ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 223
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 48
10 September 2005
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2005/C 223/0 |
Call for proposals for indirect actions under the multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (The eContentplus Programme) ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
9 September 2005
(2005/C 223/01)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,2415 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
136,63 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4544 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,67535 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,337 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,5435 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
77,97 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
7,798 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9562 |
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CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5729 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
29,17 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
244,35 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6962 |
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MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4293 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,93 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
3,4679 |
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SIT |
Slovenian tolar |
239,42 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
38,14 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,6544 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,607 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4602 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
9,6414 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7581 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,0813 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 275,27 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
7,8236 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
10,0507 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,4315 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
12 675,72 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,6797 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
69,617 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
35,104 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
50,908 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/2 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2005/C 223/02)
(Text with EEA relevance)
Date of adoption:
Member State: Greece
Aid No: N 24/2005
Title: Programme for the development of industrial research and technology in enterprises (PAVET)
Objective: Research and development
Legal basis: Π.δ. 274/6.10.2000, as amended by π.δ. 103/2003 and ν.3259 (αρ.34)
Budget: EUR 20 million
Intensity or amount: Up to 60 % for industrial research and up to 35 % for pre-competitive development
Duration: Until 31.12.2008
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:
Member State: United Kingdom (Scotland)
Aid No: N 244/03
Title: Credit Union Provision of Access to Basic Financial Services
Objective (sector): SGEI
Legal basis: Work Act (Scotland) of 1968 and contract awarded under the Act to each Credit Union
Budget: GBP 5 million per annum
Duration: 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 decision:
Member State: Finland
Aid No: N 331/2004
Title:
Modification de la carte des aides à finalité régionale 2000-2006
Objective(s): Regional aid
Duration: From to 31.12.2006
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:
Member State: Italy
Aid No: N 356/2004
Title: Aid to Tessenderlo — Grant
Objective: Environmental protection
Legal basis: Fondo per la promozione dello Sviluppo Sostenibile: Art. 109 della legge 388/2000
Aid intensity or amount: EUR 5 735 000
Duration: 2004 — 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: Belgium (Flemish Region)
Aid No: N 632/2003
Title: ARKimedes scheme — Activating risk capital in Flanders
Objective: Regional development
Legal basis: Besluit van de Vlaamse regering houdende uitvoering van het decreet betreffende het activeren van risicokapitaal in Vlaanderen (ARK-besluit)
Ontwerp van decreet betreffende het activeren van risicokapitaal in Vlaanderen (ARK-decreet)
Duration: The last fund will be created in 2009.
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 Czech Republic
Aid No: NN 52/2005
Title: Subsidies to mortgage loan instalments
Objective: Social objective to improve access of persons under 36 years to the proprietary ownership of their first habitation [housing]
Legal basis: Nařízení vlády č. 249/2002 Sb. ze dne 22. května 2002 o podmínkách poskytování příspěvku k hypotečnímu úvěru osobám mladším 36 let, ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Budget: cumulative budget until 2012 — CZK 1 228 million (app. EUR 41 million)
Duration: unlimited, in 2007 to be reviewed
Other information: Measure does not constitute State aid in the sense of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty
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:
Member State: Sweden
Case No: NN 66/2003
Title: Prolongation and modification of environmental aid scheme
Objective: To promote the use of windpower
Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi 11 kap. 10 §
Budget: Total loss of tax revenue: SEK 662 million (ca EUR 72 million)
Duration: 2003-2009
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/
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3913 — 3i/Aviapartner)
(2005/C 223/03)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 2 September 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3913. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3838 — Avid/Pinnacle)
(2005/C 223/04)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 4 August 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3838. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/5 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3900 — CVC/WAVIN)
(2005/C 223/05)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 30 August 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3900. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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10.9.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/5 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3906 — 3i Group/PIHL)
(2005/C 223/06)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 30 August 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3906. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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10.9.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/6 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.3866 — SUN/Storagetek)
(2005/C 223/07)
(Text with EEA relevance)
On 26 August 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3866. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex) |
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10.9.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/7 |
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92
Modification by the United Kingdom of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between the Shetland Mainland (Tingwall/Sumburgh) and the islands of Foula, Fair Isle, Out Skerries and Papa Stour
(2005/C 223/08)
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The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligations in respect of the scheduled air services between the Shetland Mainland (Tingwall/Sumburgh) and the islands of Foula, Fair Isle, Out Skerries and Papa Stour as set out in the Notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 394/05 of 30 December 1997, as modified in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 356/3 of 12 December 2000, C 358/07 of 15 December 2001 and C 306/24 of 10 December 2004, 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. |
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The modified public service obligations are as follows:
The maximum fare on each route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of Shetland Islands Council in line with the United Kingdom's Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this. No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of Shetland Islands Council. The new maximum fare on each route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and will not enter into force prior to their notification to the European Commission which may then publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
III Notices
Commission
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10.9.2005 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/8 |
Call for proposals under the multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies (Safer Internet plus)
(2005/C 223/09)
(Text with EEA relevance)
1. Objectives and description
The European Commission has adopted a Work Programme and a call for proposals to implement the Safer Internet plus Programme (1).
The present call is open for proposals addressing the following actions:
1. Fighting against Illegal Content
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Hotlines for reporting illegal content |
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Hotline Coordinating Node |
2. Tackling unwanted and harmful content
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User empowerment (facilitating and coordinating exchanges of views between child welfare specialists and technical experts; work on content rating and quality site labels; contributing to the accessibility of filter technology) |
3. Promoting a Safer Environment
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Cross-border actions in the field of co-regulation and self-regulation of illegal, harmful and unwanted content of Internet and new online technologies. |
4. Awareness-raising
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Awareness nodes which will carry out awareness actions and programmes in close cooperation with all relevant actors at national, regional and local levels |
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Awareness coordinating node |
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Helplines, where children could raise concerns about illegal and harmful content on the Internet |
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Applied research into safety aspects of children's use of new media. |
2. Eligible applicants
Participation in the Safer Internet plus programme is open to legal entities established in the 25 Member States.
It is further open to legal entities established in the candidate countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Turkey), if a bilateral agreement with the relevant country has been concluded to this effect. It may be opened to participation of legal entities established in EFTA States which are contracting parties to the EEA Agreement (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement (2).
Participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations is possible, without financial support from the Community.
3. Budget
The total budget earmarked for co-financing indirect actions is estimated at EUR 9,3 million.
4. Deadline
The deadline for receipt of proposals by the Commission is 24 November 2005 at 17h00 (Luxembourg local time).
5. Further information
The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following web site:
http://europa.eu.int/saferinternet
All applications must comply with the specifications and conditions described in the full text of the call for proposals, the Work Programme and the Guide for proposers which are available in English on the Commission's abovementioned internet site. These include information on how to prepare and submit proposals.
The evaluation of proposals will be based on the principles of transparency and equality of treatment. It will be carried out by the Commission with the assistance of outside experts. Each submission will be assessed on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in the Safer Internet plus Work Programme.
All proposals received by the European Commission will be treated in strict confidence.
(1) Decision No 854/2005/EC of 11 May 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 1).
(2) Up to date information on which countries are part of the programme is published on the Official Journal of the European Union. An up to date list is also available on the programme web site at:
http://europa.eu.int/saferinternet
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/10 |
Call for proposals for indirect actions under the multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (The eContentplus Programme)
(2005/C 223/10)
(Text with EEA relevance)
1. Objectives and description
The European Commission has adopted a Work Programme and a call for proposals to implement the eContentplus Programme (1).
The present call is open for proposals for indirect actions addressing the following areas and the following activities:
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Geographic information
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Educational content
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Cultural content and scientific/scholarly content
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It is further open for proposals for indirect actions addressing the issue of
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Reinforcing cooperation between digital content stakeholders.
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2. Eligible applicants
Participation in the eContentplus programme is open to legal entities established in the 25 Member States.
It is further open to legal entities established in the candidate countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey), if a bilateral agreement with the relevant country has been concluded to this effect. It may be opened to participation of legal entities established in EFTA States which are contracting parties to the EEA Agreement (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement (2).
Participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations is possible, without financial support from the Community.
3. Budget
The total budget earmarked for the cofinancing indirect actions is estimated at EUR 26,6 million.
4. Deadline
The deadline for receipt of proposals by the Commission is 24 November 2005 at 17h00 (Luxembourg local time).
5. Further information
The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following web site:
http://europa.eu.int/econtentplus
All applications must comply with the specifications and conditions described in the full text of the call for proposals, the Work Programme and the Guide for proposers which are available in English on the Commission's abovementioned internet site. These include information on how to prepare and submit proposals.
The evaluation of proposals will be based on the principles of transparency and equality of treatment. It will be carried out by the Commission with the assistance of outside experts. Each submission will be assessed on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in the eContentplus Work Programme.
All proposals received by the European Commission will be treated in strict confidence.
(1) Decision No 456/2005/EC of 9 March 2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multiannual Community Programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 1).
(2) Up to date information on which countries are part of the programme is published on the Official Journal of the European Union. An up to date list is also available on the programme web site at:
http://europa.eu.int/econtentplus.