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Official Journal
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Information and Notices
Volume 48
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25.8.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 208/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
24 August 2005
(2005/C 208/01)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,2211 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
134,77 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4592 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,68035 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,3333 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,5545 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
78,14 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
7,9640 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5729 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
29,660 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
245,78 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6960 |
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MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4293 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,0186 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
3,5008 |
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SIT |
Slovenian tolar |
239,51 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
38,808 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,6750 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6180 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4613 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
9,4925 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7512 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,0462 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 256,06 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
7,9222 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
9,8915 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,3802 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
12 540,70 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,604 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
68,412 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
34,8600 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
50,265 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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25.8.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 208/2 |
Summary of notifications received by the Commission until 31 December 2004 pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(2005/C 208/02)
Between the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 on 15 May 1997 and 31 December 2004 the Commission received 46 notifications of placing on the market novel foods or novel food ingredients pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
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Description of Food or Food Ingredient |
Scientific Evidence |
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Transmission to Member States |
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Processed oil from genetically modified canola seed, transformation event TOPAS 19/2 and all conventional crossed |
‘Report on oil from a genetically modified (GM) glufosinate ammonium tolerant oilseed rape’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
9 June 1997 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
24 June 1997 |
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Processed oil from genetically modified oilseed rape seed derived from:
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‘Report on oil from a fertility restorer line for use in a hybrid breeding programme for genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
10 June 1997 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
24 June 1997 again 28 July 1998 |
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Processed oil from genetically modified oilseed rape seed derived from:
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‘Report on oil from a fertility restorer line for use in a hybrid breeding programme for genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape’ (ACNFP) (1); and ‘Report on oil from genetically modified oilseed rape’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
10 June 1997 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
24 June 1997 again 28 July 1998 |
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Refined oil from glyphosate tolerant oilseed rape line GT73 |
‘Report on oil from genetically modified (GM) glyphosate tolerant oilseed rape’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
10 November 1997 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
21 November 1997 |
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Food and food ingredients produced from maize flour, maize gluten, maize semolina, maize starch, maize glucose and maize oil derived from the progeny of maize line MON 810 |
‘Report on processed products from genetically modified (GM) insect protected maize’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
10 December 1997 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
6 February 1998 |
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‘Report on processed products from genetically modified (GM) glufosinate ammonium tolerant maize’ (ACNFP) (1) (UK) |
12 January 1998 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
6 February 1998 |
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Food and food ingredient products derived from the original transformant Bt11 crossed with the Northrup King Company inbred line #2044 (maize), as well as from any inbred and hybrid lines derived from it and containing the introduced genes |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Report on grain from maize genetically modified for insect resistance |
30 January 1998 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
6 February 1998 |
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Novel foods and novel food ingredients produced from genetically modified maize line MON 809 |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Report on genetically modified (GM) insect protected maize Pioneer Hi-bred International — line MON 809 |
14 October 1998 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
23 October 1998 |
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Processed oil from genetically modified oilseed rape derived from Falcon GS 40/90 |
BgVV (2) Statement on the substantial equivalence of refined edible oil extracted out of the transgenic glufosinate-tolerant oil seed rape variety Falcon GS/40/90 |
21 October 1999 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
8/9 November 1999 |
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Processed oil from genetically modified oilseed rape derived from Liberator L62 |
BgVV (2)(D) Statement on the substantial equivalence of refined edible oil extracted out of the transgenic glufosinate-tolerant oil seed rape variety Liberator pHoe6/Ac |
21 October 1999 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
8/9 November 1999 |
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Processed oil from genetically modified oilseed rape derived from: the male sterile MS8 (DBN 230-0028) oilseed rape line and all conventional crosses; the fertility restorer RF (DBN212-0005) oilseed rape line and all conventional crosses; the hybrid combination MS8 x RF3 |
BgVV (2)(D) Statement on the substantial equivalence of refined edible oil extracted out of the transgenic glufosinate-tolerant oil seed rape variety MS8/RF3 |
21 October 1999 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
8/9 November 1999 |
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Riboflavin from Bacillus subtilis as nutrient |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Report on Riboflavin from fermentation using genetically modified (GM) Bacillus subtilis |
20 March 2000 |
26 April 2000 |
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‘prune kernel oil’ |
AFSSA (3) (F) Opinion on placing on the market of ‘prune kernel oil’ |
24 July 2000 |
4 August 2000 |
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Argan oil (Argania spinosa L.) |
AFSSA (3) (F) Opinion concerning the substantial equivalence of argan oil (Argania spinosa L.) with other food oils |
23 July 2002 |
26 August 2002 |
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Cottonseed oil from genetically modified cotton line 1445 (herbicide resistant) |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Request for an Article 5 opinion on the substantial equivalence of cotton seed oil and food ingredients derived from Roundup® Ready cotton |
24 July 2002 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
19 December 2002 |
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Cottonseed oil from genetically modified cotton line 531 (insect protected) |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Request for an Article 5 opinion on the substantial equivalence of cottonseed oil and food ingredients derived from insect protected cottonseed |
24 July 2002 As from 18 April 2005 see register pursuant to Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 |
19 December 2002 |
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Microalga Odontella aurita |
AFSSA (3) (F) Opinion concerning a request for the evaluation of the demonstration of substantial equivalence of the micro-alga Odontella aurita to authorised algae |
9 December 2002 |
19 December 2002 |
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Juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia |
BVL (4) (D) Opinion on the determination of substantial equivalence of the juice of the fruits of the species Morinda citrifolia L. from the company NCT Trading Ltd and the ‘Noni Juice’ authorised as a novel food ingredient |
10 November 2003 |
5 December 2003 |
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Juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia |
See 17 Confirmed by Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (NL) |
22 June 2004 |
6 July 2004 |
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Juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia |
See 17 |
6 July 2004 |
16 July 2004 |
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Juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia |
See 17 Confirmed by BVL (4) (D) |
10 August 2004 |
16 August 2004 |
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DHA (docohexanoic-acid)-rich microalgal oil (DHActiveTM) |
BfR (5) (D) Expert opinion concerning recognition of the substantial equivalence of DHA45 oil and the registered novel foodstuff Omega GoldTM oil |
10 November 2003 |
24 December 2003 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citirfolia) |
AGES (6) (A) Application for recognition of substantial equivalence pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for ‘Bula Noni® Juice -100% juice from the fruit of the species Morinda citrifolia L.’ produced by the company ‘Paracelsus Haus Handels- und Dienstleistungs GmbH’ as a novel food ingredient |
23 December 2003 |
14 January 2004 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda ctrifolia) |
BVL (4) (D) Opinion on the determination of substantial equivalence of juice from the fruit of the species Morinda citrifolia L. from the company GSE-Vertrieb and ‘noni juice’ (juice from the fruit of the species Morinda citrifolia L.) from Morinda Inc. authorised as a novel food ingredient |
24 December 2003 |
26 January 2004 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
AGES (6)(A) Application for determination of substantial equivalence under Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for a noni juice concentrate from the company ‘Botanical Products International (BPI) — F.M. Brenner GmbH’ made from fruit of the species Morinda citrifolia L. as a novel food ingredient (10 December 2003) |
9 January 2004 |
14 January 2004 |
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AGES (6) (A) Application for an evaluation of substantial equivalence pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for a ‘noni juice’ from ‘Botanical Products International- F.M. Brenner GmbH’ produced from fruit of the species Morinda citrifolia L. as a novel food ingredient (28 June 2004) |
30 June 2004 |
5 August 2004 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
MfFLoF (7), Fødevaredirektoratet (DK) — Opinion concerning the substantial equivalence of the noni juice product from Pouls Svane Trading to the product approved by Commission Decision 2003/426/EC of 5 June 2003 authorising the placing on the market of noni juice (juice of the fruit Morinda citrifolia L.) as a novel food ingredient |
16 January 2004 |
6 February 2004 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
see 22 |
21 June 2004 |
29 June 2004 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) with 10% grape juice concentrate and Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
AGES (6) (A) Application for evaluation of substantial equivalence pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for ‘Indian Noni Indian Mulberry, Morinda juice with 10% grape juice concentrate’ from ‘FM Marketing Network GmbH’ as a novel food ingredient (27 February 2004) |
1 March 2004 |
16 March 2004 |
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AGES (6) (A) Application for evaluation of substantial equivalence pursuant to Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for ‘Indian Noni Indian Mulberry, Morinda juice’ from ‘FM Marketing Network GmbH’ as a novel food ingredient (27 July 2004) |
2 August 2004 |
5 August 2004 |
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24 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
AGES (6)(A) Application for an evaluation of substantial equivalence pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 for ‘Nonivera Saft (trade name), Bio Noni Saft’ of the company ‘Planta Naturstoffe Vertriebsges.m.b.H.’ as a novel food ingredient |
29 March 2004 |
21 April 2004 |
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25 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
Gezondheidsraad (B) Opinion of the Public Health Board concerning the request for recognition of the substantial equivalence of a Noni juice submitted by the GDI company under Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 |
24 May 2004 |
6 July 2004 |
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26 |
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Capsules with Astaxanthin-rich Carotenoid Oleoresin extracted from Haematococcus Pluvialis (max 4 mg Astaxanthin/capsule) |
ACNFP (1)(UK) Request for an Article 5 Opinion on the Substantial Equivalence of Astaxanthin-rich Carotenoid Oleoresin extracted from Haematococcus pluvialis |
28 June 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
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Milk type products and soya drinks with added phytosterols/phytostanols And Fermented milk products with added phytosterols/phytostanols a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of phytosterols/phytostanols. |
NFB (8) (FIN) Opinion of the Novel Food Board on substantial equivalence in the case of a milk and soya drink with added Diminicol® ingredient (Teriaka Ltd.) |
1 July 200 |
16 July 2004 |
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NFB (8) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence in the case of fermented milk products with added Diminicol® ingredient (Teriaka Ltd.) |
4 October 2004 |
16 November 2004 |
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Milk type and fermented milk type products with added phytosterols/phytostanols a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of phytosterols/phytostanols. |
The phytosterols/phytostanols are those that were authorised by Commission Decision 2004/333/EC |
7 June 2004 |
4 August 2004 |
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Friedrich Reuss for
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
AGES (6) (A) Application for recognition of substantial equivalence, under Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, for a product known as ‘Noni-Fruchtsaft von den Cook-Inseln’ (Noni Fruit Juice from the Cook Islands) to be marketed by the firms ‘Littlefood’, ‘Naturana GmbH’ und ‘Medicura AG’ as a novel food ingredient. |
23 July 2004 |
2 August 2004 |
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Yoghurt with added phytosterols/phytostanols a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of phytosterols/phytostanols. |
NFB (8) (FIN) Opinion of the Novel Food Board on substantial equivalence in the case of a yoghurt type product with added DANACOL® ingredient (DANONE France) |
29 July 2004 |
12 August 2004 |
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Phytosterol esters for the addition to
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FSA (9) (UK) Request for an opinion on the substantial equivalence of phytosterols and their esters |
23 July 2004 |
4 August 2004 |
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Yogurth type products with added phytosterol esters a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterol esters; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of added phytosterol esters |
The phytosterol esters ingredient is the one that was notified by Cognis |
22 July 2004 |
9 September 2004 |
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Milk and yogurth type products with added phytosterol esters a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterol esters; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of added phytosterol esters |
The phytosterol esters ingredient is the one that was notified by Cognis |
30 September 2004 |
21 October 2004 |
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31c |
for Compagnie Gervais Danone |
Fermented milk type products with added phytosterol esters a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterol esters; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of added phytosterol esters |
NFB (8) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence of a phytosterol ingredient and yoghurt type products added with that ingredient (Compagnie Gervais Danone) (4 November 2004) and the opinion of the NFB (8) (FIN) issued in connection with the notification No 30 The phytosterol esters ingredient may also be the same that was notified by Cognis. |
23 November 2004 |
13 December 2004 |
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Yellow fat spreads excluding cooking and frying fats and spreads based on butter or other animal fat with added phytosterols a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterol esters. |
Food Safety Authority of Ireland By letter of 11 August expressed their opinion that these yellow fat spread was substantial equivalent to a similar product on the EU market. |
30 August 2004 |
20 September 2004 |
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Glucosamine Hydryochloride from the fungus Aspergillus niger |
ACNFP (1) (UK) Opinion on Substantial equivalence of glucosamine HCl (Aspergillus niger) considered under Article 5 of the Novel Foods Regulation |
6 August 2004 |
13 October 2004 |
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34 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
AESA (10) (E) Declaration of substantial equivalence for the product ‘Somanoni’ from the company Tico Catalana S.A. |
16 August 2004 |
7 October 2004 |
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35 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
Gezondheidsraad (NL) Noni Juice (3) Assessment of substantial equivalence of a fruit juice from Morinda citrifolia |
13 October 2004 |
16 November 2004 |
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36 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
Gezondheidsraad (NL) Noni Juice (2) Assessment of substantial equivalence of a fruit juice from Morinda citrifolia |
14 October 2004 |
16 November 2004 |
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37 |
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Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia) |
Food Standards Agency (UK) Opinion on the equivalence of Cook Island Noni juice by Natures Products Ltd. |
2 November 2004 |
15 November 2004 |
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Foods with added phytosterols:
a portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols; a container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g of added phytosterols/phytostanols. |
Novel Food Board (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence in the case of plant sterol/plant stanol ingredient intended to be used in foods (Cargill Incorporation) |
24 October 2004 |
13 December 2004 |
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ACNFP |
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (UK) |
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BgVV |
Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärmedizin (D) |
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AFFSA |
Agence française de sécurite sanitaire des alimentes (F) |
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BVL |
Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (D) |
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BfR |
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (D) |
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AGES |
Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH (A) |
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MfFLoF |
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri (DK) |
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NFB |
Novel Food Board (FIN) |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency (UK) |
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AESA |
Agencia espaniola de seguridad alimentaria (E) |
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25.8.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 208/12 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2005/C 208/03)
Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Italy (Lombardy).
Aid No: N 43/2005.
Title: Articles 11 and 21 of Regional Law No 7 of 16 July 2003. Minor land improvement works.
Objective: To carry out minor land improvement works under the regional plan for ensuring the water safety of the area, rationed and shared use of water resources, supply, maintenance and qualitative and quantitative safeguarding of the waters, water economy, the capacity for agricultural production of the soil and the development of agricultural, zootechnical and forestry products.
Legal basis:
Articoli 11 e 21, legge regionale 16 luglio 2003, n. 7.
Budget: EUR 5 000 000.
Aid intensity or amount: The maximum public aid rate may not exceed 50 % of eligible expenditure in less-favoured areas and 40 % in other areas and, where it relates to investments made by young farmers within five years of their setting up, 45 %, or 55 % in less-favoured areas. Aid will be granted in the form of direct subsidies and interest-rate subsidies.
Duration: 31 December 2015.
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 120/2005
Title: Aid for protective fencing for pig herds reared in the open air.
Objective: To support investments in impermeable fencing erected around pig herds reared in the open air in order to prevent contact between swine for breeding and disease-carrying wild boar. In exceptional cases, funding may be provided for conversion work on existing buildings for the accommodation of sows on heat.
Budget: EUR 1 million.
Aid intensity or amount: 50 % in less-favoured areas, 40 % in other areas (55 % and 45 % for young farmers).
Duration: Two years (up to 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 adoption of the decision:
Member State: The Netherlands
Aid No: N 246/2005
Title: N 246/2005 modifying N 222/2004 Single opportunity scheme and demonstration projects.
Objective: The objective is to stimulate investments in energy transition experiments and innovative energy technology demonstration projects. This measure concerns a change of the support measure authorised by the Commission under number N 222/2004. It extends the measure to entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector who, under the previous stipulations, were not eligible for support.
Legal basis:
Kaderwet EZ-subsidies (Staatsblad 1997, 638).
Budget: The total budget of the notified scheme (for both the agricultural and non agricultural sector) amounts to EUR 255 million. The budget for transition experiments is EUR 95 million, the budget for demonstration projects is EUR 160 million.
Aid intensity or amount: Under the notified change in the scheme the Dutch authorities will support investments in the agricultural sector for up to 60 % of the eligible costs.
Duration: Sub measure on transition experiments: 2004-2009
Sub measure for demonstration projects: 2004-2014
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 (Val D'Aosta)
Aid No: N 271/2005
Title: Aid to compensate farmers for the losses caused by adverse weather events.
Objective: To compensate for damages to the wine and fruit production in October 2003, March-April 2004 and on 4 May 2004, caused by hail and frost, in the Region Val d'Aosta.
Legal basis:
Modifica dell'aiuto di Stato della misura III.1, azione III.1.2 –calamità naturali e danni da fauna selvatica- del Piano di sviluppo rurale della Valle d'Aosta e la procedura di attuazione dell'azione stessa.
Budget: EUR 53 737,5
Aid intensity or amount: 50 % of the ascertained damage.
Duration: Una tantum.
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 508/2004
Title: Aid for investment in agricultural undertakings (Articles 17 and 24 of Regional Law No 40/2003).
Objective: Investment aid for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products.
Legal basis:
Legge regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, articoli 17 e 24 come modificata dalla LR 9 aprile 2004, n. 8 e dalla Legge regionale 25 febbraio 2005 n. 5.
Budget: EUR 1 000 000
Aid intensity or amount: 40 % of eligible costs and 50 % in less-favoured areas (with a 5 % increase in the case of investments by young farmers) for farmers, and 50 % of eligible costs in Objective 1 regions and 40 % in other regions for processing and marketing.
Duration:
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Member State: Italy (Veneto)
Aid No: N 510/2004
Title: Aid for the certification and traceability of high-quality agricultural products (Articles 50 and 51 of Regional Law No 40/2003).
Objective: Aid for the introduction of high-quality traceability and certification systems.
Legal basis:
Legge regionale 12 dicembre 2003, n. 40 ‘Nuove norme per gli interventi in agricoltura’, articoli 50 e 51, come modificata dalla LR 9 aprile 2004, n. 8 e dalla Legge regionale 25 febbraio 2005 n. 5.
Budget: EUR 300 000
Aid intensity or amount: As specified in the letter to the Member State.
Duration:
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Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: France
Aid No: N 515/B/2003
Title: Aid for small butchers — slaughter tax
Objective: To finance the collection of the vertebrae of animals presenting a health risk
Budget: Estimated at EUR 26 million per year
Aid intensity or amount: Variable
Duration: One year (2004)
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Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: United Kingdom (Wales)
Aid No: N 547/2004
Title: Extension to the Meat Quality Advertising (Wales) Scheme
Objective: The approved Meat Quality Advertising (Wales) Scheme (N 716/2002) will be prolonged by one year.
Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1967 (as amended); Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (as amended)
Budget: GBP 2,25 million (EUR 3,22 million)
Aid intensity or amount: Parafiscal levies will always finance at least 50 % of the budget.
Duration: 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006
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Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Italy (Basilicata)
Aid No: N 557/2004
Title: Aid to Consorzi Fidi in the agriculture sector
Objective: This aid scheme aims to stock up the guarantees funds of Consorzi Fidi in Region Basilicata. These Consorzi grant guarantees on loans taken out by agricultural SMEs operating in the region.
Legal basis: Legge no 441 del 15 dicembre 1998, art. 11
Decreto legislativo no 173 del 30 aprile 1988, art. 5
Budget: EUR 2 million
Aid intensity or amount: Variable
Duration: Unlimited
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Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Germany
Aid No: N 558/2004
Title: Aid towards the costs of BSE-tests within the special program on the consequences of BSE in the Land Sachsen.
Objective: Alteration to aid scheme no N 371/2003
Legal basis:
Richtlinie des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Soziales über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen im Rahmen des Sonderprogramms für BSE-Auswirkungen.
Budget: EUR 234 000
Aid intensity or amount: EUR 10 per test
Duration: 1 year
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Member State: Portugal.
Aid No: N 559/2004.
Title: Compensation for the damage caused by hail in the municipalities of Murça and Mirandela.
Objective: To compensate for losses suffered by agricultural holdings involved in vine and olive cultivation as a result of the severe hail storm which took place on 7 June 2004 in the Portuguese region of Alto-trás os Montes, more specifically in the municipalities of Murça, parish of Candedo e de Mirandela and parish of Abreiro.
Legal basis:
Projecto de portaria de operacionalização do Auxilio de Estado relativo à queda de granizo nos concelhos de Murça e Mirandela.
Budget: EUR 16 000 for the olive sector and EUR 261 975,42 for the vine sector.
Aid intensity or amount: EUR 650/ha for the vine sector. For the olive sector the amount will correspond with the actual loss of production.
Duration: One-off aid.
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Member State: Sweden.
Aid No: N 562/2004.
Title: Aid for the costs of transporting fallen stock.
Objective: With letter of 13 May 2002 (SG(2002)D/229773, aid case N 4/2002) the Commission authorised Sweden to pay aid towards the cost of transporting carcasses of fallen stock or emergency slaughtered animals from livestock farms situated in Northern Sweden beyond the 62nd Parallel to the Stenstorp installation. All livestock farms with fallen stock in Sweden pay a standard fee that in principle covers the transportation and destruction costs. However, in Northern Sweden the costs of transportation are considerably higher than in other regions of the country, and the standard fee is not sufficient to cover the extra costs. Therefore the aid referred to above was granted to cover the part of the transportation costs of carcasses exceeding the transportation costs from farms south of the 62nd Parallel. No aid was granted to destruction costs. Because the livestock farmers in Northern Sweden continued to pay the standard fee they never paid less for the disposal of fallen stock than the livestock farmers in other parts of the country. The Swedish authorities propose to prolong the validity of this scheme without any changes. Aid is available only to farmers and to no other operators. These farmers continue to pay the above-mentioned standard fee towards the transport and disposal costs of fallen stock. No aid is paid towards the destruction costs, which are covered by this fee.
Legal basis:
Riksdagens beslut avseende regeringens proposition 2004/05:1 och Jordbruksverkets regleringsbrev för år 2005.
Budget: SEK 2,4 million per annum (ca EUR 260 870).
Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the eligible costs.
Duration: 6 years.
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Member State: Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
No of the aid: N 620/2003.
Title: Aid for the costs of transporting and destroying fallen stock.
Objective: Disposal of fallen stock. According to the provisions applicable in Nordrehein-Wesfalen farmers pay 25 % of the costs of processing and rendering fallen stock in a rendering facility while the remaining costs (i.e. 75 % of the processing and rendering and 100 % of the pick-up, transport and storage costs) are borne by the cities and municipal districts.
Legal basis: Ausführungsgesetz zum Tierische Nebenprodukte-Beseitigunsgesetz (AG TierNebG NRW) vom 27.1.2005.
Budget: Exact budget figures are not available, but on the basis of the data supplied by the German authorities it can be estimated that the destruction costs of fallen stock amount to ca EUR 5 million per annum.
Aid intensity or amount: See above under ‘Objective’.
Duration: 31.12.2013.
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Date of adoption of the decision:
Member State: Germany (Hessen)
Aid No: NN 60/2004 (ex aid N 255/2004)
Title: Special programme for implementing additional BSE tests for slaughter cattle
Objective: The scheme covers the costs of BSE tests on slaughter cattle over 24 months old in Hessen.
Legal basis:
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 999/2001 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates mit Vorschriften zur Verhütung, Kontrolle und Tilgung bestimmter transmissibler spongiformer Enzephalopathien; BSE Untersuchungsverordnung, Erlass über die Kostenübernahme für BSE-Schnelltests
Budget: EUR 2 300 000 per year
Aid intensity or amount: 100 %, with a maximum of EUR 39,50 from 1 January 2003
Duration: 2002-2003
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Member State: Italy (Molise)
Aid No: NN 64/2004
Title: Ordinanza DPCM 3268/2003 — Compensation for damages due to adverse weather events (floods and torrential rain)
Objective: This aid scheme aims to provide compensation to undertakings in Molise hit by flooding and torrential rain.
Legal basis: Ordinanza del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri (PCM) n. 3268 of 12 March 2003‘Primi interventi urgenti di protezione civile diretti a fronteggiare i danni conseguenti agli eventi meteorologici verificatisi nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 gennaio 2003 sul territorio della regione Molise’
Decreto n. 8 del Presidente della Regione Molise (Commissario Delegato) del 3 giugno 2003‘Danni in agricoltura causati dagli eventi meteorologici del 23, 24 e 25 gennaio 2003’;
Decreto n. 25 del Presidente della Regione Molise (Commissario Delegato) del 13 luglio 2003‘Prestiti di cui agli articoli 5 e 6 del Decreto 8/2003’
Progetto di decreto del Presidente della Regione Molise (Commissario Delegato) determinazione delle percentuali di aiuto e degli importi massimi liquidabili alle imprese agricole a agroalimentari a titolo di indennizzo ai sensi dell'articolo 5, comma 13
Budget: EUR 12 057 000
Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %
Duration: One-off
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Member State: Italy
Aid No: NN 67/2004
Title: Preservation of land integrity — Legislative Decree n. 99/2004, Article 7, paragraph 2, Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, Articles 10, 11 and 12
Objective: The measures aim to encourage reparcelling and the setting up of larger, more viable agricultural undertakings (notably by means of transfers of land and the setting up of cooperatives which jointly manage land).
Legal basis:
Decreto Legislativo n. 99/2004, Article 7, comma 2, Articolo 9 commi 1 e 2, articoli 10, 11 e 12.
Budget: The measures will be financed from the general budget, without a specific appropriation
Aid intensity or amount: Variable
Duration: Unlimited
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