260/1999)

—	European Council Regulation on the European Social Fund (1784/1999)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: For Measure 1.3 of the Western Scotland Objective 2 programme, EUR 25,722 million over the period 2000-06 available in aid.

For Lowland Scotland Objective 3 programme, Measures 4A1, 4A2 and 4A3: EUR 82,074 million over the period 2000-06 available in aid.

For the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional programme: Measures 3.3 and 2.4: EUR 24,973 million over the period 2000-06 available in aid.

Maximum aid intensity:

Large firms outside assisted areas:	Specific:	25 %
Large firms outside assisted areas:	General:	50 %
Large firms in Article 87(3)(c) areas:	Specific:	30 %
Large firms in Article 87(3)(c) areas:	General:	55 %
SMEs (1) outside assisted areas:	Specific:	35 %
SMEs (1) outside assisted areas:	General	70 %
SMEs in Article 87(3)(c) areas:	Specific:	40 %
SMEs in Article 87(3)(c) areas:	General:	75 %

Supplement for disadvantaged workers (2): +10 %

Date of implementation: January 2003

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The European Social Fund programmes include broadbased training and development to improve the employability of unemployed people including disadvantaged workers, to promote lifelong learning for those in and out of employment, to improve the skills base and adaptability of the employed labour force and to reduce the level of disadvantage faced by women in the labour market. Training aid covered by this exemption covers those measures in the programmes that provide aid to employees and enterprises. (see above)

Most training supported is general in nature. It is applicable not only to an employees' present or future position in the enterprise being assisted because the provision of qualifications provides transferable skills that substantially improve the employability of the employee concerned. Examples would include:

IT training (such as European Computer Driving Licence) to employees of SMEs from several sectors;

management VQs delivered to a group of owner/managers of companies within a specific geographical area;

university modules in HR skills delivered to managers of SMEs;

language training for employees working in tourism-related sectors.

Programmes do include some forms of specific training. This covers training which is targeted at specific companies (i.e. companies recruited in advance and training specifically designed for these companies) and is aimed at developing skills directly related to those particular businesses. Examples would include:

an industry-recognised qualification for business advisers;

training in operation of specific machinery relevant to a particular industry;

international marketing/export programme for a group of SMEs;

a project developing e-commerce strategies and website development training for directors of SMEs.

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors as outlined in the relevant programming documents of the scheme and approved by the European Commission: The Scottish Objective 3 Operational Programme 2000-06, the Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme 2000-06 and the Western Scotland Objective 2 Programme 2000-06.

Where support is provided to a project in one of the Community's sensitive sectors, any obligations and restrictions relating to training support will be respected.

Name and address of the granting authority: Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

Contact: Deborah Smith (tel. (44-131) 244 0703)

Aid No: XT 25/01

Member State: Italy

Region: Lombardy

Title of aid scheme: Training aid

Legal basis:

—	legge 236/93 del 19.3.1993, art. 9

—	legge 845 del 21.12.1978

—	quadro comunitario di sostegno per l'obiettivo 3 FSE — 2006

—	programma operativo regione Lombardia relativo all'utilizzo del FSE, ob. 3 2000/2006 approvato dalla Commissione con decisione n. C(2000)20070 CE 21 settembre 2000

—	legge 16 aprile 1987 n. 183 art. 5

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 730 000

Maximum aid intensity: The intensities laid down in the Regulation will be complied with in relation to the objectives of the aid, the size of enterprises, the type of beneficiaries and the geographic area in which they are located.

Date of implementation: June 2001

Duration of scheme: June 2001 — June 2006

Objective of aid: General and specific training as indicated in the attached decision of the Regional Council.

The indicators used to check the general nature of the training will relate to:

involvement of several enterprises;

transferability of skills;

regional certification.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of granting authority: Giunta regionale della regione Lombardia

Aid No: XT 29/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: North East Region

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: OneNorthEast Accelerate Programme

Legal basis: Regional Development Agency Act 1998

Annual expenditure planned under scheme:

GBP 840 000 in FY 2002/03

GBP 3 360 000 in FY 2003/04

GBP 3 360 000 in FY 2004/05

GBP 2 758 000 in FY 2005/06

GBP 953 000 in FY 2006/07

GBP 714 000 in FY 2007/08

Total expenditure: GBP 11 985 000

Maximum aid intensity: All aid granted will fall within the ceilings expressed in Article 4, points 2 & 3 of the training block exemption for exempted training aid according to the Assisted Areas map for the North East Region:

25 % to large enterprises for specific training

35 % to SMEs for specific training

50 % to large enterprises for general training

70 % to SMEs for general training

An additional 5 % will be given in Article 87(3)(c) areas.

Individual aid will not exceed EUR 1 000 000 per recipient per project.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 30 June 2007 in accordance with current regulations. Following this the scheme will comply with the regulations then in force.

Objective of aid: OneNorthEast has an economic strategy to remedy its comparative disadvantage to most other EU regions in terms of economic performance and competitiveness.

For regional companies (SMEs and large companies)

Training in supply chain development within the North East Region and training to improve levels of participation in international business.

Training in the transfer of technology & knowledge, innovation and improvement in R&D levels.

Enhancing the knowledge manufacturing knowledge base in the North East Region.

OneNorthEast will deliver this to companies through establishing funds to finance training.

The dissemination of training will be carried out to the supply chain. Intensity levels will be relatively small and within the permitted levels and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors (including services), without prejudice to special rules in the regulations and directives concerning State aid to certain sectors under the EC Treaty.

Name and address of granting authority: Fergus Mitchell, State Aid Co-ordinator, OneNorthEast, Great North House, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ND; 0191 204 2221

Other information: The various elements of this programme will be delivered by OneNorthEast and the region's universities

Aid No: XT 31/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands

Title: Improving basic skills in the workplace

Legal basis (in original language): Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

Budget:

2002/03	GBP 250 000
2003/04	GBP 175 000
2004/05	GBP 175 000
Total	GBP 600 000

The scheme will support SMEs which meet the EC definition of an SME and large companies.

Aid intensity or amount: Project funding of up to 70 % will be provided outside assisted areas to support general training for SMEs. An additional 5 % will be granted in Article 87(3)(c) areas.

Project funding of up to 50 % will be provided outside assisted areas to support general training for large companies. An additional 5 % will be given in Article 87(3)(c) areas.

Date of implementation: May 2003

Duration: 3 years

Objective: (Sector): Basic skills, literacy and numeracy training for employees of companies in the Black Country

Economic sectors concerned: All

Name and address of granting authority:

Rita Davey

Advantage West Midlands

3 Priestly Wharf

Holt Street

Birmingham

B7 4BN

Aid No: XT 39/03

Member State: Italy

Region: (Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia) Objective 1

Title of aid scheme: Measures III.6 — Promotion of women in the labour market.

Legal basis: Programma operativo nazionale ‘Ricerca scientifica, sviluppo tecnologico, alta formazione’ 2000/2006 che si integra nel quadro comunitario di sostegno per gli interventi strutturali comunitari nelle regioni Campania, Calabria, Puglia, Basilicata, Sicilia, Sardegna. Approvato con decisione della Commissione C(2000), 2343 dell'8.8.2000

Complemento di programmazione approvato dal Comitato di sorveglianza dell'11.12.2001.

Avviso 4391/2001 pubblicato sulla GURI n. 202 del 31.8.2001 — Supplemento ordinario n. 222.

Decreto direttoriale n. 800/RIC/2001 del 30.7.2001 — Cofinanziamento mediante l'utilizzo delle risorse comunitarie assicurate dal Fondo sociale europeo (FSE) — Programma operativo nazionale ‘Ricerca scientifica, sviluppo tecnologico ed alta formazione’ per l'obiettivo 1 — di interventi formativi per soggetti occupati, compresi i titolari di PMI, delle imprese localizzate sul territorio obiettivo 1.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 280 952,55 for the period July 2002—December 2003.

Maximum aid intensity: The aid is granted in the form of initial advance payments and by reimbursing duly documented eligible expenditure actually incurred in implementing training activities, subject to the following maximum aid intensities as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 68/2001:

The above intensities are increased by 10 percentage points if the training for which aid is granted is given to disadvantaged workers, as referred to in Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 and further defined in D.D. 800/RIC/2001.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: The aid scheme covers general and specific training. General training within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 involves training which is not applicable only or principally to the employee's present or future position in the assisted firm but which provides qualifications that are largely transferable to other firms or fields of work and thereby substantially improve the employability of the employee. For the purposes of implementing this aid scheme, ‘general’ training means: inter-enterprise training, i.e. training organised jointly by different independent enterprises or in which employees of different enterprises may take part.

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors. All services

Comments: Firstly, the aid scheme applies to all sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 68/2001. Secondly, it does not apply to aid for training or retraining workers employed by firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ C 288, 9.10.1999), as part of rescue or restructuring operations assisted through public funds (rescue and/or restructuring aid). Such aid will be assessed in the light of those guidelines. Thirdly, the aid scheme does not apply if the amount of aid granted to one enterprise for a single training project exceeds EUR 1 million, in which case the individual aid grant must be notified to the Commission for its approval.

Name and address of granting authority:

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca

Servizio per lo Sviluppo ed il potenziamento dell'attività di ricerca

Ufficio IV

Piazza Kennedy, 20 — 00144 Roma

Aid No: XT 53/02

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England

Title of aid scheme: Expansion of Young Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Drivers Training Scheme.

Legal basis:

—	Title: Appropriation Act 2002

—	An Appropriation Act is enacted every year which authorises the use of funds for carrying out the Department's objectives including ‘promoting modern, integrated and safe transport…’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: The budget allocation is:

2002/03: GBP 1,5 million

2003/04: GBP 1,8 million

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will not exceed 50 % of training costs. No grant will exceed GBP 2 000 per trainee.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 March 2004

Objective of aid: The Young LGV Drivers Training Scheme aims to address a recognised market failure by providing a structured training and development programme for young people under the age of 21 embarking on a driving career in road transport and distribution. Trainees follow a structured programme of training leading to the level 2 Qualification, Driving Goods Vehicles or Transporting Goods by Road, National Vocational Qualification.

The Road Transport and distribution sectors currently have a problem recruiting a sufficient number of LGV drivers, and suffers from a progressively ageing workforce. The funding of the expansion of the Young LGV Drivers Scheme is a pump-priming exercise over 2 years intended to ramp-up the numbers of young drivers recruited and trained under the existing scheme. Currently there are only about 100 young trainees on the Scheme each year which is too low a volume to meet employers current and future needs.

The form of training provided under this scheme is general since it provides qualifications — National Vocational Qualifications — that are transferable to other employers and substantially improve the employability of the employee. Employees of different enterprises may avail themselves of the training and the training and qualifications are recognised and certified by the UK Department for Education and Skills and Department for Transport.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Transport Services. (The Scheme is open to any lorry operator.)

Name and address of the granting authority: Department for Transport

Contact:

Judith Ritchie

Freight Logistics Division

Department for Transport

Zone 2/24

Great Minster House

76 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DR

Aid No: XT 72/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna)

Title of aid scheme: Grants to support training initiatives in farms in the province of Reggio Emilia.

Legal basis:

Deliberazione della Giunta della Camera di Commercio di Reggio Emilia n. 62/2004

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 70 000

Maximum aid intensity: 70 %

Date of implementation: 6.7.2004. (Deadline for submission of applications: 30.9.2004)

Duration of scheme:

Objective of aid: The aid is intended to support general training plans for farms in the province of Reggio Emilia in order to:

improve the occupational skills of farmers and farm workers in preparation for the qualitative reorientation of production, the application of production practices compatible with the protection of the environment, enhancement of the landscape, hygiene standards and animal welfare;

provide farmers and farm workers with the necessary knowledge to run an economically profitable business.

Economic sectors concerned: Agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e

Agricoltura di Reggio Emilia

Piazza della Vittoria

42100 Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Aid No: XT 79/04

Member State: Italy

Region: Lombardy

Title of aid scheme: Masters in Economics and Management of Tourist Accommodation Services ‘Successful hospitality and accommodation skills’, 2004/05.

Legal basis:

Art. 12 L. 7 agosto 1990, n. 241, Deliberazione camerale n. 236 del 18.11.2003, Deliberazione camerale n. 48 del 23.3.2004, Determinazione dirigenziale n. 63/AV del 18.6.2004

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 60 000,00

Maximum aid intensity: 50 % of eligible costs incurred.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 3.3.2005

Objective of aid: Training course to strengthen managerial and entrepreneurial skills for staff working in tourist and hotel firms and in institutions promoting their surrounding area.

Economic sectors concerned: Tourism, service industry and agriculture (agri-tourism entrepreneurs)

Name and address of the granting authority: Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Brescia — Via Orzinuovi N. 3, 25125 Brescia Italia — tel. 0303514335 E-mail: buriani@bs.camcom.it

Aid No: XT 82/02

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Adaptive Skills/WYL/4E/OB2

Legal basis: C (2001) 796 –23 March 2001/Local Government Act 2000

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

Overall amount: GBP 6 254 484

2002: GBP 3 132 242

2003: GBP 3 122 242

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 70 % or 80 % for disadvantaged groups.

GBP 5 000 max. per SME

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2006

Objective of aid: To provide general training to SMEs in existence for over 3 years

Economic sectors concerned: All sectors, without prejudice to special rules in the regulations and directives concerning state aid in certain sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Mr E I Dockrat

Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

4 Mercury House

Manchester Road

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD5 0QL

(1) Definition of SME will be consistent with Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001.

(2) ‘Disadvantaged worker’ must be consistent with definition given in Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 and more recently updated in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002.

		ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal of the European Union		C 153

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 48 24 June 2005

Notice No	Contents	page
	I Information
	Commission
2005/C 153/1	Euro exchange rates	1

2005/C 153/2	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3822 — Stora Enso/Schneidersöhne Papier) ( 1 )	2

2005/C 153/3	Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 15 May 2005 to 15 June 2005(Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93)	3

2005/C 153/4	Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 10 May 2005 to 15 June 2005(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC)	6

2005/C 153/5	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections	8

2005/C 153/6	Summary information communicated by the Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products	11

2005/C 153/7	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 ( 1 )	16

2005/C 153/8	Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices ( 1 )	20

2005/C 153/9	Amendment by France of a public service obligation on scheduled air services between La Rochelle and Lyon and between Poitiers and Lyon ( 1 )	23

2005/C 153/0	Lifting by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services operated on the Le Havre — Rouen — Strasbourg, Saint-Brieuc — Paris, and Saint-Brieuc — Nantes routes ( 1 )	24

2005/C 153/1	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3746 — Tetra Laval/SIG Simonazzi) ( 1 )	25

2005/C 153/2	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 ( 1 )	26

	Corrigenda
2005/C 153/3	Corrigendum to Call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme (Euratom) for research and training in the nuclear energy field (OJ C 139, 8.6.2005)	33