19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/1

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 165/01)

Date of adoption of the decision	22.3.2007
Reference number of the aid	N 572/06
Member State	Austria
Region	Steiermark
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Richtlinie für die Steirische Wirtschaftsförderung
Legal basis	Steiermärkisches Wirtschaftsförderungsgesetz
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Research and development, Environmental protection, Restructuring of firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Direct grant, Guarantee
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 100 million; Overall budget: EUR 700 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration	until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (SFG) Nikolaiplatz 2 A-8020 Graz
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/

Date of adoption of the decision	4.6.2007
Reference number of the aid	N 243/07
Member State	Germany
Region	Hamburg
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Filmförderung Hamburg — Verlängerung der Beihilferegelung N 411/04
Legal basis	Beschluss der Bürgschaft über die Feststellung des Haushaltsplanes/Richtlinien für Filmförderung der Filmförderung Hamburg GmbH
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Reimbursable grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 8,5 million; Overall budget: EUR 21,25 million
Intensity	80 %
Duration	1.7.2007-31.12.2009
Economic sectors	Recreational, cultural sporting activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Filmförderung Hamburg GmbH
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/

Date of adoption of the decision	4.6.2007
Reference number of the aid	N 248/07
Member State	Germany
Region	Bayern
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Filmförderung Bayern — Verlängerung der Beihilferegelung N 411/04
Legal basis	Haushaltsgesetz des Freistaates Bayern
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Reimbursable grant, Direct grant, Interest subsidy
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 12,2 million; Overall budget: EUR 30,5 million
Intensity	70 %
Duration	1.7.2007-31.12.2009
Economic sectors	Recreational, cultural sporting activities
Name and address of the granting authority	FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH
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/

Date of adoption of the decision	4.6.2007
Reference number of the aid	N 250/07
Member State	Germany
Region	Schleswig-Holstein
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein — Verlängerung der Beihilferegelung N 411/04
Legal basis	Förderrichtlinien der kulturellen Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein e.V.
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Culture
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 0,2 million; Overall budget: EUR 0,5 million
Intensity	50 %
Duration	1.7.2007-31.12.2009
Economic sectors	Recreational, cultural sporting activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Verein kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein e.V.
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/

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/4

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Euro exchange rates (1)

18 July 2007

(2007/C 165/02)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3779
JPY	Japanese yen	168,3
DKK	Danish krone	7,4412
GBP	Pound sterling	0,672
SEK	Swedish krona	9,172
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6572
ISK	Iceland króna	82,31
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,9225
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5842
CZK	Czech koruna	28,248
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	245,93
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6969
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,7593
RON	Romanian leu	3,1281
SKK	Slovak koruna	33,157
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7608
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5702
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4417
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,7766
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7405
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0931
KRW	South Korean won	1 262,43
ZAR	South African rand	9,6112
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,4224
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,2885
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 538,89
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,7565
PHP	Philippine peso	62,35
RUB	Russian rouble	35,082
THB	Thai baht	41,668

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/5

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Communication from the Commission in accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and the EAFRD

(2007/C 165/03)

(1)	The Commission has renewed the term of office of two members of the Conciliation Body for a period of one year from 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008: — Mr Michael C. DOWLING (Chair of the Body), — Mr José Luis SAENZ GARCIA-BAQUERO (member of the Body),

(2)	The Commission has appointed Mr Robert BURIAN (AT), currently a substitute member, as a member of the Conciliation Body. His term of office will run from 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2010.

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/6

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

(2007/C 165/04)

XA Number: XA 23/07

Member State: Slovenia

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Sofinanciranje zavarovalnih premij za zavarovanje kmetijske proizvodnje za leto 2007

Legal basis: Uredba o sofinanciranju zavarovalnih premij za zavarovanje kmetijske proizvodnje za leto 2007 (Uradni list RS 138/2006)

Annual expenditure planned/overall amount of individual aid granted to company: The expenditure planned for 2007 totals EUR 5 633 450

Maximum aid intensity: The co-financing covers 40 % of the expenditure on insurance premiums to insure agricultural crops against damage from hail, fire, lightning, late frost, hurricane and flood. As regards insurance against the risks of destruction, slaughter on the orders of a veterinary surgeon and economic slaughter on account of disease, the co-financing of insurance premiums is determined in absolute terms per species and category of animal and may not be more than 50 % of the justified expenditure on insurance premiums

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid may be granted up to 31 December 2007

Objective of aid: The aid is in accordance with Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) 70/2001 (1) — Aid towards the payment of insurance premiums.

The purpose of paying a proportion of the expenditure on insurance premiums is to encourage agricultural producers to insure themselves against potential losses due to natural hazards or adverse weather conditions, as well as losses due to disease in animals, whilst taking responsibility for reducing risk in the area of arable and livestock farming

Sectors: Agriculture — arable and livestock farming

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano

Dunajska 58

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Agencija RS za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja

Dunajska 160

SLO-1000 Ljubljana

Website address: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/ulonline.jsp?urlid=2006138&dhid=86719

Other information: —

XA Number: XA 24/07

Member State: Finland

Region: Regions affected by adverse weather conditions in 2006

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid to agricultural enterprises affected by adverse weather conditions in 2006

Legal basis: Laki satovahinkojen korvaamisesta (1214/2000)

Valtioneuvoston asetus satovahinkojen korvaamisesta (270/2003)

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön asetus satovahinkojen korvaamisesta (364/2003)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: In 2006 the annual expenditure planned for culture-specific crop failure compensation is EUR 4,75 million

Maximum Aid intensity: Compensation is paid under Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 only if at least one-third of a given farmer's harvest of each eligible crop is destroyed. The compensation is limited to 90 % of the losses exceeding the farmer's own contribution i.e. 30 % of the volume of the standard harvest. Also for each individual crop eligible for aid, the farmer's own contribution is at least 30 % of total losses. In comparing harvest levels the standard harvest is the average harvest of the five years preceding the year in which the losses took place, excluding the highest and lowest entry relative to the other harvest years. The value of the loss is then calculated individually for each farmer on the basis of this background information. The method of calculation therefore complies with Article 11(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

The value of the harvest to be compensated is calculated on the basis of the market prices for previous harvest years and the market price for the year in which the losses took place; the latter market price is set by the advisory committee for harvest losses on the basis of available market price information.

The maximum amount of loss eligible for aid must be reduced by any amount received under insurance schemes and any other costs and losses than those resulting from the adverse weather conditions

Date of implementation: The aid scheme will not enter into force before 28 March 2007. The first possible payment date is 5 April 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The aid is paid for damages occurring in 2006

Objective of aid: Aid to agricultural and horticultural enterprises affected by adverse weather conditions (Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sectors(s) concerned: The total area covered by the aid scheme is 63 000 ha. A total of 32 different crops have been damaged. The farmer's own contribution towards the damages caused to the harvest and the value thereof is at least 30 %

Name and address of the granting authority:

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö

PL 30

FIN-00023 Valtioneuvosto

Internet address: www.mmm.fi, www.finlex.fi

Other information: —

Aid number: XA 25/07

Member State: France

Region: local/regional authorities

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Programme for setting up and developing local initiatives

Legal basis:

—	Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (2)

—	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 (3)

—	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, Article 15

—	Articles R 343-34 et seq of the Rural Code

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 7 000 000

Maximum aid intensity:

—	Technical/economic support for young farmers: up to 80 % of expenditure incurred subject to a limit of EUR 1 500 a year per farmer, all financing taken together (State and local/regional authorities), aid being possible during the first five years of setting up.

—	Defrayment of diagnosis costs: up to 80 % of expenditure incurred subject to a limit of EUR 1 500, all financing taken together (State and local/regional authorities).

—	Aid for training: EUR 60 a day, may be granted by the State for 100 days and supplemented by the same amount from a local/regional authority, up to the limit of expenditure incurred.

—	Payment for the course on increasing professionalism: corresponding to the hourly amount set for vocational training (the minimum monthly rate set by the Employment Code is EUR 652,02 as at 1 December 2006).

—	Promotion and communication measures: 100 % intensity rate

Date of implementation: In 2007, from when this exemption sheet appears in the Official Journal of the European Union

Duration of scheme or individual aid: until December 2013

Objective of aid:

I.   Aid for advice

Young farmers setting up are of diverse origin. Among them, young people not from a farming background, those setting up on a holding away from their family, and farmers' children whose holding does not enable them to set up under satisfactory economic conditions have more difficulty in achieving a professional project. It is therefore necessary to implement measures in favour of this specific target group.

Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 concerns in particular covering part of the costs of technical support provided by an agricultural organisation or a producer group (experts' or advisers' fees).

This aid will be granted to young farmers during the first five years of setting up and can be financed by the State and local/regional authorities.

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Technical/economic support for young farmers: In order to ensure the viability of setting up, the professionalism of young farmers in carrying out their personal projects should be reinforced. This can take the form of technical/economic monitoring. This provision is intended particularly for innovative projects, projects to establish holdings, projects based on diversification or involving major modernisation. Where setting up is being done in the form of a company, the monitoring may include a module on work organisation and professional relations.

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Defrayment of diagnosis costs: The aid may relate to diagnosis in respect of the holding to be given up or taken over, or a market study for specific types of production or production for direct sale (organic, for example). The aid is paid to the service provider under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 once the relevant administrative authority has established that setting up has taken place or when, after setting up, the young farmer redirects production. Diagnosis is also necessary to facilitate the process of transfer and setting up; where appropriate, the result of the diagnosis accompanies entry of the transferor in the departure/setting up list if the diagnosis is requested by the transferor. In that case, the transferor receives the aid.

II.   Aid for training

Aid for training may be financed by the State and local/regional authorities either with a view to preparing for setting up or after setting up to supplement the young farmer's initial training. It concerns helping the young person to follow a training course.

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Aid for training is granted to young people who set up and who need to follow supplementary training appropriate to their project, or who undertake to progressively obtain a level IV qualification (in accordance with the provisions of the human resources development project). The purpose of the aid is to enable the recipient to be replaced on the holding in order to follow further training for five years, or three years in the case of acquiring the professional skill to qualify for setting up aid.

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Payment for the course on increasing a young person's professionalism is the aid provided for in respect of a period spent being mentored by a farmer who plans to give up farming. A young person is considered to be a disadvantaged worker within the meaning of Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 (4) in the sense that, in the absence of mentoring, that young farmer, particularly if not from a farming background, ‘has difficulty entering the labour market without assistance’ (cf. Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002). The aid is intended to provide a young person, considered to be a disadvantaged worker within the meaning of Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002, with technical and economic advice and with general training on running a holding, in order to sustain employment in a viable enterprise which could be split up if nobody took it over. The mentor is thus provided with an incentive to transfer the holding to the young person. The aid is paid by the State or the local/regional authority to the young person undergoing training for 3-12 months. That period may be extended if necessary in order to complete the young person's training. During the mentoring period, the young person's status is that of a vocational trainee. This measure may also be implemented for the benefit of a young person who wishes to be mentored by an associate farmer with a view to integrating an existing agricultural company. The training course and its progress will be monitored by the CFPPA (agricultural vocational training and promotion centre) or the ADASEA (departmental association for improving the structure of agricultural holdings) in the department where the holding is based and/or by an approved regional centre. The mentoring training course may count for the total duration of the professionalism course which the young person must complete before setting up.

III.   Promotion and communication measures

Professional agricultural organisations, the ADASEAs or other structures undertake work with education and training establishment students (young people from vocational secondary schools or elsewhere) in the form of studies, communication measures (brochures, press articles, talks at schools, information points on setting up and transfer, etc.), promotion measures centred on the occupation of farmer.

The above-mentioned organisations also carry out expert evaluation work in the form of pinpointing holdings which will become vacant over the coming years and they play an advisory role by organising, in rural municipalities, meetings to inform and raise awareness among older farmers so as to encourage them to choose to transfer to young people who are looking for a holding to take over. An observatory may group together at regional level the monitoring of these expert evaluation and advisory operations.

In order to fulfil these tasks successfully, subject to the conditions of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 the State contributes towards financing them. To that end, an annual budget is divided among the regions.

There may be an additional financial contribution from local/regional authorities in order to successfully implement specific measures.

These measures are implemented within the framework of departmental or regional agreements under prefects' authority and are paid for on receipt of an annual report on the work carried out

Sector(s) concerned: all agriculture

Name and address of the granting authority:

Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche

78, rue de Varenne

F-75349 Paris 07 SP

Web address: www.agriculture.gouv.fr (Once the programme for setting up and developing local initiatives has been approved, a factsheet will be made available online providing information specifically on setting up in agriculture.)

Other information: Continuation of the measures already approved under the previous programme for setting up and developing local initiatives (scheme N 184/03 approved by the Commission on 9.7.2003)

XA Number: XA 27/07

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Wales

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Wales Catchment Sensitive Farming Project

Legal basis: Agriculture Act 1986 (Section 1(1)(C)) to be read in conjunction with Government of Wales Act 1998 (Sections 40 and 85)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Planned annual expenditure (GBP'000)

2007: GBP 422,700

2008: GBP 50,000

Total: GBP 472,700

Maximum aid intensity: The scheme consists of two measures

Date of implementation: The scheme will start on 1 April 2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The scheme will begin on 1 April 2007.

It will close on the 31 December 2007.

The last payment will be made 31 March 2008

Objective of aid: Enviromental protection

Establish and run a project to promote catchment sensitive farming to safeguard the water environment. The project will be run in two areas covering 80 farms.

It includes consultancy to identify potential pollution hazards and mitigation requirements. Such aid will be granted in line with Article 15 of Regulation 1857/2006 and the eligible expenses will be consultancy services.

Grants will also be paid for eligible capital works that enhance the water environment. Such aid will be granted in line with Article 4 of Regulation 1857/2006 and the eligible expenses will be for:

the construction, acquisition or improvement of immovable property and

the purchase or lease-purchase of new machinery and equipment, including computer software up to the market value of the asset; other costs connected with a leasing contract (Tax, lessor's margin, interest refinancing costs, overheads, insurance charges, wtc.) are not eligible expenditure.

The above items will only constitute eligible expenditure where they will significantly mitigate pollution risks. Expenditure on second hand machinery is not eligible

The wider project also includes water quality monitoring, catchment modelling, and assessment of farmer attitudes, uptake of measures and evaluation of project effectiveness

Sector(s) concerned: The scheme applies to production of agricultural products. The scheme seeks to mitigate the effects of agricultural production on the water environment and aid will be available to all viable agricultural holdings within the two project areas irrespective of enterprise type. One area is an upland livestock farming area (mainly beef and sheep). The other is in a lowland area where dairying and livestock (beef and sheep) predominate

Name and address of the granting authority:

Welsh Assembly Government

Cathays Park (CP2)

Cardiff CF10 3NQ

United Kingdom

Contact: M P Samuel (Room 1-097)

The statutory body responsible for the scheme is: —

The organisation operating the scheme is: —

Web-Address: http://new.wales.gov.uk/docrepos/40371/403823112/4038213/1304878/CSF-agristateaid?lang=en

Alternatively details can be found on the Defra website.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other information: Further and more detailed information relating to eligibility and rules for the scheme can be found in the web links above

An application to fund part of the project using Objective 1 funds has been made under Objective 1 Priority 5 Measure 7

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Neil Marr

Agricultural State Aid

Defra

8B 9 Millbank

c/o 17 Smith Square

London SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom

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(1)  OJ L 358, 16.12.2006, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15.

(4)  OJ L 337, 13.12.2002, p. 3.

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/11

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products

(2007/C 165/05)

Aid No: XA 125/06

Member State: Netherlands

Region: Provincie Limburg

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Verplaatsing melkveehouderij Houben in Zuid- Limburg (Relocation of Houben dairy farm in South Limburg)

Legal basis: Algemene Subsidieverordening 2004

Subsidieregels voorbereidingskosten verplaatsing melkveehouderijen Zuid-Limburg

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Total once-only contribution by the Province of EUR 100 000 per relocation.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid to the dairy farmer comprises 40 % of the relocation costs up to a maximum of EUR 100 000. The above-mentioned aid amount is equivalent to the aid granted to the farmer if relocation in the public interest provides the farmer with more modern installations and leads to an increase in production capacity. If the installations concerned increase in value and the production capacity increases, the farmer's contribution must at least correspond to 60 % of the increase in the installations' value or to the expenditure connected with the increase. This in accordance with Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2004. The dairy farmer is himself to contribute at least 60 %. Houben dairy farm: estimated costs: EUR 1 612 776.

Date of implementation: The decision to grant subsidy will be issued once the EU has confirmed receipt of this notification.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: From December 2006 to 31 December 2008 inclusive.

Objective of aid: The aid relates to the relocation, in the public interest, of promising dairy farms from areas with planning restrictions in particular but where the presence of dairy farming is crucial for maintaining environmental quality and the landscape. In accordance with the Province's objectives, the relocation of a dairy farm must be oriented towards the quality of the landscape and the environment, and sustainability.

Economic sector(s) concerned: Intensive dairy farms (small and medium-sized enterprises) measuring 75 Dutch size units (NGE) or more and located in areas with more than 2 % gradient in South Limburg are eligible for aid.

Name and address of the granting authority:

Provincie Limburg

Limburglaan 10

Postbus 5700

6202 MA Maastricht

Nederland

Website: www.limburg.nl

XA Number: XA 126/06

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale

Title of Aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside and Heritage Project

Legal basis: The National Heritage Act 1980 set up a fund called the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). The Act has been amended several times, principally by the National Heritage Act 1997 and the National Lottery Act 1993 and 1998.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total project budget over 4 years is GBP 1,1 million including all administrative costs and work on non-agricultural land. The total cost of the physical work that will take place on agricultural land is GBP 145 500.

This can be broken down further on an annual basis by financial year:

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: The Scheme will close on 30 June 2010.

Objective of aid: The objective of the project is to conserve and restore important heritage features in the countryside within the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale area.

The aid will be paid in line with Article 5 of Regulation 1/2004 and the relevant costs will be capital works intended for the conservation of non productive heritage features.

Sector(s) concerned: Agricultural sector — all businesses involved in production.

Web address: http://www.kriv.org.uk/documents/documents/KRIVStateAidExemptionDocument.doc

Scroll down the page and click on the Defra State Aid link on the right hand side.

http://defraweb/farm/policy/state-aid/setup/exist-exempt.htm

Other information: Landowners who are involved in non agricultural businesses will be covered by the National Heritage Memorial fund (NN 11/02) scheme which has been specifically approved by the European Commission.

Signed and dated on behalf of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK competent authority)

Neil Marr

Agricultural State Aid

Defra

8B 9 Millbank

c/o 17 Smith Square

London SW1P 3JR

United Kingdom

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/13

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Notification of evidence of formal Qualifications of specialised doctors and general practitioners

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 165/06)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (1) and particularly Articles 41 and 42(a) therein as well as Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (2), as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3), and particularly Article 21, paragraph 7 therein foresee that Member States shall notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professional title.

As the Netherlands has notified amendments to designations on the list of designations in Annex B and the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC as taken over in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications needs to be modified.

The Annex B of Directive 93/16/EEC as well as Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications for the Netherlands needs to be amended as follows:

(1)

Under Annex B of Directive 93/16/EEC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.2. Evidence of formal qualifications of specialised doctors’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC the bodies awarding the qualifications should read: — ‘Medische Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst’, — ‘Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Commissie (SGRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst’. The list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC as well as the heading ‘5.1.4. Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications need to be amended as follows.

(2)

Under the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.4. Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications the evidence of formal qualifications needs to be amended as follows. The evidence of formal qualifications should read: ‘Certificaat van inschrijving in het register van erkende huisartsen van de Koninklijke Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst (Issued by the Huisarts, Verpleeghuisarts en arts voor verstandelijk gehandicapte Registratie Commissie (HVRC)’.

The relevant tables contained in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC shall, therefore, read as follows:

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(1)  JO L 165 du 7.7.1993, p. 1.

(2)  JO L 255 du 30.9.2005, p. 22.

(3)  JO L 363 du 20.12.2006, p. 141.

(4)  Issued by the Huisarts, Verpleeghuisarts en arts voor verstandelijk gehandicapte Registratie Commissie (HVRC).’

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/18

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Notification of evidence of formal qualifications of practitioners of dentistry

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 165/07)

Council Directive 78/686/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of practitioners of dentistry, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof, and Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications (2), and in particular Article 21(7) thereof, both as last amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC adapting certain Directives in the field of the freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3), provide that Member States must notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field covered by these Directives. The Commission must publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the names adopted by the Member States for the diplomas, certificates and other training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professional title.

Since the Czech Republic has notified changes to the names in the list of the diplomas, certificates and other training qualifications of practitioners of dentistry, the lists of names annexed to Directive 78/686/EEC, as set out in Annex V, heading V.3, point 5.3.3, to Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, should be amended as follows.

Annex B to Directive 78/686/EEC, and Annex V, heading V.3, point 5.3.3, to Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications are amended as follows:

(1)

Under heading ‘1. Orthodontics’ in Annex B to Directive 78/686/EEC, the name for the Czech Republic is as follows:   ‘Diplom o specializaci (v oboru ortodoncie)’ awarded by: ‘1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví’ and under the heading ‘Orthodontics’ in Annex V, heading V.3, item 5.3.3, to Directive 2005/36/EC, the following is inserted between the details for Bulgaria and Denmark: Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Reference date ‘Česká republika Diplom o specializaci (v oboru ortodoncie) 1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví 19 July 2007’

(2)

Under heading ‘2. Oral surgery’ in Annex B to Directive 78/686/EEC, the name for the Czech Republic is as follows:   ‘Diplom o specializaci (v oboru orální a maxilofaciální chirurgie)’ awarded by: ‘1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví’ and under the heading ‘Oral surgery’ in Annex V, heading V.3, item 5.3.3, to Directive 2005/36/EC, the following is inserted between the details for Bulgaria and Denmark: Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Reference date ‘Česká republika Diplom o specializaci (v oboru orální a maxilofaciální chirurgie) 1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví 19 July 2007’

(3)

The tables in item 5.3.3 of Annex V.3 to Directive 2005/36/EC are therefore amended as follows: ‘Orthodontics Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Reference date België/Belgique/Belgien Titre professionnel particulier de dentiste spécialiste en orthodontie/Bijzondere beroepstitel van tandarts specialist in de orthodontie Ministre de la Santé publique/Minister bevoegd voor Volksgezondheid 27 January 2005 България Свидетелство за призната специалност по “Ортодонтия” Факултет по дентална медицина към Медицински университет 1 January 2007 Česká republika Diplom o specializaci (v oboru ortodoncie) 1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví 19 July 2007 Danmark Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som specialtandlæge i ortodonti Sundhedsstyrelsen 28 January 1980 Deutschland Fachzahnärztliche Anerkennung für Kieferorthopädie Landeszahnärztekammer 28 January 1980 Eesti Residentuuri lõputunnistus ortodontia erialal Tartu Ülikool 1 May 2004 Ελλάς Τίτλoς Οδoντιατρικής ειδικότητας της Ορθoδoντικής — Νoμαρχιακή Αυτoδιoίκηση — Νoμαρχία 1 January 1981 España       France Titre de spécialiste en orthodontie Conseil National de l'Ordre des chirurgiens dentistes 28 January 1980 Ireland Certificate of specialist dentist in orthodontics Competent authority recognised for this purpose by the competent minister 28 January 1980 Italia Diploma di specialista in Ortognatodonzia Università 21 May 2005 Κύπρος Πιστοποιητικό Αναγνώρισης του Ειδικού Οδοντιάτρου στην Ορθοδοντική Οδοντιατρικό Συμβούλιο 1 May 2004 Latvija “Sertifikāts” — kompetentas iestādes izsniegts dokuments, kas apliecina, ka persona ir nokārtojusi sertifikācijas eksāmenu ortodontijā Latvijas Ārstu biedrība 1 May 2004 Lietuva Rezidentūros pažymėjimas, nurodantis suteiktą gydytojo ortodonto profesinę kvalifikaciją Universitetas 1 May 2004 Luxembourg       Magyarország Fogszabályozás szakorvosa bizonyítvány Az Egészségügyi, Szociális és Családügyi Minisztérium illetékes testülete 1 May 2004 Malta Ċertifikat ta' speċjalista dentali fl-Ortodonzja Kumitat ta' Approvazzjoni dwar Speċjalisti 1 May 2004 Nederland Bewijs van inschrijving als orthodontist in het Specialistenregister Specialisten Registratie Commissie (SRC) van de Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde 28 January 1980 Österreich       Polska Dyplom uzyskania tytułu specjalisty w dziedzinie ortodoncji Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych 1 May 2004 Portugal       România       Slovenija Potrdilo o opravljenem specialističnem izpitu iz čeljustne in zobne ortopedije 1. Ministrstvo za zdravje 2. Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije 1 May 2004 Slovensko       Suomi/Finland Erikoishammaslääkärin tutkinto, hampaiston oikomishoito/Specialtandläkarexamen, tandreglering — Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet — Oulun yliopisto — Turun yliopisto 1 January 1994 Sverige Bevis om specialistkompetens i tandreglering Socialstyrelsen 1 January 1994 United Kingdom Certificate of Completion of specialist training in orthodontics Competent authority recognised for this purpose 28 January 1980 Oral surgery Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Reference date België/Belgique/Belgien       България Свидетелство за призната специалност по “Орална хирургия” Факултет по дентална медицина към Медицински университет 1January 2007 Česká republika Diplom o specializaci (v oboru orální a maxilofaciální chirurgie) 1. Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví 2. Ministerstvo zdravotnictví 19 July 2007 Danmark Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som specialtandlæge i hospitalsodontologi Sundhedsstyrelsen 28 January 1980 Deutschland Fachzahnärztliche Anerkennung für Oralchirurgie/Mundchirurgie Landeszahnärztekammer 28 January 1980 Eesti       Ελλάς Τίτλoς Οδoντιατρικής ειδικότητας της Γναθoχειρoυργικής (έως τις 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2002) — Νoμαρχιακή Αυτoδιoίκηση — Νoμαρχία 1 January 2003 España       France       Ireland Certificate of specialist dentist in oral surgery Competent authority recognised for this purpose by the competent minister 28 January 1980 Italia Diploma di specialista in Chirurgia orale Università 21 May 2005 Κύπρος Πιστοποιητικό Αναγνώρισης του Ειδικού Οδοντιάτρου στην Στοματική Χειρουργική Οδοντιατρικό Συμβούλιο 1 May 2004 Latvija       Lietuva Rezidentūros pažymėjimas, nurodantis suteiktą burnos chirurgo profesinę kvalifikaciją Universitetas 1 May 2004 Luxembourg       Magyarország Dento-alveoláris sebészet szakorvosa bizonyítvány Az Egészségügyi, Szociális és Családügyi Minisztérium illetékes testülete 1 May 2004 Malta Ċertifikat ta' speċjalista dentali fil-Kirurġija tal-ħalq Kumitat ta' Approvazzjoni dwar Speċjalisti 1 May 2004 Nederland Bewijs van inschrijving als kaakchirurg in het Specialistenregister Specialisten Registratie Commissie (SRC) van de Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde 28 January 1980 Österreich       Polska Dyplom uzyskania tytułu specjalisty w dziedzinie chirurgii stomatologicznej Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych 1 May 2004 Portugal       România       Slovenija Potrdilo o opravljenem specialističnem izpitu iz oralne kirurgije 1. Ministrstvo za zdravje 2. Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije 1 May 2004 Slovensko       Suomi/Finland Erikoishammaslääkärin tutkinto, suu- ja leuka-kirurgia/Specialtandläkarexamen, oral och maxillofacial kirurgi — Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet — Oulun yliopisto — Turun yliopisto 1 January 1994 Sverige Bevis om specialistkompetens i tandsystemets kirurgiska sjukdomar Socialstyrelsen 1 January 1994 United Kingdom Certificate of completion of specialist training in oral surgery Competent authority recognised for this purpose 28 January 1980’

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(1)  OJ L 233, 24.8.1978, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22.

(3)  OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 141.

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/23

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

(2007/C 165/08)

ESO (1)	Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document)	Reference of superseded standard	Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1
CEN	EN ISO 6185-1:2001 Inflatable boats — Part 1: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW (ISO 6185-1:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 6185-2:2001 Inflatable boats — Part 2: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW to 15 kW inclusive (ISO 6185-2:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 6185-3:2001 Inflatable boats — art 3: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 15 kW and greater (ISO 6185-3:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 7840:2004 Small craft — Fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 7840:2004)	EN ISO 7840:1995	Date Expired (31.8.2004)
CEN	EN ISO 8099:2000 Small craft — Toilet waste retention systems (ISO 8099:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 8469:2006 Small craft — Non-fire-resistant fuel hoses (ISO 8469:2006)	EN ISO 8469:1995	Date Expired (31.1.2007)
CEN	EN ISO 8665:2006 Small craft — Marine propulsion reciprocating internal combustion engines — Power measurements and declarations (ISO 8665:2006)	EN ISO 8665:1995	Date Expired (31.12.2006)
CEN	EN ISO 8666:2002 Small craft — Principal data (ISO 8666:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 8847:2004 Small craft — Steering gear — Cable and pulley systems (ISO 8847:2004)	EN 28847:1989	Date Expired (30.11.2004)
	EN ISO 8847:2004/AC:2005
CEN	EN ISO 8849:2003 Small craft — Electrically operated direct-current bilge-pumps (ISO 8849:2003)	EN 28849:1993	Date Expired (30.4.2004)
CEN	EN ISO 9093-1:1997 Small craft — Seacocks and through-hull fittings — Part 1: Metallic (ISO 9093-1:1994)	—
CEN	EN ISO 9093-2:2002 Small craft — Seacocks and through-hull fittings — Part 2: Non-metallic (ISO 9093-2:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 9094-1:2003 Small craft — Fire protection — Part 1: Craft with a hull length of up to and including 15 m (ISO 9094-1:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 9094-2:2002 Small craft — Fire protection — Part 2: Craft with a hull length of over 15 m (ISO 9094-2:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 9097:1994 Small craft — Electric fans (ISO 9097:1991)	—
	EN ISO 9097:1994/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)
CEN	EN ISO 10087:2006 Small craft — Craft identification — Coding system (ISO 10087:2006)	EN ISO 10087:1996	Date Expired (30.9.2006)
CEN	EN ISO 10088:2001 Small craft — Permanently installed fuel systems and fixed fuel tanks (ISO 10088:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10133:2000 Small craft — Electrical systems — Extra-low-voltage d.c. installations (ISO 10133:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10239:2000 Small craft — Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems (ISO 10239:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 10240:2004 Small craft — Owner's manual (ISO 10240:2004)	EN ISO 10240:1996	Date Expired (30.4.2005)
CEN	EN ISO 10592:1995 Small craft — Hydraulic steering systems (ISO 10592:1994)	—
	EN ISO 10592:1995/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)
CEN	EN ISO 11105:1997 Small craft — Ventilation of petrol engine and/or petrol tank compartments (ISO 11105:1997)	—
CEN	EN ISO 11192:2005 Small craft — Graphical symbols (ISO 11192:2005)	—
CEN	EN ISO 11547:1995 Small craft — Start-in-gear protection (ISO 11547:1994)	—
	EN ISO 11547:1995/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)
CEN	EN ISO 11591:2000 Small craft, engine-driven — Field of vision from helm position (ISO 11591:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 11592:2001 Small craft less than 8 m length of hull — Determination of maximum propulsion power rating (ISO 11592:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 11812:2001 Small craft — Watertight cockpits and quick-draining cockpits (ISO 11812:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12215-1:2000 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings — Part 1: Materials: Thermosetting resins, glass-fibre reinforcement, reference laminate (ISO 12215-1:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12215-2:2002 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings — Part 2: Materials: Core materials for sandwich construction, embedded materials (ISO 12215-2:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12215-3:2002 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings — Part 3: Materials: Steel, aluminium alloys, wood, other materials (ISO 12215-3:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12215-4:2002 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings — Part 4: Workshop and manufacturing (ISO 12215-4:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12216:2002 Small craft — Windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights and doors — Strength and watertightness requirements (ISO 12216:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12217-1:2002 Small craft — Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization — Part 1: Non-sailing boats of hull length greater than or equal to 6 m (ISO 12217-1:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12217-2:2002 Small craft — Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization — Part 2: Sailing boats of hull length greater than or equal to 6 m (ISO 12217-2:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 12217-3:2002 Small craft — Stability and buoyancy assessment and categorization — Part 3: Boats of hull length less than 6 m (ISO 12217-3:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 13297:2000 Small craft — Electrical systems — Alternating current installations (ISO 13297:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 13590:2003 Small craft — Personal watercraft — Construction and system installation requirements (ISO 13590:2003)	—
	EN ISO 13590:2003/AC:2004
CEN	EN ISO 13929:2001 Small craft — Steering gear — Geared link systems (ISO 13929:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 14509:2000 Small craft — Measurement of airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft (ISO 14509:2000)	—
	EN ISO 14509:2000/A1:2004	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2005)
CEN	EN ISO 14509-2:2006 Small craft — Airborne sound emitted by powered recreational craft — Part 2: Sound assessment using reference craft (ISO 14509-2:2006)	—
CEN	EN ISO 14895:2003 Small craft — Liquid-fuelled galley stoves (ISO 14895:2000)	—
CEN	EN ISO 14945:2004 Small craft — Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2004)	—
	EN ISO 14945:2004/AC:2005
CEN	EN ISO 14946:2001 Small craft — Maximum load capacity (ISO 14946:2001)	—
	EN ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005
CEN	EN ISO 15083:2003 Small craft — Bilge-pumping systems (ISO 15083:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 15084:2003 Small craft — Anchoring, mooring and towing — Strong points (ISO 15084:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 15085:2003 Small craft — Man-overboard prevention and recovery (ISO 15085:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 15584:2001 Small craft — Inboard petrol engines — Engine-mounted fuel and electrical components (ISO 15584:2001)	—
CEN	EN ISO 15652:2005 Small craft — Remote steering systems for inboard mini jet boats (ISO 15652:2003)	—
CEN	EN ISO 16147:2002 Small craft — Inboard diesel engines — Engine-mounted fuel and electrical components (ISO 16147:2002)	—
CEN	EN ISO 21487:2006 Small craft — Permanently installed petrol and diesel fuel tanks (ISO 21487:2006)	—
CEN	EN 28846:1993 Small craft — Electrical devices — Protection against ignition of surrounding flammable gases (ISO 8846:1990)	—
	EN 28846:1993/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)
CEN	EN 28848:1993 Small craft — Remote steering systems (ISO 8848:1990)	—
	EN 28848:1993/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)
CEN	EN 29775:1993 Small craft — Remote steering systems for single outboard motors of 15 kW to 40 kW power (ISO 9775:1990)	—
	EN 29775:1993/A1:2000	Note 3	Date Expired (31.3.2001)

Note 1

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard (column 3) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note:

—

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and Council (2), amended by the Directive 98/48/EC (3).

—	Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

—	This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/

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(1)  ESO: European Standardisation Organisation:

—	CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 550 08 11; fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cen.eu)

—	CENELEC: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, Tel. (32-2) 519 68 71; fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)

—	ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis, Tel. (33) 492 94 42 00; fax (33) 493 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org)

(2)  OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p.37.

(3)  OJ L 217, 5.8.1998, p. 18.

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19.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/28

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Communication from Ireland pursuant to Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Announcement of 2007 Licensing Round — Porcupine Basin)

(2007/C 165/09)

In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 2(a) of the above mentioned Directive, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources hereby gives notice of a change in regard to areas available for licensing offshore Ireland. Applications are invited for Frontier Exploration Licences in the Porcupine Basin.

An area covering 229 full blocks and 3 part-blocks in the Porcupine Basin has been designated a Frontier Area and has been selected for inclusion in a Petroleum Exploration Licensing Round. Until 18 December 2007, the closing date of the Round, no Exploration Licence or Licensing Option will be issued in respect of any of the blocks in the Round.

Applications may be made for a maximum of three blocks in the north of the basin and for a maximum of six blocks in the south of the basin.

Available blocks in the North of the Porcupine Basin (84 full blocks, 3 part)

25/25, 25/30

26/16, 26/17, 26/18, 26/19, 26/20, 26/21, 26/22, 26/23, 26/24, 26/25, 26/26, 26/27(p), 26/29, 26/30

34/4, 34/5, 34/9, 34/10, 34/14, 34/15, 34/18, 34/19, 34/20, 34/23, 34/24, 34/25, 34/28, 34/29, 34/30

35/1, 35/2(p), 35/3(p), 35/4, 35/5, 35/6, 35/7, 35/10, 35/11, 35/12, 35/13, 35/14, 35/15, 35/16, 35/17, 35/18, 35/19, 35/20, 35/21, 35/22, 35/23, 35/24, 35/25, 35/26, 35/27, 35/28, 35/29, 35/30

36/1, 36/6, 36/11, 36/16, 36/21, 36/22, 36/26, 36/27

43/3, 43/4, 43/5, 43/8, 43/9, 43/10

44/1, 44/2, 44/3, 44/4, 44/5, 44/6, 44/7, 44/8, 44/9, 44/10

45/1, 45/2, 45/6, 45/7.

Available blocks in the South of the Porcupine Basin (145 full blocks)

43/12, 43/13, 43/14, 43/15, 43/17, 43/18, 43/22, 43/23, 43/27, 43/30

44/11, 44/12, 44/13, 44/14, 44/15, 44/16, 44/17, 44/19, 44/20, 44/21, 44/22, 44/25, 44/26, 44/27, 44/28

45/11, 45/12, 45/16, 45/17, 45/21, 45/22, 45/23, 45/24, 45/26, 45/27, 45/28, 45/29, 45/30

52/1, 52/2, 52/3, 52/4, 52/5, 52/6, 52/7, 52/8, 52/9, 52/10, 52/11, 52/12, 52/13, 52/14, 52/15, 52/16, 52/17, 52/18, 52/19, 52/20, 52/21, 52/22, 52/23, 52/24, 52/25, 52/26, 52/27, 52/28, 52/29, 52/30

53/1, 53/2, 53/3, 53/4, 53/5, 53/6, 53/7, 53/8, 53/9, 53/10, 53/11, 53/12, 53/13, 53/14, 53/15, 53/16, 53/17, 53/18, 53/19, 53/20, 53/21, 53/22, 53/23, 53/24, 53/25, 53/26, 53/27, 53/28, 53/29, 53/30

54/1, 54/2, 54/3, 54/4, 54/5, 54/6, 54/7, 54/8, 54/9, 54/10, 54/11, 54/12, 54/13, 54/14, 54/15, 54/16, 54/17, 54/18, 54/19, 54/20, 54/21, 54/22, 54/23, 54/24, 54/26, 54/27, 54/28, 54/29

60/2, 60/3, 60/4, 60/5, 60/8, 60/9, 60/10

61/1, 61/2, 61/3, 61/4, 61/5, 61/6, 61/7, 61/8, 61/9, 61/10

62/1, 62/2.

A map of the area along with the specific requirements and guidelines for applications and for this Licensing Round are available on the following website

http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Natural/Petroleum+Affairs+Division/Porcupine+2007+Frontier+Licensing+Round.htm

or by contacting:

Des Byrne

Petroleum Affairs Division

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Leeson Lane

Dublin 2

Ireland

Email: Des.Byrne@dcmnr.ie

Telephone: (353-1) 678 26 93

Criteria for consideration of applications

In considering an application the Minister will have regard to the need for expeditious, thorough, efficient and safe exploration to identify Ireland's oil and gas resources with due regard to environmental considerations. The Minister will take the following into account having regard to the authorisation applied for:

(a)	the work programme proposed by the applicant;

(b)	the technical competence and offshore experience of the applicant;

(c)	the financial resources available to the applicant; and

(d)	where relevant, previous performance by the applicant under any authorisations to which the applicant has been a party.

Applications should be clearly marked ‘2007 Licensing Round — Porcupine Basin’ on the outside and should be addressed to ‘The Secretary General, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Petroleum Affairs Division, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland’by 12PM (GMT) on Tuesday 18 December 2007.

The receipt of an application will not create an obligation on the part of the Minister to grant a Licence in respect of part or all of the area that is the subject of the application. Decisions on applications will be made by 31 January 2008.

In accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) of the above mentioned Directive, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources hereby gives notice that authorisations will be awarded on the relative strength of the work programmes offered, with particular emphasis on a programme's appropriateness for evaluating hydrocarbon prospectivity and preparing the acreage for exploration drilling.

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