12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 May 2006

(2006/C 112/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2716
JPY	Japanese yen	141,41
DKK	Danish krone	7,4571
GBP	Pound sterling	0,68240
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3379
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5592
ISK	Iceland króna	89,52
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,7610
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5751
CZK	Czech koruna	28,233
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	260,79
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6963
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,8230
RON	Romanian leu	3,4642
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,68
SKK	Slovak koruna	37,359
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7305
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6484
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4044
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,8593
NZD	New Zealand dollar	2,0206
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,9939
KRW	South Korean won	1 189,71
ZAR	South African rand	7,7495
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,1807
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,2715
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 101,07
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,553
PHP	Philippine peso	65,665
RUB	Russian rouble	34,4520
THB	Thai baht	48,090

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/2

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Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2006/C 112/02)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

Product	Country(ies) of origin or exportation	Measures	Reference	Date of expiry
Aluminium foil	People's Republic of China Russia	Anti-dumping duty	Council Regulation (EC) No 950/2001 (OJ L 134, 17.5.2001, p. 1) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 161/2006 (OJ L 26, 31.1.2006, p. 1)	18.5.2006

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(1)  OJ C 209, 26.8.2005, p. 2.

(2)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/3

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)  (2)

(2006/C 112/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

SPAIN

Operating licences revoked

Category A:   Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier	Address of air carrier	Permitted to carry	Decision effective since
GESTAVI, S.L.	Avda. Alejandro Roselló, 15, 6° E–07002 Palma de Mallorca	passengers, mail, cargo	7.4.2006

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/4

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

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within Italy

(2006/C 112/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Italian Government, in accordance with the decisions taken at the Interdepartmental Conference chaired by the Region of Sicily, has decided to impose public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services on the following route:

1.   Route

Pantelleria-Trapani and vice versa;

1.1.

By virtue of Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2004, the competent authorities may reserve certain slots for the performance of services under the arrangements specified in this notice.

1.2.	With a view to meeting the objectives being pursued through the imposition of the public service obligations, ENAC will check that accepting carriers have the appropriate structure and that they meet the minimum requirements for access to the service.

2.   The public service obligations in question are as follows:

2.1   Minimum frequency

The minimum frequency on the above route is as follows:

Three outward flights and three return flights per day all year round with 44-seater aircraft.

If the aircraft normally used for the performance of the service concerned should break down, a usable aircraft must be made available within four hours.

The entire capacity of each aircraft must be offered for sale under the terms of the obligations.

2.2.   Timetables

On the Pantelleria-Trapani route the timetables must provide for:

—	1 flight departing between 07.30 and 09.30

—	1 flight departing between 18.00 and 20.00

On the Trapani-Pantelleria route the timetables must provide for:

—	1 flight departing between 06.00 and 09.00

—	1 flight departing between 17.00 and 19.00

2.3.   Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The services specified in Point 2.1 must be operated with a pressurised twin-turboprop or twin-jet aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 44 on outward flights and at least 44 on return flights.

Should the market so require, a greater capacity will be offered by introducing additional flights which will not give rise to extra compensation or fares other than those specified in Point 2.4 below.

The services specified in Point 2.1 must hold three seats in reserve for use in medical emergencies or for the needs of the institutional bodies. Of the abovementioned three seats two must not be made available for reservation or sale until 24 hours before departure, and one until 12 hours before departure.

The carrier which accepts the obligations will, subject to safety considerations which may justify denied boarding, take all necessary measures to facilitate the carriage of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility.

2.4.   Fares

(a)

The maximum fares to be applied on each route are as follows:   Pantelleria-Trapani: EUR 25,00   Trapani-Pantelleria: EUR 25,00 All the above fares are net of VAT, airport taxes and charges; no form of surcharge may be levied. At least one form of ticket distribution and sale must be provided which is entirely free of charge and places no additional economic burden on passengers. All the passengers travelling on the route Pantelleria-Trapani and vice versa shall be entitled to the above fares.

(b)

Every year the competent authorities will adjust the maximum fares in accordance with the rate of inflation of the previous year calculated on the basis of the ISTAT/FOI general index of consumer prices. Adjustments will be notified to all carriers operating on the route in question, and to the European Commission for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(c)	If the average recorded in each half-year for the euro/US dollar exchange rate and/or the cost of aviation fuel changes by more than 5 %, fares must be adjusted in proportion to the change recorded and in proportion to the share of flight costs represented by fuel.

Six-monthly fare adjustments will be made, where appropriate, by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in agreement with the President of the Region of Sicily, on the basis of a report by a Joint Technical Committee composed of one representative appointed by ENAC and one representative appointed by the Region of Sicily, which must consult the carriers operating the routes concerned.

Any adjustments will enter into force as of the next half year.

Adjustments will be notified to all carriers operating on the route in question, and to the European Commission for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.5.   Continuity of service

For the purpose of guaranteeing the continuation, regularity and punctuality of the service, the carrier which accepts these public service obligations must undertake to:

—	provide the service for at least 12 consecutive months and must not suspend it without at least six months' notice;

—	ensure that their conduct vis-à vis users conforms to the principles set out in the Charter of Passengers' Rights, so as to comply with the relevant national, Community and international regulations;

—

provide a performance security for the purpose of guaranteeing the correct performance and continuation of the service. The security shall amount to at least EUR 800 000,00 and must be guaranteed by an insurance surety payable to ENAC (the Italian National Civil Aviation Authority), which may use it to ensure the continuation of the services concerned;

—	carry out at least 98 % of scheduled flights in any year, with the number of cancellations for reasons directly attributable to the carrier, excluding cases of force majeure, limited to a maximum of 2 %;

—	pay the regulatory body a penalty of EUR 3 000,00 for every flight cancelled over the 2 % limit. The sums received as penalties shall be reallocated to promote territorial continuity in Sicily.

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/6

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List of Member States' authorisations of food and food ingredients which may be treated with ionising radiation

(According to Article 4(6) of Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation)

(2006/C 112/05)

(This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal C 56 of 11 March 2003, p. 5)

Product	Authorised at the given maximum overall average absorbed radiation dose [kGy]
	BE	FR	IT	NL	PL	UK
Deep frozen aromatic herbs	10	10
Potatoes	0,15		0,15		0,1	0,2
Yams						0,2
Onions	0,15	0,075	0,15		0,06	0,2
Garlic	0,15	0,075	0,15		0,15	0,2
Shallots	0,15	0,075				0,2
Vegetables, incl. pulses	1					1
Pulses				1
Fruit (incl. fungi, tomato, rhubarb)	2					2
Strawberries	2
Dried vegetables and fruits	1	1		1
Cereals	1					1
Flakes and germs of cereals for milk products	10	10
Flakes from cereals				1
Rice flour	4	4
Gum arabic	3	3		3
Chicken meat				7
Poultry	5	5
Poultry (domestic fowls, geese, ducks, guinea fowls, pigeons, quails, and turkeys)	7					7
Mechanically recovered poultry meat	5	5
Offal of poultry	5	5
Frozen frog legs	5	5		5
Dehydrated blood, plasma, coagulates	10	10
Fish and shellfish (incl. eels, crustaceans and molluscs)	3					3
Frozen peeled or decapitated shrimps	5	5
Shrimps				3
Egg white	3	3		3
Casein, caseinates	6	6

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/8

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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

(2006/C 112/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption:	10.2.2006
Number of the aid:	N 306/2005
Member State:	Slovakia
Region:	Západoslovenský kraj [Západne Slovensko]
Title:	Welding Operations Services Slovakia, s.r.o.
Legal basis:	1. Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci, v znení neskorších predpisov 2. Zákon č. 565/2001 Z. z. o investičných stimuloch v znení neskorších predpisov, najmä § 2 ods. 1 písm. a) zákona č. 565/2001 Z. z. o investičných stimuloch v znení neskorších predpisov; stanovuje, že investičnými stimulmi je štátna pomoc na počiatočné investície poskytovaná na obstaranie hmotného investičného majetku a nehmotného investičného majetku potrebného na začatie výroby vo forme daňovej úľavy 3. Zákon č. 595/2003 Z. z. o dani z príjmov, v znení neskorších predpisov a zákon č. 366/1999 Z. z. o daniach z príjmov, v znení neskorších predpisov, v znení účinnom k 31. decembru 2003, najmä § 52 ods. 4 zákona č. 595/2003 Z. z. o dani z príjmov, v znení neskorších predpisov, za podmienok uvedených v § 35b zákona č. 366/1999 Z. z. o daniach z príjmov, v znení účinnom k 31. decembru 2003
Objectives:	Regional development — Employment [Limited to the manufacturing industry]
Budget:	SKK 46 968 000 [EUR 1 176 082]
Maximum aid intensity:	19 %
Other information:	Individual aid — Tax advantage
The authentic text 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:	7.2.2006
Number of the aid:	N 611/2005
Member State:	Poland [Wielkopolskie]
Title:	Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców mieście Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Legal basis:	Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r., Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84 z późn. zm. Załącznik do Uchwały Rady Miasta: Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców udzielanej w mieście Gorzowie Wielkopolskim
Objective:	Regional development [All sectors]
Budget:	Overall aid amount planned: PLN 2 million
Duration:	End date: 31.12.2006
Maximum aid intensity:	50 %
Other information:	Tax advantage
The authentic text 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:	7.2.2006
Number of the aid:	N 625/2005
Member State:	Poland [Dolnośląskie]
Title:	Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców udzielanej w Gminie Żarów
Legal basis:	Ustawa o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r., Dz.U. z 2002 r. nr 9, poz. 84 z późn. zm. Uchwała Rady Miejskiej w Żarowie w sprawie przyjęcia programu pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców udzielanej w Gminie Żarów
Objective:	Regional development [All sectors]
Budget:	Overall aid amount planned: PLN 5 million
Duration:	End date: 31.12.2006
Maximum aid intensity:	50 %
Other information:	Tax advantage
The authentic text 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

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4199 — De Lage Landen/Athlon)

(2006/C 112/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 3 May 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking De Lage Landen International B.V. (‘DLL’, the Netherlands) belonging to the Rabobank Group (‘Rabobank’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Athlon Holding N.V. (‘Athlon’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid.

2.	The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for the undertaking Rabobank: credit institution; — for the undertaking DLL: car leasing; — for the undertaking Athlon: car leasing and car body repair.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4199 — De Lage Landen/Athlon, to the following address: European Commission Competition DG Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4048 — Sonae Indústria/Tarkett/JV)

(2006/C 112/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 2 May 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Sonae Indústria — SGPS, SA (‘Sonae Indústria’, Portugal) belonging to the group Sonae and Tarkett AG (‘Tarkett’, Germany) controlled by Tarkett SA acquire joint control within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Luxembourg).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Sonae Indústria: production of wood-based products, such as fibre boards; — for Tarkett: production and distribution of different floor coverings, such as resilient flooring (PVC), wood-based flooring and laminate flooring; — JV: manufacturing and selling of laminate flooring.

3.	On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4048 — Sonae Indústria/Tarkett/JV to the following address: European Commission Competition DG Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/12

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FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS

Call for proposals for financial support for the activities of non-governmental organisations 2007

(2006/C 112/09)

A call for proposals concerning the Framework programme for judicial cooperation in civil matters is currently launched. The priorities, the full text of the call, the application forms and the guidelines can be found on the website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/civil_cooperation/funding_civil_cooperation_en.htm

You must return the completed application form and all its annexes to the Commission by 31 July 2006,

at the following address:

European Commission

Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security (Unit C.4)

Office LX 46-02/150

B-1049 Bruxelles

Your envelope must be marked ‘APPLICATION UNDER THE FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME FOR JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS’

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12.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/13

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Corrigendum to the call for proposals in the field of environmental protection

(Official Journal of the European Union C 80 of 4 April 2006)

(2006/C 112/10)

The deadline for replying, provided for in point II, is extended until 30 June 2006 exclusively for Theme 7 (Scheme to support peer review of national sustainable development strategies) in Annex A.

Annex A to the call for proposals in the field of environmental protection is published on the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment /funding/general/index_en.htm

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