13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2009/C 59/01)

Date of adoption of the decision	13.1.2009
Reference number of the aid	N 694/07
Member State	France
Title	Aides à la publicité en faveur des produits viticoles
Objective	To encourage consumers, through advertising activities and generic campaigns on the image and knowledge of French wines, to buy the products in question
Legal basis	Projet de décision du directeur de l'office national interprofessionnel des vins, des fruits, des légumes et de l'horticulture (VINIFLHOR), en application des articles L 621-1 et suivants et article R 621 et suivants du Code rural. Articles L 1511-1 et suivants et articles L 3231-2 et suivants du Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT) pour les aides des collectivités territoriales
Budget	Annual estimated budget, subject to the availability of budget funds: EUR 9 million. Total estimated budget: EUR 54 million
Intensity or amount of aid	Depending on the measures, 50 %, 80 % or 100 %
Duration	6 years, until 31.12.2013
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision	4.12.2008
Reference number of the aid	N 777/07
Member State	Italy
Region	—
Title (and/or name of beneficiary)	G.C Partecipazioni/Ciccolella Group
Legal basis	Delibera CIPE n. 169 del 21 dicembre 2007 Legge n. 662 del 23 dicembre 1996 (articolo 2, paragrafo 201 e seguenti) Delibera CIPE del 25 febbraio 1994 Delibera CIPE del 21 marzo 1997 Delibera CIPE del 25 luglio 2003 Decreto del Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico del 12 novembre 2003
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Investment in agricultural holdings
Form of aid	Grant
Budget appropriations	Overall budget: EUR 17 296 410
Maximum aid intensity	Up to 33 %
Duration	From the date of approval by the Commission
Economic sectors	Agriculture
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico Via Molise 2 00187 Roma ITALIA
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision	2.2.2009
Reference number of the aid	N 391/08
Member State	Spain
Region	Islas Canarias
Title (and/or name of beneficiary)	Régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el Anexo I del Tratado CE con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias
Legal basis	Documento de bases sobre régimen de compensación al transporte marítimo y aéreo de mercancías incluidas en el Anexo I del TCE con origen o destino en las Islas Canarias
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	To establish a system of compensation to enable a reduction in the actual cost of transport of the goods referred to in Annex I to the Treaty between the Canary Islands, between the Canary Islands and the rest of Spain and Member States of the European Union and, in expressly determined cases, between the rest of Spain and European Union Member States and the islands
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	EUR 178,5 million
Intensity	Up to 100 %
Duration	Until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Agricultural sector
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerio de Fomento del Reino de España Secretaría General de Transportes Paseo de la Castellana 67 28071 Madrid ESPAÑA
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision	16.12.2008
Reference number of the aid	N 397/08
Member State	Italy
Region	Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Title (and/or name of beneficiary)	Aiuti al settore forestale — Asse 1, Misura 122 B
Legal basis	Piano di sviluppo rurale della Provincia Autonoma di Trento approvato con deliberazione Giunta provinciale n. 651/2008, n. 873/08 e n. 874/08
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid for the forestry sector
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual expenditure: EUR 2,2 million Total amount: EUR 11 million
Intensity	Max. 60 % of the eligible costs
Duration	2009-2013
Economic sectors	Forestry sector
Name and address of the granting authority	Dipartimento risorse Forestali Via Trener 3 38100 Bolzano ITALIA
Other information	n.a.

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

Date of adoption of the decision	2.2.2009
Reference number of the aid	N 596/08
Member State	Greece
Region	Evros prefecture
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών του νομού Έβρου, των οποίων το έγγειο κεφάλαιο των γεωργικών τους εκμεταλλεύσεων ζημιώθηκε από τις πλημμύρες των ποταμών του νομού, την περίοδο 10-31 Μαρτίου 2006
Legal basis	Σχέδιο κοινής υπουργικής απόφασης: «Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών του νομού Έβρου, των οποίων το έγγειο κεφάλαιο των γεωργικών τους εκμεταλλεύσεων ζημιώθηκε από τις πλημμύρες των ποταμών του νομού, την περίοδο 10-31 Μαρτίου 2006» (Draft Common Ministerial Decision re: «Measures in favour of producers located in the Evros prefecture, whose land capital of their agricultural holdings has been damaged, due to floods of the prefecture's rivers, during the period 10-31 March 2006»)
Type of measure	Compensation for damage to means of Agricultural production from natural disaster
Objective	Natural disasters
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 1 000 000
Intensity	Τhe producers, whose land capital has been destroyed by a minimum threshold of 30 %, will have the right to receive aid, whose amount will be up to 70 % of the expenditure for the restoration of the damage. 20 % of the charge will be bourne by the farmer, whereas the remaining 80 % will be compensated by 80 %
Duration	From approval by the Commission until 31 December 2009
Economic sectors	Agricultural sector
Name and address of the granting authority	Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων Αχαρνών 2 101 76 Αθήνα/Athens ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE ΕΛΓΑ Μεσογείων 45 115 10 Αθήνα/Athens ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

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

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/6

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 March 2009

(2009/C 59/02)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2782
JPY	Japanese yen	124,30
DKK	Danish krone	7,4526
GBP	Pound sterling	0,93080
SEK	Swedish krona	11,2122
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5225
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,8920
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,015
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	302,25
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7070
PLN	Polish zloty	4,6040
RON	Romanian leu	4,2853
TRY	Turkish lira	2,2284
AUD	Australian dollar	1,9785
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,6460
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,9120
NZD	New Zealand dollar	2,4984
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,9553
KRW	South Korean won	1 916,30
ZAR	South African rand	12,9469
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,7414
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4404
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	15 427,87
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7198
PHP	Philippine peso	62,060
RUB	Russian rouble	44,9973
THB	Thai baht	45,980
BRL	Brazilian real	2,9724
MXN	Mexican peso	19,2753
INR	Indian rupee	66,3260

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/7

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Appointment of the members of the European Cluster Policy Group

(2009/C 59/03)

In accordance with Article 3 of the Commission Decision 2008/824/EC of 22 October 2008 setting up a European Cluster Policy Group and the call for applications published on the Internet site of DG Enterprise and Industry and in the Official Journal of the European Union  (1), the list of the members of the group of experts appointed in a personal capacity for a 18 month mandate from 20 April 2009 is the following:

—	Mr Norbert BUZÁS

—	Mr Constantin CHRISTOFIDIS

—	Mr Maciej DZIERZANOWSKI

—	Mr Juan Manuel ESTEBAN

—	Mr Libor FRIEDEL

—	Mr Christian KETELS

—	Mr Pierre LAFFITTE

—	Mr Finn Carsten LAURITZEN

—	Mr Bruno LINDORFER

—	Mr Gerd MEIER ZU KÖCKER

—	Ms Charlotta MELLANDER

—	Mr Andrea MOLTRASIO

—	Mr Howard NEWBY

—	Ms Tea Terezija PETRIN

—	Mr Neville REYNER

—	Mr Antoni SUBIRA CLAUS

—	Mr Jean-Marc THOMAS

—	Mr Rene TÖNNISSON

—	Mr Antti Taneli VALLE

—	Mr Willem Jans ZWALVE

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(1)  OJ C 275, 30.10.2008, p. 17.

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/8

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2009/C 59/04)

Aid No: XA 1/09

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: England, Scotland and Wales

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Fallen Cattle Surveillance Scheme (Great Britain)

Legal basis: The Scheme is non-statutory. European TSE Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of TSEs requires Member States to test adult fallen cattle over the age of 24 months for BSE. From 1 January 2009, the UK will test only fallen cattle aged over 48 months in line with Commission Decision 2008/908/EC. From 12 January 2009 domestic TSE Regulations in England, Scotland and Wales will make farmers responsible for the collection and disposal of these animals. Producers are free to make their own private arrangements for disposal via any animal by-product plant approved to take brains stem samples for subsequent testing for BSE

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: 12 January 2009-31 December 2009: GBP 2 million

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity for collection and disposal of fallen stock that require TSE testing is up to 100 % in accordance with Article 16(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The maximum intensity of aid paid to producers under this scheme for collection and disposal is not expected to exceed 20 % (reduced from 100 % intensity from 2001-11 January 2009)

Date of implementation: 12 January 2009 or when the scheme is published by the Commission, whichever is later

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The new funding arrangements will begin on 12 January 2009 or when the scheme is published by the Commission, whichever is later, and will close on 31 December 2009. The last date for applications is 31 December 2009

Objective of aid: To provide a State-aided voluntary scheme for the collection and disposal, via an approved sampling plant, of fallen cattle over the age of 48 months requiring a BSE test in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.

This is a new scheme. It is not an extension or modification of any pre-existing scheme

Sector(s) concerned: The funding applies to all SMEs in Great Britain involved in the production or keeping of adult bovines

Name and address of the granting authority: The statutory body responsible for the scheme is:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food and Farming Group

Area 7E, 9 Milbank, c/o Defra

17 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JR

UNITED KINGDOM

The organisation delivering the funding is:

The National Fallen Stock Company Ltd

Stuart House

City Road

Peterborough

PE1 1QF

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/inspecting-and-licensing/abp/fallenstock/transitionfunding.htm

Other information: —

Number: XA 13/09

Member State: Eire/Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Participants in the An Bord Bia Food Quality Assurance Schemes

Legal basis: An Bord Bia Acts 1994 to 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure EUR 600 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to encourage the production of quality agricultural products, through producers participating in recognized independently certified Quality Assurance Schemes. Aid is in the form of inspection costs and certification costs, in accordance with Article 14(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 to participants in Bord Bia's Quality Assured Schemes for pork, chicken and eggs.

Aid would also be provided for the development of standards (including benchmarking against other standards) and for training programmes in accordance with Article 14(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 for participants in all Bord Bia's Quality Assured Schemes including those for edible horticulture, which includes mushroom compost and casing manufacturers

Sector(s) concerned: Meat, edible horticulture and egg sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

An Bord Bia Clanwilliam Court

Lower Mount Street

Dublin 2

IRELAND

Website: http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices-qualityassurance

Other information: The schemes, which are managed by Bord Bia and certified to EN 45001 standard meet the full requirements of Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/10

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Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 59/05)

Member State	Italy
Concerned route	Trapani-Roma Fiumicino Trapani-Bari Trapani-Milano Linate
Date of repeal of the PSO on these routes	From 28 January 2009
Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained	Ente nazionale per l'aviazione civile (ENAC) Direzione centrale regolazione economica Direzione trasporto aereo Viale del Castro Pretorio, n. 118 I-00185 Roma www.enac-italia.it E-mail: trasporto.aereo@enac.rupa.it

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/11

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Communication concerning the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/142/08

(2009/C 59/06)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is publishing a corrigendum to open competition EPSO/AD/142/08 for the recruitment of translators (AD 5) with Spanish as their main language.

This corrigendum is published in Official Journal C 59 A of 13 March 2009 in Spanish only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/11

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Communication concerning the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/143/08

(2009/C 59/07)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is publishing a corrigendum to open competition EPSO/AD/143/08 for the recruitment of translators (AD 5) with Portuguese as their main language.

This corrigendum is published in Official Journal C 59 A of 13 March 2009 in Portuguese only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/12

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Communication concerning the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/157/09

(2009/C 59/08)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is publishing a corrigendum to open competition EPSO/AD/157/09 for the recruitment of lawyer-linguists (AD 7) with French as their main language.

This corrigendum is published in Official Journal C 59 A of 13 March 2009 in French only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/12

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Communication concerning the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/158/09

(2009/C 59/09)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is publishing a corrigendum to open competition EPSO/AD/158/09 for the recruitment of lawyer-linguists (AD 7) with Swedish as their main language.

This corrigendum is published in Official Journal C 59 A of 13 March 2009 in Swedish only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/13

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Communication concerning notices of open competitions

(2009/C 59/10)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is publishing a corrigendum concerning the following open competitions:

—	EPSO/AD/144/09 — Public health

—	EPSO/AD/145/09 — Food safety (policy and legislation)

—	EPSO/AD/146/09 — Food safety (audit, inspection and evaluation)

to constitute a reserve pool of Administrators (AD 5) with Bulgarian, Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian citizenship in the field of public health

—	EPSO/AD/147/09 — European public administration

—	EPSO/AD/148/09 — Law

—	EPSO/AD/149/09 — Economics

—	EPSO/AD/150/09 — Microeconomics/Business administration

—	EPSO/AD/151/09 — Audit

to constitute a reserve pool of Administrators (AD 5) with Bulgarian and Romanian citizenship

—	EPSO/AD/152/09 — for the Czech language (CS)

—	EPSO/AD/153/09 — for the Lithuanian language (LT)

—	EPSO/AD/154/09 — for the Maltese language (MT)

—	EPSO/AD/155/09 — for the Slovak language (SK)

—	EPSO/AD/156/09 — for the Slovenian language (SL)

to constitute a reserve pool of heads of unit (AD 9) in the field of interpreting

—	EPSO/AST/77/09 — assistants with Cypriot citizenship (CY)

—	EPSO/AST/78/09 — assistants with Czech citizenship (CZ)

—	EPSO/AST/79/09 — assistants with Estonian citizenship (EE)

—	EPSO/AST/80/09 — assistants with Hungarian citizenship (HU)

—	EPSO/AST/81/09 — assistants with Lithuanian citizenship (LT)

—	EPSO/AST/82/09 — assistants with Latvian citizenship (LV)

—	EPSO/AST/83/09 — assistants with Maltese citizenship (MT)

—	EPSO/AST/84/09 — assistants with Polish citizenship (PL)

—	EPSO/AST/85/09 — assistants with Slovenian citizenship (SI)

—	EPSO/AST/86/09 — assistants with Slovak citizenship (SK)

to constitute a reserve pool of Assistants (AST 1) in the secretarial field.

This corrigendum is published only in German, English and French in Official Journal C 59 A of 13 March 2009.

Further relevant information may be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu.epso

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13.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/14

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Corrigendum to call for proposals — EACEA/33/08 — EU-Canada programme for cooperation in higher education, training and youth — Call for proposals 2009 — Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships

( Official Journal of the European Union C 7 of 13 January 2009 )

(2009/C 59/11)

On page 12, paragraph 6, the date for the deadline of applications has been modified as follows:

for:

read:

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