ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 52
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Information and Notices

Volume 50
7 March 2007

Notice No

Contents

page

 

II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

Commission

2007/C 052/01

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

1

2007/C 052/02

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

2

2007/C 052/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4460 — ABN AMRO/Carlson/T.G.I. Friday's) ( 1 )

3

2007/C 052/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4509 — Philips/PLI) ( 1 )

3

2007/C 052/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4178 — MAN Ferrostaal/Eurotecnica Group) ( 1 )

4

 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

 

Council

2007/C 052/06

Council Decision of 16 February 2007 appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

5

 

Commission

2007/C 052/07

Euro exchange rates

11

 

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 052/08

Winding-up proceedings — Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of Eurolife Assurance (International) Limited — Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings.

12

2007/C 052/09

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 )

13

 

V   Announcements

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

 

Commission

2007/C 052/10

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

16

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

 

Commission

2007/C 052/11

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons ( 1 )

18

2007/C 052/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4500 — Nemak/TK Aluminum A) ( 1 )

21

 

 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

22.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 830/06

Member State

Germany

Region

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programm zur Förderung von Technologie und Innovation

Legal basis

§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Research and development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 25 million

Intensity

70 %

Duration

1.1.2007-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Technologie Beratungs-Institut GmbH

Hauptgeschäftsstelle Schwerin

Hagenower Str. 73

D-19061 Schwerin

Other information

—

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

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

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/2

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

24.1.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 632/06

Member State

Poland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Dotacje do podręczników akademickich

Legal basis

1)

Art. 109 ust. 5 ustawy z dnia 30.6.2005 r. o finansach publicznych

2)

Rozporządzenie Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego z dnia 10.7.2006 r. w sprawie stawek, szczegółowego sposobu oraz trybu udzielania dotacji przedmiotowych do podręczników akademickich

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

—

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: PLN 12 million; Overall budget: —

Intensity

—

Duration

1.1.2007-31.12.2012

Economic sectors

Education

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego

ul. Wspólna 1/3

PL-00-529 Warszawa

Other information

—

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

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

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4460 — ABN AMRO/Carlson/T.G.I. Friday's)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/03)

On 21 February 2007, 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:

—

from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4460. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4509 — Philips/PLI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/04)

On 29 January 2007, 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:

—

from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4509. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/4

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4178 — MAN Ferrostaal/Eurotecnica Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/05)

On 31 January 2007, 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:

—

from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4178. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 February 2007

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

(2007/C 52/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 147 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 104(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Under Council Decision 2005/C 252/01 of 24 September 2004 renewing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee (2)(hereinafter the Committee), the term of office of the members expires on 30 April 2007.

(2)

Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 sets out different requirements for the nomination of representatives and their alternates from those laid down in Article 49(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down provisions on the Structural Funds (3), therefore, the composition of the Committee should be respectively adjusted.

(3)

It is however appropriate that the Committee continues to carry out its tasks under its present set up till the end of the 2000-2006 programming period and the new set-up becomes operational only as from 1 January 2007.

(4)

Pending nomination of a representative and/or an alternate member for one of the categories referred to in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 by Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom, already nominated representatives and alternate members for the Committee should nevertheless be appointed in view of the start of the 2007-2013 programming period.

(5)

The members and alternate members of the Committee should therefore be appointed for a period of three years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.

Article 2

The Council Decision of 24 September 2004 is repealed from 31 December 2006.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007

For the Council

The President

A. SCHAVAN

(1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

(2)  OJ C 252, 12.10.2005, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3).

ANNEX

Member State

Representing

Member

Name

Belgium

Government

Member

Mr Guy DESMEDT

Government

Alternate

Mr Louis VERVLOET

Employers

Member

Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN

Employers

Alternate

Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Hervé DECUYPER

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA

Bulgaria

Government

Member

Mr Krassimir POPOV

Government

Alternate

Ms Bilyana RAEVA

Employers

Member

Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV

Employers

Alternate

Mr Evgenii EVGENIEV

Trade Union

Member

Mr Dimitar MANOLOV

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Plamen DIMITROV

Czech Republic

Government

Member

Ms Iva ŠOLCOVÁ

Government

Alternate

Ms Markéta PĚCHOUČKOVÁ

Employers

Member

Mr Jiří SVOBODA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Miloslav ŠOLC

Trade Union

Member

Mr Pavel JANÍČKO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ

Denmark

Government

Member

Mr Preben GREGERSEN

Government

Alternate

Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD

Employers

Member

Mr Henning GADE

Employers

Alternate

Mr Per HERSBY

Trade Union

Member

Mr Klaus FARNOV

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Lisbeth WILSTER

Germany

Government

Member

Mr Günter WINKLER

Government

Alternate

Ms Inken KLASSEN

Employers

Member

Ms Alexandra-Friederike Prinzessin zu SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH

Employers

Alternate

Ms Ilka HOUBEN

Trade Union

Member

Ms Inge KAUFMANN

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Hans-Detlev KÜLLER

Estonia

Government

Member

Mr Margus HAIDAK

Government

Alternate

Ms Kristi SUUR

Employers

Member

Ms Aire MILL

Employers

Alternate

Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON

Trade Union

Member

Ms Liina CARR

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Mare VIIES

Ireland

Government

Member

Mr Vincent LANDERS

Government

Alternate

Mr Tom WHELAN

Employers

Member

Ms Heidi LOUGHEED

Employers

Alternate

Mr Arthur FORBES

Trade Union

Member

Mr Dan MURPHY

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Noirin GREENE

Greece

Government

Member

Mr George ZERVOS

Government

Alternate

Ms Chrisoula ΒRAVOU

Employers

Member

Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU

Employers

Alternate

Ms Ekatarerini DASKALAKI

Trade Union

Member

Ms Efthimia IONNIDOU

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Michail BAXEVANIS

Spain

Government

Member

Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN

Government

Alternate

Mr David GARCÍA LÓPEZ

Employers

Member

Mr Roberto SUÁREZ SANTOS

Employers

Alternate

Ms Patricia CIREZ

Trade Union

Member

Mr Luis GALIANO RÁBAGO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA

France

Government

Member

Mr Bertrand GAUDIN

Government

Alternate

Mr Henri NGUYEN

Employers

Member

Mr Christophe CORIOU

Employers

Alternate

Mr Gaëtan BEZIER

Trade Union

Member

Ms Huguette BRUNEL

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Marie-France BOUTROUE

Italy

Government

Member

Ms Vera MARINCIONI

Government

Alternate

Ms Alessandra TOMAI

Employers

Member

Mr Bruno SCAZZOCCHIO

Employers

Alternate

Ms Silvia CIUFFINI

Trade Union

Member

Mr Roberto PETTENELLO

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Milena MICHELETTI

Cyprus

Government

Member

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU

Government

Alternate

Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU

Employers

Member

Mr Giorgos PANTELIDES

Employers

Alternate

Mr Emilios MICHAEL

Trade Union

Member

Mr Andreas MATSAS

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Nicos GREGORIOU

Latvia

Government

Member

Ms Inta GEIBA

Government

Alternate

Ms Kristīne DORTĀNE

Employers

Member

Ms Kristīne DOLGIHA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Mārcis DZELME

Trade Union

Member

Ms Linda ROMELE

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Liene LIEKNA

Lithuania

Government

Member

Ms Ana STANKAITIENĖ

Government

Alternate

Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ

Employers

Member

Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS

Employers

Alternate

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS

Trade Union

Member

Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ

Luxembourg

Government

Member

Mr Jeannot BERG

Government

Alternate

Ms Maryse FISCH

Employers

Member

Mr Romain LANNERS

Employers

Alternate

Mr François ENGELS

Trade Union

Member

Mr Nico CLEMENT

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Viviane GOERGEN

Hungary

Government

Member

Ms Renáta TÓTH

Government

Alternate

Ms Ágnes GERZSÉNYI

Employers

Member

Mr Ákos NÉMETH

Employers

Alternate

Mr László KRIZSÁN

Trade Union

Member

Ms Erzsébet HANTI

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr László KOZÁK

Malta

Government

Member

Ms Alison MIZZI 

Government

Alternate

Ms Helga DEPASQUALE

Employers

Member

Mr Joe FARRUGIA

Employers

Alternate

Mr Vincent FARRUGIA

Trade Union

Member

Mr Willam PORTELLI

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Geitu MERCIECA

Netherlands

Government

Member

Mr Robert WESTER

Government

Alternate

Ms Korrie LOUWES

Employers

Member

Mr Hans KOOLE

Employers

Alternate

 

Trade Union

Member

Mr A. PLOEGMAKERS

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr T. VAN DIJK

Austria

Government

Member

Mr Michael FÖRSCHNER

Government

Alternate

Ms Ulrike REBHANDL

Employers

Member

Ms Margit KREUZHUBER

Employers

Alternate

Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL

Trade Union

Member

Mr Franz FRIEHS

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Silvia HOFBAUER

Poland

Government

Member

Mr Pawel CHORAZY

Government

Alternate

Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI

Employers

Member

Mr Leszek KARWOWSKI

Employers

Alternate

Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI

Trade Union

Member

Ms Agata BARANOWSKA GRYCUK

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Andrzej NIDERLA

Portugal

Government

Member

Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA

Government

Alternate

Mr Luís COSTA

Employers

Member

Ms Clara GUERREIRO

Employers

Alternate

Mr António ABRANTES

Trade Union

Member

Ms Catarina MACHADO MORAIS de OLIVEIRA

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr António Luís FERREIRA CORREIA

Romania

Government

Member

Ms Cristina IOVA

Government

Alternate

Ms Cristina ZORLIN

Employers

Member

Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU

Employers

Alternate

Mr Doru Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Trade Union

Member

 

Trade Union

Alternate

 

Slovenia

Government

Member

Mr Gorazd JENKO

Government

Alternate

Ms Urška KOVAČ ZLOBKO

Employers

Member

Ms Janja MEGLIČ

Employers

Alternate

Ms Grit ACKERMANN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Jure SNOJ

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Stane KOŠIR

Slovakia

Government

Member

Ms Mária KOMPIŠOVÁ

Government

Alternate

Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ

Employers

Member

Mr Peter REINER

Employers

Alternate

Mr Juraj BORGULA

Trade Union

Member

Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Milan BUŠO

Finland

Government

Member

Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA

Government

Alternate

Ms Merja NIEMI

Employers

Member

Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN

Employers

Alternate

Ms Riitta WÄRN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Auli KORHONEN

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Tom HOLMROOS

Sweden

Government

Member

Ms Mari MILD

Government

Alternate

Mr Johannes WIKMAN

Employers

Member

Mr Kent BRORSSON

Employers

Alternate

Mr Gunnar ANDERZON

Trade Union

Member

Ms Charlotta KRAFFT

Trade Union

Alternate

Ms Sofia ARKELID

United Kingdom

Government

Member

Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE

Government

Alternate

Mr Ken LAMBERT

Employers

Member

Mr Martin MORTON

Employers

Alternate

Mr Thomas MORAN

Trade Union

Member

Mr Alan MANNING

Trade Union

Alternate

Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH

Commission

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/11

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 March 2007

(2007/C 52/07)

1 euro=

 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3100

JPY

Japanese yen

152,69

DKK

Danish krone

7,4483

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67965

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2785

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6040

ISK

Iceland króna

88,88

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1615

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5794

CZK

Czech koruna

28,176

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

253,25

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7078

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8976

RON

Romanian leu

3,3855

SKK

Slovak koruna

34,383

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8800

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6951

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5434

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2372

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9270

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0020

KRW

South Korean won

1 241,03

ZAR

South African rand

9,6820

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,1414

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3393

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 078,20

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6027

PHP

Philippine peso

63,699

RUB

Russian rouble

34,3930

THB

Thai baht

42,597

(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/12

Winding-up proceedings

Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of Eurolife Assurance (International) Limited

Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2001 on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings.

(2007/C 52/08)

Insurance undertaking

Eurolife Assurance (International) Limited

Eurolife Building

1 Corral Road

Gibraltar

Date, entry into force and nature of the decision

23 August 2006

Entry into force: 23 August 2006

Opening of winding-up proceedings

Competent authorities

Supreme Court of Gibraltar

Chancery Jurisdiction

277 Main Street

Gibraltar

Supervisory authority

Financial Services Commission

Suite 943

Europort

Gibraltar

Liquidator appointed

Frederick White

Grant Thornton (Gibraltar) Limited

6A Queensway

Gibraltar

Richard Simms

FA Simms & Partners Plc

Sovereign House

212-214 Shaftsbury Avenue

London WC2H 8HQ

United Kingdom

Applicable law

Gibraltar

Section 235, Companies Ordinance, 1930

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/13

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)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/09)

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Operating licences granted

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

MK Airlines Ltd

Landhurst

Hartfield

Essex TN7 4DL

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

22.8.2006

Flyjet Ltd

City Point

1 Ropenmaker Street

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

5.10.2006

Ocean Sky (UK) Ltd

Building 100

Beverley Road Nottingham

East Midlands Airport

Derby

East Midlands DE74 2SA

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

22.12.2006

Category B:   Operating licences including 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

Gregg Air UK Ltd

The Farmhouse

Oxford Airport

Kindlington

Oxfordshire OX2 1QT

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

4.8.2006

EBJ Operations Ltd

55 Gower Street

London WC1E 6HQ

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

17.8.2006

3GRCOMM Ltd

Crest House, Little Birch

Hereford HR2 8BB

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

29.9.2006

Hangar 8 Ltd

Building 2

Oxford Airport

Oxford OX5 1RA

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

30.11.2006

Markoss Aviation UK Ltd

The Jet Centre

Hangar 527

Biggin Hill Airport

Kent TN16 3BN

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

30.11.2006

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

Air Cordial Ltd

Building 308

Ground Floor Room 3

World Freight Terminal

Manchester Airport

Manchester M90 5PZ

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

31.7.2006

Flyjet Ltd

City Point

1 Ropemaker Street

London EC2Y 9AW

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

5.10.2006

Emerald Airways Ltd

South Terminal

Speke Hall Avenue

Liverpool Airport

Liverpool Merseyside L24 1YW

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

12.10.2006

Air Atlanta Europe Ltd

Ashdown House

Gatwick Airport

Crawley

West Sussex RH10 0JH

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

8.11.2006

Category B:   Operating licences including 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

Albion Aviation Ltd

Building 526

Churchill way

Biggin Hill Airport

Biggin Hill Kent TN16 3BN

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

29.9.2006

Markoss Aviation Ltd

The Jet Centre

Churchill way

Biggin Hill Airport

Biggin Hill Kent TN16 3BN

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

30.11.2006

Change of name of license holder

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

New name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective since

XL Airways UK Ltd (ex Excel Airways Ltd)

Explorer House

Fleming Way

Crawley

West Sussex RH10 9EA

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

6.12.2006

Category B:   Operating licences including the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

New name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective since

Air Executive Ltd (ex Gregg Air UK Ltd)

The Farmhouse

Oxford Airport

Kindlington

OXS 1QT

United Kingdom

passengers, mail, cargo

29.8.2006

(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/16

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

(2007/C 52/10)

1.

As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community and in Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 (2) on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping and countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping/subsidisation and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (3) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 and with Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997.

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Polyester textured filament yarn (PTY)

India

Anti-dumping duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 2093/2002 (OJ L 323, 28.11.2002, p. 1)

29.11.2007

Polyester textured filament yarn (PTY)

India

Countervailing duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 2094/2002 (OJ L 323, 28.11.2002, p. 21)

29.11.2007

(1)  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).

(2)  OJ L 288, 21.10.97, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(3)  Telefax: (32-2) 295 65 05.

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/18

Communication from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/11)

1.

Pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/WE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and Article 11(2) of the Geological and Mining Law Act of 4 February 1994 (1), the Minister for the Environment hereby invites all interested parties to submit applications for authorisations for hydrocarbon prospecting and exploration, hereinafter referred to as ‘mining usufruct rights’.

2.

The subject of the tender is the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits in the areas (blocks) not covered by concessions, listed in the table published in the Official Journal of the European Union  (2) and on the website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment (www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english). The above areas comprise the following blocks:

No

Name

Location (block No)

1.

Karwia

9

2.

Raduszka

45, 65

3.

Frombork

52

4.

Rybice

62

5.

Lewice

63

6.

Bardy

64, 44

7.

Kaleń

82, 83

8.

Rymań

83, 84

9.

Barwice

85

10.

Bobolice

86

11.

Podgrodzie

101

12.

Police

102

13.

Sucha

104

14.

Czaplinek

105

15.

Moryń

161

16.

Lipiany

162

17.

Barlinek

163

18.

Cybinka

202, 222

19.

Torzym

203, 223

20.

Laski

222, 223

21.

Krępa

224

22.

Trójkąt

226

23.

Turek

229

24.

Kolsko

244

25.

Gola

245

26.

Kłoda

246

27.

Czatkowice

247, 267, 268, 287, 288

28.

Kalisz

249

29.

Dobra

250

30.

Klucze

265

31.

Sarnowa

266

32.

Warta

270

33.

Oleszyce

379

34.

Proszowice

393

35.

Koszyce

394, 395

36.

Golemki

395, 415

37.

Horyniec

399

38.

Wieliczka

413

39.

Skrzydlna

413

40.

Skołoszyn

414, 415

41.

Błażowa

416, 417

42.

Szczecinek

106

43.

Człuchów

107

The geographical coordinates of the areas that are the subject of the tender may be found on the website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment and in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’.

3.

Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights may cover an area no smaller than that stipulated in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’, but no greater than 1 200 km2.

4.

Mining usufruct rights shall be granted to the successful bidder for the duration of the concession for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits.

5.

Proposals for the establishment of mining usufruct rights must be delivered to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12 noon CET, on the last day of the 91-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of the communication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

6.

The tender committee shall evaluate the proposals received on the basis of the following criteria:

a.

Scope and technology proposed for conducting geological work (60 %),

b.

Technical and financial capacities of the bidder (30 %),

c.

Fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %).

The above criteria are described in more detail in the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’.

7.

The proposals shall be opened in public at the central office of the Ministry of the Environment at 12 noon CET, on the fourteenth working day after the expiry of the deadline for the submission of proposals. The tender shall be finalised within a period of six months after the completion of the tender submission stage. Bidders shall receive written notification of the outcome of the tender.

8.

To obtain a copy of the ‘Detailed conditions of the tender for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights for the exploration and prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in selected concession areas’ a written application should be submitted to the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment. The conditions of the tender contain, among other things:

a.

Definition of the subject of the tender;

b.

Requirements with regard to the content of the proposal;

c.

Requirements that must be fulfilled by bidders;

d.

Information about documents to be submitted by bidders to confirm that they fulfill the necessary requirements, including an extract from the Register of Entrepreneurs;

e.

Objective proposal evaluation criteria;

f.

Definition of the location and deadlines for the submission and opening of proposals;

g.

Information about the appeals procedures available to bidders during the course of the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights;

h.

Model contract for the establishment of mining usufruct rights.

9.

The rules for tenders for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights were established on the basis of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 21 June 2005concerning the tender procedure for the acquisition of mining usufruct rights  (3), which transposes the provisions of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

10.

Proposals shall be submitted in Polish.

11.

The successful bidder shall sign a contract for mining usufruct with the State Treasury, represented by the Minister for the Environment, and shall subsequently apply to the Minister for the Environment to obtain a concession for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits.

12.

The enterprise in question must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession in order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland.

13.

Tender proposals and requests for the Detailed Conditions shall be sent to:

Ministry of the Environment

Department of Geology and Geological Concessions

ul. Wawelska 52/54, room 149

PL-00-922 Warsaw

14.

Information may be obtained from:

—

Website of the Department of Geology and Geological Concessions of the Ministry of the Environment:

—

www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg

—

www.mos.gov.pl/dgikg/english

—

Marta Wągrodzka

Specialist, Negotiations and Promotions

Ministry of the Environment

ul. Wawelska 52/54

PL-00-922 Warsaw

Tel: (48-22) 57 92 504

fax: (48-22) 57 92 460

e-mail: Marta.Wagrodzka@mos.gov.pl

(1)  Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 228, point 1947.

(2)  JO C 98 du 26.4.2006, p. 22.

(3)  Official Journal Dz.U. 2005, No 135, point 1131.

7.3.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4500 — Nemak/TK Aluminum ‘A’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 52/12)

1.

On 28 February 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de C.V. (‘Nemak’, Mexico) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of parts of the undertaking TK Aluminum Ltd. (together TK Aluminum ‘A’, Bermuda) by way of purchase of shares and purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Nemak: active in the automotive components industry,

—

for TK Aluminum ‘A’: active in the manufacture and supply of cylinder heads, transmission components and other castings.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4500 — Nemak/TK Aluminum ‘A’, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.