20.4.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 April 2005

(2005/C 95/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2996
JPY	Japanese yen	139,54
DKK	Danish krone	7,4529
GBP	Pound sterling	0,68070
SEK	Swedish krona	9,2005
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5450
ISK	Iceland króna	81,88
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,2075
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9559
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5822
CZK	Czech koruna	30,429
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	250,40
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6960
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4298
PLN	Polish zloty	4,2082
ROL	Romanian leu	36 305
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,63
SKK	Slovak koruna	39,825
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7890
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6947
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,6209
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,1357
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,8086
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,1472
KRW	South Korean won	1 317,53
ZAR	South African rand	8,1098
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,7561
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3650
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 443,67
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,938
PHP	Philippine peso	70,731
RUB	Russian rouble	36,1000
THB	Thai baht	51,395

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

20.4.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/3

Information procedure — Technical rules

(2005/C 95/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services. (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37; OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18).

Notifications of draft national technical rules received by the Commission

Reference (1)	Title	End of three-month standstill period (2)
2005/0130/S	Administrative provisions of the Swedish Board of Agriculture on the declaration of infection with regard to American foulbrood and varroasis in bees	(3)
2005/0137/UK	The Traffic Signs (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005	30.6.2005
2005/0138/I	Draft Ministerial Decree on the technical requirements and different levels of accessibility of IT equipment	30.6.2005
2005/0139/F	Draft Order laying down the health conditions for importing into France compound products intended for human consumption	1.7.2005
2005/0140/SI	Technical guideline TSG-1-001:2005: fire safety in buildings, Spread of Fire to Neighbouring Constructions, Load-Bearing of the Construction and the Spread of Fire in Buildings, Evacuation Routes and Fire Detection and Alarm Systems, Fire Extinguishing Devices and Fire-Fighting Access	1.7.2005
2005/0141/GR	Supreme Chemical Council Decision 28/2005 amending Supreme Chemical Council Decision No 514/2004 entitled ‘Vehicle fuels — Diesel — Specifications and test methods’	4.7.2005
2005/0142/GR	Supreme Chemical Council Decision No 29/2005 amending Supreme Chemical Council Decision No 510/2004 entitled ‘Vehicle fuels — Unleaded petrol — Specifications and test methods’	4.7.2005

The Commission draws attention to the judgement delivered on 30 April 1996 in the ‘CIA Security’ case (C-194/94 — ECR I, p. 2201), in which the Court of Justice ruled that Articles 8 and 9 of Directive 98/34/EC (formerly 83/189/EEC) are to be interpreted as meaning that individuals may rely on them before national courts which must decline to apply a national technical regulation which has not been notified in accordance with the Directive.

This judgement confirms the Commission's communication of 1 October 1986 (OJ C 245, 1.10.1986, p. 4).

Accordingly, breach of the obligation to notify renders the technical regulations concerned inapplicable, and consequently unenforceable against individuals.

For more information on the notification procedure, please write to:

European Commission

DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit C3

B–1049 Brussels

e-mail: Dir83-189-Central@cec.eu.int

Also consult the website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/tris/

If you require any further information on these notifications, please contact the national departments listed below:

LIST OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIRECTIVE 98/34/EC

BELGIUM

BELNotif

Qualité et Sécurité

SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie

NG III – 4ème étage

boulevard du Roi Albert II / 16

B-1000 Bruxelles

Ms Pascaline Descamps

Tel.: (32) 2 206 46 89

Fax: (32) 2 206 57 46

E-mail: pascaline.descamps@mineco.fgov.be

paolo.caruso@mineco.fgov.be

General e-mail: belnotif@mineco.fgov.be

Website: http://www.mineco.fgov.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

Gorazdova 24

P.O. BOX 49

CZ-128 01 Praha 2

Ms Helena Fofonková

Tel.: (420) 224 907 125

Fax: (420) 224 907 122

E-mail: fofonkova@unmz.cz

General e-mail: eu9834@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz

DENMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (or DK-2100 Copenhagen OE)

Tel.: (45) 35 46 66 89 (direct)

Fax: (45) 35 46 62 03

E-mail: Ms Birgitte Spühler Hansen - bsh@ebst.dk

Mutual mailbox for notification messages - noti@ebst.dk

Website: http://www.ebst.dk/Notifikationer

GERMANY

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Referat XA2

Scharnhorststr. 34 - 37

D-10115 Berlin

Ms Christina Jäckel

Tel.: (49) 30 2014 6353

Fax: (49) 30 2014 5379

E-mail: infonorm@bmwa.bund.de

Website: http://www.bmwa.bund.de

ESTONIA

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Harju str. 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Mr Margus Alver

Tel.: (372) 6 256 405

Fax: (372) 6 313 660

E-mail: margus.alver@mkm.ee

General e-mail: el.teavitamine@mkm.ee

GREECE

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat of Industry

Mesogeion 119

GR-101 92 ATHENS

Tel.: (30) 210 696 98 63

Fax: (30) 210 696 91 06

ELOT

Acharnon 313

GR-111 45 ATHENS

Tel.: (30) 210 212 03 01

Fax: (30) 210 228 62 19

E-mail: 83189in@elot.gr

Website: http://www.elot.gr

SPAIN

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Europeos

Direccion General de Coordinacion del Mercado Interior y otras Políticas Comunitarias

Subdireccion General de Asuntos Industriales, Energéticos, de Transportes y Comunicaciones y de Medio Ambiente

C/Padilla, 46, Planta 2a, Despacho: 6218

E-28006 MADRID

Mr Angel Silván Torregrosa

Tel.: (34) 91 379 83 32

Ms Esther Pérez Peláez

Technical Advisor

E-mail: esther.perez@ue.mae.es

Tel.: (34) 91 379 84 64

Fax: (34) 91 379 84 01

E-mail: d83-189@ue.mae.es

FRANCE

Délégation interministérielle aux normes

Direction générale de l'Industrie, des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)

Service des politiques d'innovation et de compétitivité (SPIC)

Sous-direction de la normalisation, de la qualité et de la propriété industrielle (SQUALPI)

DiGITIP 5

12, rue Villiot

F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Ms Suzanne Piau

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 04

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: suzanne.piau@industrie.gouv.fr

Ms Françoise Ouvrard

Tel.: (33) 1 53 44 97 05

Fax: (33) 1 53 44 98 88

E-mail: francoise.ouvrard@industrie.gouv.fr

IRELAND

NSAI

Glasnevin

Dublin 9

Ireland

Mr Tony Losty

Tel.: (353) 1 807 38 80

Fax: (353) 1 807 38 38

E-mail: tony.losty@nsai.ie

Website: http://www.nsai.ie

ITALY

Ministero delle attività produttive

Dipartimento per le imprese

Direzione Generale per lo sviluppo produttivo e la competitività

Ufficio F1 - Ispettorato tecnico dell'industria

Via Molise 2

I-00187 Roma

Mr Vincenzo Correggia

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 22 05

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 78 05

E-mail: vincenzo.correggia@minindustria.it

Mr Enrico Castiglioni

Tel.: (39) 06 47 05 26 69

Fax: (39) 06 47 88 77 48

E-mail: enrico.castiglioni@minindustria.it

E-mail: ispettoratotecnico@minindustria.flexmail.it

Website: http://www.minindustria.it

CYPRUS

Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

13, A. Araouzou street

CY-1421 Nicosia

Tel.: (357) 22 409 313 or (357) 22 375 053

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

Mr Antonis Ioannou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 409

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: aioannou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Ms Thea Andreou

Tel.: (357) 22 409 404

Fax: (357) 22 754 103

E-mail: tandreou@cys.mcit.gov.cy

General e-mail: dir9834@cys.mcit.gov.cy

Website: http://www.cys.mcit.gov.cy

LATVIA

Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification

Internal Market Department of the

Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia

55, Brvibas str.

Riga

LV-1519

Ms Agra Ločmele

Senior Officer of the Division of the Commercial Normative, SOLVIT and Notification

E-mail: agra.locmele@em.gov.lv

Tel.: (371) 7031236

Fax: (371) 7280882

E-mail: notification@em.gov.lv

LITHUANIA

Lithuanian Standards Board

T. Kosciuskos g. 30

LT-01100 Vilnius

Ms Daiva Lesickiene

Tel.: (370) 5 2709347

Fax: (370) 5 2709367

E-mail: dir9834@lsd.lt

Website: http://www.lsd.lt

LUXEMBOURG

SEE - Service de l'Energie de l'Etat

34, avenue de la Porte-Neuve

B.P. 10

L-2010 Luxembourg

Mr J.P. Hoffmann

Tel.: (352) 46 97 46 1

Fax: (352) 22 25 24

E-mail: see.direction@eg.etat.lu

Website: http://www.see.lu

HUNGARY

Hungarian Notification Centre –

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Budapest

Honvéd u. 13-15.

H-1055

Mr Zsolt Fazekas

E-mail: fazekaszs@gkm.hu

Tel.: (36) 1 374 2873

Fax: (36) 1 473 1622

E-mail: notification@gkm.hu

Website: http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkm

MALTA

Malta Standards Authority

Level 2

Evans Building

Merchants Street

VLT 03

MT-Valletta

Tel.: (356) 2124 2420

Fax: (356) 2124 2406

Ms Lorna Cachia

E-mail: lorna.cachia@msa.org.mt

General e-mail: notification@msa.org.mt

Website: http://www.msa.org.mt

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën

Belastingsdienst/Douane Noord

Team bijzondere klantbehandeling

Centrale Dienst voor In-en uitvoer

Engelse Kamp 2

Postbus 30003

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Mr Ebel van der Heide

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 34

Ms Hennie Boekema

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 35

Ms Tineke Elzer

Tel.: (31) 50 5 23 21 33

Fax: (31) 50 5 23 21 59

General e-mail: Enquiry.Point@tiscali-business.nl

Enquiry.Point2@tiscali-business.nl

AUSTRIA

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Abteilung C2/1

Stubenring 1

A-1010 Wien

Ms Brigitte Wikgolm

Tel.: (43) 1 711 00 58 96

Fax: (43) 1 715 96 51 or (43) 1 712 06 80

E-mail: not9834@bmwa.gv.at

Website: http://www.bmwa.gv.at

POLAND

Ministry of Economy and Labour

Department for European and Multilateral Relations

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL-00-507 Warszawa

Ms Barbara Nieciak

Tel.: (48) 22 693 54 07

Fax: (48) 22 693 40 28

E-mail: barnie@mg.gov.pl

Ms Agata Gągor

Tel.: (48) 22 693 56 90

General e-mail: notyfikacja@mg.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

Instituto Portugês da Qualidade

Rua Antonio Gião, 2

P-2829-513 Caparica

Ms Cândida Pires

Tel.: (351) 21 294 82 36 or 81 00

Fax: (351) 21 294 82 23

E-mail: c.pires@mail.ipq.pt

General e-mail: not9834@mail.ipq.pt

Website: http://www.ipq.pt

SLOVENIA

SIST – Slovenian Institute for Standardization

Contact point for 98/34/EC and WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Šmartinska 140

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Tel.: (386) 1 478 3041

Fax: (386) 1 478 3098

E-mail: contact@sist.si

Ms Vesna Stražišar

SLOVAKIA

Ms Kvetoslava Steinlova

Director of the Department of European Integration,

Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Slovak Republic

Stefanovicova 3

SK-814 39 Bratislava

Tel.: (421) 2 5249 3521

Fax: (421) 2 5249 1050

E-mail: steinlova@normoff.gov.sk

FINLAND

Kauppa-ja teollisuusministeriö

(Ministry of Trade and Industry)

Visitor address:

Aleksanterinkatu 4

FIN-00171 Helsinki

and

Katakatu 3

FIN-00120 Helsinki

Postal address:

PO Box 32

FIN-00023 Government

Mr Henri Backman

Tel.: (358) 9 1606 36 27

Fax: (358) 9 1606 46 22

E-mail: henri.backman@ktm.fi

Ms Katri Amper

General e-mail: maaraykset.tekniset@ktm.fi

Website: http://www.ktm.fi

SWEDEN

Kommerskollegium

(National Board of Trade)

Box 6803

Drottninggatan 89

S – 113 86 Stockholm

Ms Kerstin Carlsson

Tel.: (46) 86 90 48 82 or (46) 86 90 48 00

Fax: (46) 86 90 48 40 or (46) 83 06 759

E-mail: kerstin.carlsson@kommers.se

General e-mail: 9834@kommers.se

Website: http://www.kommers.se

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry

Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate 2

151 Buckingham Palace Road

London SW1 W 9SS

United Kingdom

Mr Philip Plumb

Tel.: (44) 2072151488

Fax: (44) 2072151529

E-mail: philip.plumb@dti.gsi.gov.uk

General e-mail: 9834@dti.gsi.gov.uk

Website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd

EFTA - ESA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Rue Belliard 35

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Adinda Batsleer

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 61

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: aba@eftasurv.int

Ms Tuija Ristiluoma

Tel.: (32) 2 286 18 71

Fax: (32) 2 286 18 00

E-mail: tri@eftasurv.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGESA@eftasurv.int

Website: http://www.eftasurv.int

EFTA

Goods Unit

EFTA Secretariat

Rue de Trêves 74

B-1040 Bruxelles

Ms Kathleen Byrne

Tel.: (32) 2 286 17 34

Fax: (32) 2 286 17 42

E-mail: kathleen.byrne@efta.int

General e-mail: DRAFTTECHREGEFTA@efta.int

Website: http://www.efta.int

TURKEY

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade

General Directorate of Standardisation for Foreign Trade

Inönü Bulvari no 36

06510

Emek - Ankara

Mr Saadettin Doğan

Tel.: (90) 312 212 58 99

(90) 312 204 81 02

Fax: (90) 312 212 87 68

E-mail: dtsabbil@dtm.gov.tr

Website: http://www.dtm.gov.tr

(1) Year - registration number - Member State of origin.

(2) Period during which the draft may not be adopted.

(3) No standstill period since the Commission accepts the grounds of urgent adoption invoked by the notifying Member State.

(4) No standstill period since the measure concerns technical specifications or other requirements or rules on services linked to fiscal or financial measures, pursuant to the third indent of the second paragraph of Article 1(11) of Directive 98/34/EC.

(5) Information procedure closed.

20.4.2005

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/8

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2005/C 95/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Belgium — Flemish Region

Aid No: N 118/04

Title: Subsidies for feasibility studies for construction and environmental projects outside the EU.

Objective: Development

Legal basis:

Ontwerp van besluit van de Vlaamse regering tot toekenning van subsidies voor haalbaarheidsstudies met betrekking tot de bouw- en milieuprojecten in het buitenland met Vlaamse betrokkenheid

Budget: EUR 2 000 000 per year

Aid intensity: 50 % of the contractual costs of the feasibility study with a maximum aid amount of EUR 500 000

Duration: till 31 December 2010

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: Denmark

Aid No: N 172/03

Title: Employment aid

Objective: The aim of the scheme is to encourage the occupational integration of a specific category of disadvantaged workers.

Legal basis:

Lov nr. 419 af 10. juni 2003 om en aktiv beskæftigelsesindsats

Budget: The scheme has a budget of max. DKR 900 million per year, i.e. some EUR 120 million

The overall budget is estimated at max. DKR 3 500 million, i.e. some EUR 470 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum intensity: 50 % of wage costs for a period of one year starting from the date of recruitment

Duration:

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

http://europa.eu.int/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of decision:

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 212/2004

Title: ERDF Risk Capital Fund Berlin

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of equity funding for SMEs in Berlin

Budget: approx. EUR 45 million (total volume of the fund)

Duration:

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: Netherlands

Aid No: N 230/2004 and N 231/2004

Title: NanoNed: Nanotechnology network in the Netherlands (N 230/2004) — B-BASIC: Bio-Based Sustainable Industrial Chemicals (N 231/2004)

Objective: To promote national and international technological cooperation between enterprises and research centres in the field of nanotechnology and sustainable system innovations

Legal basis:

Besluit Subsidies Investeringen Kennisinfrastructuur (Bsik)

Budget: EUR 95 million for N 230/2004 (NanoNed)

Maximum EUR 25 million for N 231/2004 (B-BASIC)

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

Duration: Six years, starting from 1 January 2004

Other information: Annual report

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 decision:

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 266/2004

Title: ERDF Risk Capital Fund Thüringen

Objective: The measure intends to address the lack of equity funding for SMEs in Thüringen.

Budget: EUR 70 million (Total volume of the fund)

Duration:

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 decision:

Member State: Germany

No of the aid: N 550/2004

Title:

Innovationsassistentenförderung

Objective: The aid scheme aims at increasing the capacity to innovate and the competitiveness of SMEs or large enterprises up to 500 employees in Saxony by supporting the employment of highly qualified personal coming from universities (including ‘Fachhochschulen’) and research institutes for R&D projects.

Legal basis:

Förderrichtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beschäftigung von Innovationsassistenten im Freistaat Sachsen

Budget: EUR 11,5 million

Duration: From 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2009 (5 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: Spain

Aid No: N 563/2004

Title: Canary Islands — Amendment of scheme N 708/98 — Operating aid (Zona Especial Canaria)

Objective: Regional aid. Change to the geographical area covered by scheme N 708/98

Legal basis:

Ley 19/1994, de 6 de julio; Real decreto-Ley 2/2000, de 23 de junio; proyecto de acuerdo del Consejo de Ministros

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

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 decision:

Member State: Portugal — Vila do Conde — Grande Porto

Aid No: N 615/2003

Title: Infineon Technologies, Portugal, S.A.

Legal basis: State aid scheme N 667/1999 (Commission letter SG(2000) D/106085, 8 August 2000)

Objective: Training aid — Semiconductors/DRAM

Aid amount: EUR 3 056 869 in GGE

Aid intensity: 46 % on average (60 % for general training and 35 % for specific training)

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: Germany — Bremen

Aid No: NN 37/04

Title: Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven

Objective: Shipbuilding

Budget: EUR 10 million

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 8 million

Duration: 18 months

Other information: commitments by the Member State to provide the Commission with a report on operation

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 States: Germany, Spain and Greece

Aid No: NN 56/2003

Title: Measures in Germany, Spain and Greece based on Council Directive 90/684/EEC and its amending legislation

Objective: Capacity limitation of East German, Spanish and Greece shipyards (Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Council Directive 90/684/EEC and its amending legislation

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/

		ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal of the European Union		C 95

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 48 20 April 2005

Notice No	Contents	page
	I Information
	Commission
2005/C 095/1	Euro exchange rates	1

2005/C 095/2	Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/ContentGuard) ( 1 )	2

2005/C 095/3	Information procedure — Technical rules ( 1 )	3

2005/C 095/4	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	8

	III Notices
	Commission
2005/C 095/5	Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries (OJ C 22, 27.1.2005)	11