29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 189/01

Date of adoption of the decision

31.5.2011

Reference number of State Aid

N 557/10

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Amendment to the Renewables Obligation Certificates

Legal basis

s 32 Electricity Act 1989 (1989 Chapter 29), as amended by ss 37-40 of the Energy Act 2008 (2008 Chapter 32) Implemented by the Renewables Obligation Order 2009 (No 785) as amended by Renewables Obligation Order 2010 (No 1107) to be amended by Renewables Obligation Order 2011

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Transactions not on market terms

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 7 108 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.3.2021

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

Department of Energy & Climate Change

Renewables Obligation

Floor 4 Area A

3 Whitehall Place

London

SW1A 2AW

UNITED KINGDOM

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

7.3.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32261 (11/N)

Member State

Slovenia

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. („NLB“)

Legal basis

Strateški načrt NLB

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 250 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 7.9.2011

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministrstvo za finance

Župančičeva 3

SI-1000 Ljubljana

SLOVENIJA

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision

22.3.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32470 (11/N)

Member State

Finland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Kiinteä toimintatuki uusiutuvia energialähteitä käyttäville voimaloille

Fast driftstöd till kraftverk som använder förnybara energikällor

Legal basis

Laki uusiutuvilla energialähteillä tuotetun sähkön tuotantotuesta (1396/2010);

Lag om stöd till produktion av el från förnybara energikällor (1396/2010)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 21,35 million

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

Until 1.2.2016

Economic sectors

Energy

Name and address of the granting authority

Energiamarkkinavirasto

Lintulahdenkuja 4

FI-00530 Helsinki

SUOMI/FINLAND

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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision	31.5.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.32986 (11/N)
Member State	Spain
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Prórroga del Régimen temporal de concesión de ayudas en forma de garantía (ayuda de Estado N 68/10) — España
Legal basis	Acuerdo de la Comisión Delegada del Gobierno para Asuntos Económicos sobre el marco nacional transitorio de concesión de garantías públicas para facilitar el acceso a la financiación en el actual contexto de crisis económica y financiera.
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy
Form of aid	Guarantee
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 700 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2011
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Todas las autoridades competentes en España
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/state_aids_texts_en.htm

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/5

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

2011/C 189/02

Document	Part	Date	Title
COM(2011) 153		19.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted by the European Union and its Member States within the Association Council established by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of a Recommendation on the implementation of the EU-Jordan ENP Action Plan
COM(2011) 158		8.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision authorising Sweden to apply a reduced rate of electricity tax to electricity directly provided to vessels at berth in a port (shore-side electricity) in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC
COM(2011) 169		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity
COM(2011) 182		7.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision providing precautionary EU medium-term financial assistance for Romania
COM(2011) 188		11.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted by the European Union, within the EC-Andorra Joint Committee, on the list of customs security provisions to be established under Article 12b(1) of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Principality of Andorra, on the other
COM(2011) 189		12.4.2011	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
COM(2011) 191		11.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 598/2009 on imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America to imports of biodiesel consigned from Canada, whether declared as originating in Canada or not, and extending the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 598/2009 to imports of biodiesel in a blend containing by weight 20 % or less of biodiesel originating in the United States of America, and terminating the investigation in respect of imports consigned from Singapore
COM(2011) 192		11.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 599/2009 on imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America to imports of biodiesel consigned from Canada, whether declared as originating in Canada or not, and extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 599/2009 to imports of biodiesel in a blend containing by weight 20 % or less of biodiesel originating in the United States of America, and terminating the investigation in respect of imports consigned from Singapore
COM(2011) 193		11.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation determining measures on fixing certain aids, refunds and prices related to the single common organisation of agricultural markets
COM(2011) 197		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of melamine originating in the People's Republic of China
COM(2011) 198		12.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of coated fine paper originating in the People’s Republic of China
COM(2011) 201		12.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-subsidy duty on imports of coated fine paper originating in the People's Republic of China
COM(2011) 203		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of zeolite A powder originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina
COM(2011) 207		14.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1292/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating in India
COM(2011) 209		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009
COM(2011) 210		18.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand, and terminating the proceeding on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in Malaysia
COM(2011) 212		14.4.2011	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/031 BE/General Motors Belgium from Belgium)
COM(2011) 215		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection
COM(2011) 216		13.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection with regard to the applicable translation arrangements
COM(2011) 221		20.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs
COM(2011) 223		20.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs
COM(2011) 224		20.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 521/2008 setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
COM(2011) 226		20.4.2011	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework, to address additional financing needs of the ITER project
COM(2011) 227		27.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
COM(2011) 228		27.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
COM(2011) 229		27.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde
COM(2011) 230		26.4.2011	Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on a Union position concerning a Decision of the EU–Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council amending its Rules of Procedure
COM(2011) 231		28.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
COM(2011) 233		18.4.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee
COM(2011) 235		4.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision authorising Romania to introduce a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
COM(2011) 238		2.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America, of the first part, the European Union and its Member States, of the second part, Iceland, of the third part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the fourth part; and on the conclusion of the Ancillary Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the first part, Iceland, of the second part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the third part, on the application of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America, of the first part, the European Union and its Member States, of the second part, Iceland, of the third part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the fourth part
COM(2011) 239		2.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America, of the first part, the European Union and its Member States, of the second part, Iceland, of the third part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the fourth part; and on the signature and provisional application of the Ancillary Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the first part, Iceland, of the second part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the third part, on the application of the Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America, of the first part, the European Union and its Member States, of the second part, Iceland, of the third part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the fourth part
COM(2011) 241		10.5.2011	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
COM(2011) 243		2.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 as regards fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks
COM(2011) 245		5.5.2011	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals
COM(2011) 250		5.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the allocation of funds decommitted from projects under the 9th and previous European Development Funds (EDF) for development cooperation in South Sudan
COM(2011) 251		6.5.2011	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/025 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard from Denmark)
COM(2011) 252		6.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on Air Transport between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Federative Republic of Brazil, of the other part
COM(2011) 253		6.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature of the Agreement on Air Transport between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Federative Republic of Brazil, of the other part
COM(2011) 258		6.5.2011	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/022 DK/LM Glasfiber from Denmark)
COM(2011) 259		18.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands
COM(2011) 261		11.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation terminating the anti-dumping proceeding on imports of polyester staple fibres originating in the People's Republic of China
COM(2011) 262		16.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on a Union position on Decision No 1/2011 of the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part regarding the amendment of Appendix V.A. to Annex IV to the Association Agreement
COM(2011) 265		16.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision extending Decision 2010/371/EU concerning the conclusion of the consultation procedure with the Republic of Madagascar under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
COM(2011) 266		6.5.2011	Joint Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
COM(2011) 267		18.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion by the European Union of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group
COM(2011) 268		10.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU of 7 December 2010 on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland
COM(2011) 269		17.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 7/2010 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products
COM(2011) 270		17.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products
COM(2011) 273		10.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on granting Union financial assistance to Portugal
COM(2011) 277		20.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
COM(2011) 279		18.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing by the European Union of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group
COM(2011) 280		19.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
COM(2011) 281		19.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
COM(2011) 282		20.5.2011	Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)

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29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/11

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 June 2011

2011/C 189/03

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4261
JPY	Japanese yen	115,31
DKK	Danish krone	7,4590
GBP	Pound sterling	0,89420
SEK	Swedish krona	9,2475
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1884
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,8020
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,398
HUF	Hungarian forint	269,73
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7097
PLN	Polish zloty	4,0132
RON	Romanian leu	4,2105
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3461
AUD	Australian dollar	1,3630
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4070
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	11,1042
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7762
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,7718
KRW	South Korean won	1 545,36
ZAR	South African rand	9,7863
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,2272
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3793
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 305,45
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,3507
PHP	Philippine peso	62,098
RUB	Russian rouble	40,2485
THB	Thai baht	44,152
BRL	Brazilian real	2,2732
MXN	Mexican peso	16,9650
INR	Indian rupee	64,2320

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/13

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

2011/C 189/05

Document	Part	Date	Title
COM(2011) 166		11.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning and effects of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air
COM(2011) 168		13.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — ‘Smarter energy taxation for the EU: proposal for a revision of the Energy Taxation Directive’
COM(2011) 171		30.3.2011	Report to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Equivalence between old and new career structures’ — Article 6 of the Staff Regulations
COM(2011) 174		11.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Regulation 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights
COM(2011) 175		11.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation since 2007 of the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States
COM(2011) 176		12.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council based on Article 8 of Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between asset recovery offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime
COM(2011) 180		6.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘The European Union’s policy approach to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12)’
COM(2011) 183		7.4.2011	Recommendation for a Council Decision granting mutual assistance for Romania
COM(2011) 184		11.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on science and technology statistics
COM(2011) 186		8.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Interim evaluation of the Eurostars Joint Programme’
COM(2011) 187		11.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the quality of fiscal data reported by Member States in 2010
COM(2011) 195		11.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Implementation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility — 2010’
COM(2011) 199		15.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Technical adjustment of the financial framework for 2012 in line with movements in GNI (point 16 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management)’
COM(2011) 202		12.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Smart grids: from innovation to deployment’
COM(2011) 204		14.4.2011	Joint report to the Council and the European Parliament — ‘Annual Report — Hong Kong 2010’
COM(2011) 205		14.4.2011	Joint report to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Annual Report — Macao 2010’
COM(2011) 206		13.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Single Market Act — Twelve levers to boost growth and strengthen confidence — Working together to create new growth’
COM(2011) 211		15.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Towards robust quality management for European statistics’
COM(2011) 214		15.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on socioeconomic implications of GMO cultivation on the basis of Member States’ contributions, as requested by the conclusions of the Environment Council of December 2008
COM(2011) 217		20.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery
COM(2011) 219		15.4.2011	Draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget 2011 — Statement of expenditure by section — Section III — Commission
COM(2011) 220		20.4.2011	Commission report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Interim evaluation of the “Youth in Action” programme’
COM(2011) 222		19.4.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘The open Internet and net neutrality in Europe’
COM(2011) 225		18.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament — ‘Evaluation report on the Data Retention Directive (Directive 2006/24/EC)’
COM(2011) 232		28.4.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Report assessing the implementation and the impact of the measures taken according to Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system
COM(2011) 240		2.5.2011	Communication from the Commission — ‘Developing a common aviation area with the Republic of Moldova’
COM(2011) 242		6.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 and of the Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics which repealed and replaced Regulation No 58/97
COM(2011) 246		5.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Report on the interim evaluation of the specific programme ‘Drug prevention and information’ (DPIP) 2007-2013
COM(2011) 248		4.5.2011	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Communication on migration’
COM(2011) 249		5.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Report on the interim evaluation of the ‘Fundamental Rights and Citizenship’ programme 2007-2013
COM(2011) 254		11.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Report on the interim evaluation of the ‘Daphne III Programme 2007-2013’
COM(2011) 255		11.5.2011	Evaluation report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Interim evaluation report on the Criminal Justice programme’
COM(2011) 257		13.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on EAGF expenditure — ‘Early warning system No 1-3/2011’
COM(2011) 260		12.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Application of the southern hake and Norway lobster recovery plan’
COM(2011) 271		17.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘Report on the status of ratification and recommendations by monitoring bodies concerning conventions listed in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences pursuant to Article 8(3) of this Regulation — GSP+’
COM(2011) 272		17.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — ‘GSP Statistical Report’
COM(2011) 286		23.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2038/2006 on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships for the period 2007-2009
COM(2011) 301		23.5.2011	Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on EAGF expenditure — ‘Early warning system No 4/2011’

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29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/16

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2011/C 189/06

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are amended as follows:

Chapter 27

Page 110

General

First paragraph, after the word ‘Materials’, delete the expression ‘published in the 1976 edition of standard definitions and specifications for petroleum and lubricating products’

Note 2

Second line, after ‘315 °C’, delete ‘ASTM D 1319-70’ and replace it with ‘EN 15553’

Additional note 5

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (d), after ‘softening’, add ‘or sweetening’

Page 111

Additional Note 5(b)

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (a):

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’;

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (b):

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’.

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

Additional Note 5(e)

Between ‘glycol’ and ‘morpholine’, add ‘N methyl’.

Page 112

Additional Note 5(l)

First, second and fourth lines, replace ‘deparaffining’ with ‘dewaxing’.

Page 115

2707 50 10 and 2707 50 90

In the phrase beginning with ‘These subheadings …’:

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’;

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

Page 116

2707 99 91 and 2707 99 99

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (a):

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’;

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (b):

After ‘15 °C’, add ‘by EN ISO 12185’.

Paragraph 1, subparagraph (c):

After ‘25 °C by the’, delete ‘ASTM D 5’ and replace it with ‘EN 1426’.

Page 117

2710 11 11 to 2710 19 99

Paragraph I, subparagraph 1:

After ‘ASTM D 938’, insert ‘method equivalent to the ISO 2207’.

Paragraph I, subparagraph 2, indent (a):

—	after ‘at 70 °C’, add ‘by EN ISO 12185’;

—	after ‘ASTM D 217’, insert ‘method equivalent to the ISO 2137’.

Paragraph I, subparagraph 2, indent (b):

—	after ‘at 70 °C’, add ‘by EN ISO 12185’;

—	after ‘measured by the’, delete ‘ASTM D 5’ and replace it with ‘EN 1426’;

—	after ‘See also the diagram below’, delete ‘(1)’, the reference to footnote 1.

Page 118

Footnote 1

Delete this footnote: ‘(1) Where a product is found to be too hard for the worked cone penetration test by the ASTM D 217 method, the cone penetration test is to be applied by the ASTM D 937 method.’

Diagram

Modify the diagram as follows:

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2710 11 21

Delete the phrase ‘The term “Abel-Pensky method” means method DIN (Deutsche Industrienormen) 51755 — March 1974, published by the DNA (Deutsche Normenausschuß), Berlin 15.’

2710 19 11 to 2710 19 29

After ‘to this chapter’, insert the following text and figures.

Subheading 2710 19 21

This subheading covers kerosene type jet fuel. This jet fuel complies with the provisions of Additional Note 2(c) to this chapter.

The gas chromatographic profile of kerosene type jet fuel, for instance the most commonly used jet fuel A-1, is characteristic of an oil obtained by no other process than distillation of a crude oil. The chain length of the alkanes varies between about 10 and 18 carbon atoms. The distillation range according to the EN ISO 3405 method equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method is approximately 130 °C to 300 °C. The aromatic content may be up to 25 % by volume. Its flash point is generally above 38 °C according to the ISO 13736 method.

Jet fuel may contain the following additives: antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, icing inhibitors, tracer dyes.

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Gas chromatographic profile of jet fuel type A-1 (kerosene)

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Subheading 2710 19 25

This subheading covers kerosene other than jet fuel. The kerosene of this subheading complies with the provisions of Additional Note 2(c) to this chapter.

Characteristics of some of these oils are their very low aromatic and olefin content to prevent the formation of soot during combustion.

In some cases, chemical markers are present.

This subheading excludes mixtures of kerosene and other mineral oils or organic solvents.

Gas chromatographic profile of low aromatic kerosene

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Subheading 2710 19 29

This subheading covers medium oils other than kerosene of subheadings 2710 19 21 and 2710 19 25. The oils of this subheading comply with the provisions of Additional Note 2(c) to this chapter.

An example of these oils is n-paraffin.

Gas chromatographic profile of n-paraffin

Modify the figures of the gas chromatographic profiles as follows:

—	for all of them, after ‘SIMDIS ASTM D 2887 Extended’ add ‘equivalent to ISO 3924’;

—	for the figures concerning jet fuel type A-1 and low aromatic kerosene, delete ‘ASTM D 86 correlation (STP 577)-distribution’, and replace it with ‘EN ISO 3405 equivalent to ASTM D 86 correlation (STP 577)-distribution’.

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Table of characteristics of fuel oils

Insert the following text:

—	after ‘sulphated residue content’, insert ‘(ISO 3987)’;

—	after ‘saponification index’, insert ‘(ISO 6293-1 or ISO 6293-2)’.

2710 19 71 to 2710 19 99

Second phrase:

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’;

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

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Paragraph 2, subparagraph (a):

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—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (b):

After ‘by the’, delete ‘ASTM D 445 74’ and replace it with ‘EN ISO 3104’.

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (c):

—	after ‘by the’, insert ‘ISO 2049 method (equivalent to the’.

—	after ‘ASTM D 1500 method’. insert ‘)’

Table of characteristics of lubricating and other oils

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—	after ‘sulphated residue content’, insert ‘(ISO 3987)’;

—	after ‘saponification index’, insert ‘(ISO 6293-1 or ISO 6293-2)’.

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2712 90 31 to 2712 90 99

Paragraph 1:

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Paragraph 2:

After ‘at 70 °C’, add ‘by EN ISO 12185’.

Paragraph 3:

After ‘ASTM D 217’, insert ‘method equivalent to the ISO 2137’.

Paragraph 4:

—	after ‘ASTM D 937’, insert ‘method equivalent to the ISO 2137’;

—	delete the phrase ‘If a product is found to be too hard for the worked cone penetration test by the ASTM D 217 method, the cone penetration test is to be applied by the ASTM D 937 method.’

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2713 20 00

Paragraph 1:

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Paragraph 2:

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Paragraph 3:

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2713 90 10 and 2713 90 90

Paragraph 2:

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Paragraph 3:

—	replace ‘ASTM D 86-67’ with ‘EN ISO 3405’;

—	after ‘method’, delete ‘(reapproved 1972)’ and add ‘(equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)’.

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Paragraph 2, subparagraph (a), fifth phrase, first indent:

After ‘measured by the’, delete ‘ASTM D 5’ and replace it with ‘EN 1426’.

Paragraph 2, subparagraph (a), fifth phrase, second indent:

—	after ‘ASTM D 1189 method’, add ‘(withdrawn in 1979 and no existing EN/ISO method)’;

—	after ‘measured by the’, delete ‘ASTM D 5’ and replace it with ‘EN 1426’.

Diagram

Modify the diagram as follows:

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/26

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 Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2011/C 189/08

Aid No: SA.33191 (11/XA)

Member State: Slovenia

Region: Gorenjska

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Podpore programom razvoja podeželja v Občini Jesenice 2011–2013

Legal basis: Pravilnik o dodelitvi pomoči za ohranjanje in razvoj kmetijstva, gozdarstva in podeželja v Občini Jesenice (Uradni list RS, št. 45/11, z dne 10. junija 2011)

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

Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking: EUR 0,09 million

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 0,03 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 18 June 2011-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006), Conservation of traditional landscapes and buildings (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006), Insurance premiums (Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006), Land reparcelling (Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006), Technical support (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

Občina Jesenice

Cesta železarjev 6

SI-4270 Jesenice

SLOVENIJA

Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=201145&objava=2127

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.33194 (11/XA)

Member State: Cyprus

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Σχέδιο Ελέγχου Τρομώδους Νόσου Αιγοπροβάτων

Legal basis: Άρθρο 03525 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2011

Άρθρο 03619 του Προϋπολογισμού για το 2011

Ο περί της Εφαρμογής Κοινοτικών Κανονισμών στον Τομέα της Κτηνιατρικής Νόμος του 2004

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 1,67 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 22 June 2011-31 December 2011

Objective of aid: Animal diseases (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Raising of sheep and goats

Name and address of the granting authority:

Κτηνιατρικές Υπηρεσίες, Υπουργείο Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος

1471 Λευκωσία/Nicosia

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS

Website: http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/vs/vs.nsf/All/74A7A97B0ECC4F01422578B2001F77CE/$file/scrapie%202011b.pdf

Other information: —

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/33

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

2011/C 189/13

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘RHEINISCHES ZUCKERRÜBENKRAUT/RHEINISCHER ZUCKERRÜBENSIRUP/RHEINISCHES RÜBENKRAUT’

EC No: DE-PGI-0005-0717-02.09.2008

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1. Name:

‘Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut/Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup/Rheinisches Rübenkraut’

2. Member State or third country:

Germany

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1. Type of product:

Class 1.6

Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

3.2. Description of product to which the name in (1) applies:

The pure, natural, concentrated juice of freshly-harvested sugar beet with no vegetable fibre or any other additive.

—

Appearance: dark-brown, highly viscous syrup

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Taste: sweet and malty

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Smell: sweet, with malt and caramel

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Final sugar content (tolerance of ± 3 %)

Sucrose: 33 %

Glucose: 17 %

Fructose: 16 %

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Brix degrees: at least 78 °Brix

—

pH: from 4,4 to 5,0

—

Water content: max. 22 %

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Iron: at least 10 mg/100 g

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Magnesium: at least 70 mg/100 g

—

Potassium: at least 50 mg/100 g

—

Folic acid: at least 90 micrograms/100 g

—

Sugar beet syrup is produced without any additives. The product is made during the beet harvesting period from late summer to spring. The traditional method of production based on modern food legislation is as follows:

— Reception of good/quality: delivery of freshly harvested beets.

— Acceptance testing: determination of the sugar content to define the necessary operational parameters (temperature, duration of cooking process, etc.). Visual inspection for soil and foliage.

— Storage: short period of storage both on the farm and at the production site, coordination of harvesting and delivery.

— Treatment prior to further processing: pre-cleaning; removal of foliage, earth and stones; subsequent cleaning in the sugar beet washer.

— Processing: Processing takes places in the geographical area. The beets are processed whole or cut up. The mash is heated for several hours and boiled gently. Care must be taken to allow the mash sufficient time to rest. The length of time during which the beets are boiled and the temperature depend on the company’s tradition. The syrup is then extracted under high pressure to obtain the raw juice. Filter equipment is used to remove nearly all the solid particles from the raw juice extracted. The clear juice is sent on to the evaporation unit where the water is gently removed from it in a vacuum. The dry matter content of the final product is at least 78 °Brix. Prior to storage, the pH, colour, sucrose, fructose, glucose and dry substance of the final product are analysed in the processing plant. The final product is also regularly examined by an external laboratory. The sugar beet syrup obtained is stored in tanks from where it can be taken for packaging.

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only):

Without exception, all of the sugar beet used as a raw material must come from the geographical area in question.

Traditionally, the sugar beet used to make sugar beet syrup comes solely from the beet producers in the region.

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only):

—

3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area:

The entire production process takes place within the geographical area.

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

—

3.7. Specific rules concerning labelling:

—

4. Concise definition of the geographical area:

The Rhineland. In the state of North Rhine-Westphalia this includes the government regions of Cologne (without the Oberbergisch district) and the following districts in the government region of Düsseldorf: Mettmann, Düsseldorf City, Rhine District of Neuss, Mönchengladbach City, Viersen, Krefeld City, Cleves District and Wesel District. In the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, it includes the rural districts of Ahrweiler and Mayen-Koblenz.

5. Link with the geographical area:

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area:

The centuries-old Rhineland tradition of syrup-making has resulted in the perfection of production process and taste. The relevant skills have been passed on from generation to generation. In the 14th and 15th centuries, sugar beet became firmly established as a farmed crop. In the Rhineland, the beets were one of the tithes which farmers had to pay to their feudal lords from the 15th century on. In the early 17th century, the Thirty Years’ War gave rise to a period of starvation; cultivating beets proved to be easier and more productive than growing cereals. In the Rhineland, among other places where the unrest had less of an effect, people could invest the time and effort required in cultivating these sweet, white beets.

Today, it is impossible to state when precisely the production of beet syrup began in the Rhineland, but it has probably been common since the 18th century. The centre of ‘Rübenkraut’ production is the Lower Rhine region. Around 1860, the district of Grevenbroich alone had some 63 registered presses (at the time, there were 309 syrup producers in the Prussian State). Initially, the beet syrup was made from mangelwurzels or carrots. In the 19th century, however, the ‘Lanker Rübe’, a type of mangelwurzel grown in the Lower Rhine region, became established. In the latter part of the century, sugar beets became the more popular raw material. Records from around 1870 belonging to the chamber of commerce in Cologne show that between 6 000 and 10 000Zehntner (= 300 and 500 tonnes) of beet syrup was produced every year.

Furthermore, beet syrup appears as an important, traditional ingredient in a range of typically Rhenish recipes, e.g. for the marinated beef dish ‘Rheinischer Sauerbraten’ and ‘Aachener Printen’ gingerbread. The long tradition of sugar beet syrup production in the Rhineland is also very apparent in the local language: people from the Rhineland call it ‘Rübenkraut’ (in olden times ‘Rüöwenkrut’ or ‘Röbenkraut’). Even outside the Rhineland, this term is still used and understood. Before it was known that they could be used to produce sugar, mangelwurzels were used as vegetables. The name ‘Rübenkraut’ was given to the syrup made from mangelwurzels, drawing on the word ‘Apfelkraut’ which was the name given to a syrup made from apples.

Figure 2 in a publication by Block entitled Rübensirup — Seine Herstellung, Beurteilung und Verwendung (‘Beet syrup — its production, assessment and use’), Leipzig 1920, shows that there was a concentration of beet syrup factories (blacked-in circles) in the Rhineland. Sugar factories were widely spread throughout the German Empire, but were few and far between in the Rhineland. However, the Rhineland made up for this with its unrivalled concentration of beet juice factories. Even today, beet juice is still produced in large quantities in the Rhineland.

5.2. Specificity of the product:

The careful production method, firmly rooted in the region through tradition, guarantees that the finished product retains valuable minerals such as magnesium and iron. The product also contains potassium and folic acid. It is made without any additives.

—	As a result of its incomparable, markedly sweet and malty taste which, like its sweet, malty and caramelly smell, is the result of the careful production method, it is eminently suitable for use not only as a spread but also as a taste-inducing additive in cooking and baking.

For a long time now, the product has enjoyed great renown and a very good reputation, particularly in the Rhineland but also beyond its borders. The renown and reputation enjoyed by the product stem from its long history in the geographical area.

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product:

The excellent reputation enjoyed by the product stems from its geographical origin.

‘Rübenkraut’ was invented in the Rhineland and has been produced there ever since. It has always been made with sugar beet from the Rhineland. The fact that the beets originate from the production area is one key reason why the product enjoys such a good reputation. It is this local sourcing of the sole raw material (sugar beet) which is inextricably linked to the product's authenticity.

Today the beet syrup is still made in almost exactly the same way as in bygone centuries. Only beets from the geographical area were processed. That is also why there is such a concentration of beet juice factories in the Rhineland (see map). Large quantities of sugar beet are still grown in the Rhineland — most are used for sugar production, but a significant quantity all the same is processed to make ‘Rübenkraut’.

Traditionally, the sugar beet used to make sugar beet syrup comes solely from the beet producers in the region. Sugar beet is cultivated on the basis of a contractual arrangement between processors and farmers, thus facilitating comprehensive farming advice. Cooperation between producers and processors is now streamlined, transparent and accountable. A sales guarantee ensures that beet growers have the basic security they need to plan for the future. The chemical quality of the sugar beets is checked routinely by means of identical analytical procedures.

Reference to publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

Markenblatt Vol. 5 of 1 February 2008, Part 7a-aa, p. 26285

http://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/geo/detail.pdfdownload/83

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/37

2011/C 189/14

This publication confers the right to object to the amendment application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘MELON DE GUADELOUPE’

EC No: FR-PGI-0005-0844-18.01.2011

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1. Name:

‘Melon de Guadeloupe’

2. Member State or third country:

France

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1. Type of product:

Class 1.6.

Fruit and cereals, fresh or processed

3.2. Description of product to which the name in (1) applies:

This melon is a seasonal product, harvested in the period from November to June and cultivated in an open undivided field (without covering or shelter).

The ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ is a yellow Charentais melon, whole, fresh and firm in appearance, of at least 450 g in weight.

It has a greenish, yellowish or yellow rind. When fully ripe, it has an oily ring or slight cracks at its point of attachment to the stalk.

The melon may have slight defects of form, colour or rind, provided that they do not affect the general appearance of the product, its quality, keeping quality and presentation.

The ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ is very sweet. It must have a refractive index of at least 12 °Brix.

It is characterised by a sweet taste with a multiplicity of aromas, lots of flavour and a tender flesh. The flesh is orange in colour and keeps especially well.

The producers' organisation carries out annual selection tests on the yellow Charentais varieties listed in the Official Catalogue of species and varieties and selects those melons adapted to local conditions and able to produce the characteristics expected of a ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’. Only the varieties which pass the introductory test and confirmation test may be used.

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only):

—

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only):

—

3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area:

The cultivation and harvesting operations take place in the geographical area.

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

The transit period between the harvest of the melon and its arrival at the depot is at most four hours. At the depots, the batches of melons are graded and then washed, followed by manual sorting of the fruits one by one in accordance with the specification.

The melons are placed in individual packages and/or on trays (in a single layer).

3.7. Specific rules on labelling:

Each package must indicate the following:

—	the name of the PGI ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’,

—	the PGI logo.

A sticker with the words ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ must be affixed to each fruit.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area:

The geographical area consists of 10 of Guadeloupe's municipalities, which are distributed between the two ‘islands’ of the archipelago:

—	municipalities on La Grande-Terre: Saint François, Sainte Anne, Le Moule, Morne à L’eau, Petit Canal, Anse Bertrand, Port Louis,

—	municipalities on the island of Marie-Galante: Grand Bourg, Capesterre, Saint Louis.

This area, corresponding to that in which the ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ is produced, is characterised by particular soil and climatic conditions favouring the production of high-quality melons.

5. Link with geographical area:

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area:

Natural factors

Guadeloupe is located in the tropics, and experiences a dry season (or ‘carême’) which lasts in general from December to April. Nevertheless the days are predominantly sunny from November to June.

The geographical area is located on the Atlantic side of Grande-Terre and on Marie-Galante, well-aerated regions where less rain falls than in the interior. By virtue of their aspect, these areas are healthier and experience fewer parasitic infestations than other regions in Guadeloupe.

Grande-Terre and Marie-Galante consist of a coralline limestone platform which at some time in the past was raised up and covered by volcanic discharges, resulting in a characteristic soil.

The area in which melons are cultivated is characterised by swelling clay soils arranged in toposequences made up of more or less thick and stony vertisols and calcimagnesic soils. The swelling clay gives these soils a very high cation exchange capacity, generally saturated, mainly by calcium. The ratio of calcium to magnesium is optimal for the melons. Potassium is retained well in the soil, and the phosphorus is generally not retrograde. The soils have a neutral or slightly basic pH and, as a result of the presence of minerals, are highly fertile. The abundance of exchangeable calcium means that, despite the fact that they are rich in swelling clays, these soils are structurally very stable.

Given that the clay remains flocculated, the soils are, on the one hand, not easily erodible in spite of the intensity of the tropical rains, and, on the other hand, contain a significant stock of water in very stable tubular micropores of biological origin. These soil properties, favourable to the melons, are durable, provided that the soil is not worked excessively.

Human factors

Although the melon has been cultivated in Guadeloupe since the 17th century, when it was imported by the colonialists, documentary evidence of the melon's presence on the local market dates only from the Second World War.

Production of the melon in Guadeloupe started to become more organised at the end of the 1970s and the start of the 1980s, under the auspices of Mr Etienne CRANE. Two-way export agreements were concluded with economic groupings in metropolitan France, with the melon among the products selected.

Since 1984, Messrs CRANE, BOYER and FABRE have cooperated to produce and export the melon with the ‘Label Guadeloupe’ out of season. The melon is transported by air to metropolitan France on the same day that it is harvested, and sold the following day. The development strategy for the melon essentially involves producing it out of the European season, i.e. from January to May.

The production techniques, oriented towards attaining a high-quality product (choice of varieties, optimum time of harvesting, reasonable fertilisation levels, wise use of irrigation, highly discriminating selection of fruits at packaging time), have become widespread and are being used by more and more operators.

The ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ has made inroads into the French and European markets since the end of the 1980s. Following a surge from 1989, production has stabilised at around 7 500 to 8 000 tonnes overall.

Today five marketing organisations operate in the melon sector. Today the melon is Guadeloupe's third most important export product after bananas and sugar cane.

5.2. Specificity of the product:

Specific quality

The melon which the producers of Guadeloupe have chosen to cultivate is a yellow Charentais melon. Of all the various types of melon, it is this one which best encapsulates the particularities of the locality in which it is grown. These melons, apart from their high sugar content, possess exceptional flavours and aromas and, in the case of some varieties, a musky taste. It is the fruits produced by the producers of Guadeloupe which are most highly prized by melon lovers.

The particular nature of the climate of Guadeloupe is such that many varieties that grow well in temperate regions are not able to adapt to the conditions in Guadeloupe. Therefore, the melon producers of Guadeloupe select those varieties of yellow Charentais melon whose characteristics are best brought out in Guadeloupe. The selection process also involves a tasting session: the aromas of the melon and the colour and texture of the flesh are therefore all taken into account.

A survey of wholesalers and retailers who purchase ‘Melons de Guadeloupe’ confirms that the melons are perceived as being of excellent quality, regular in shape, able to keep well and aromatic, which distinguishes them from melons originating elsewhere which are sold concurrently.

The ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ is characterised by a sweet flavour with a multiplicity of aromas, lots of flavour and tender flesh. The flesh of the melon keeps particularly well. The minimum sugar content is set at 12 °Brix.

Expertise evident in a method of cultivation adapted to local conditions

The producers have chosen to practise solely open-field cultivation, without shelter, so that the melons derive the greatest possible benefit from the soil and climate of Guadeloupe. The producers have also chosen to grow their melons during the optimum period for the aromas of the fruits to express themselves, i.e. during the driest season of the year, although melon production is possible the whole year round.

They have adapted the way they work the soil to the potential offered by the environment. To preserve the qualities (stability, water reserve, etc.) of the special soils on Grande-Terre and Marie-Galante favourable for growing melons, working of the soil is restricted and may be performed only when the soil is dry. These practices are therefore set out in the specification.

In addition, the producers have for several years made efforts to use fertiliser and irrigation more rationally and limit their use of chemical herbicides, so as to protect soil and water resources in the localities concerned. These aspects of the cultivation techniques are stipulated in the specifications.

Reputation of the ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’

Since as early as the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s several press articles have referred to the reputation of the ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’, which is an acknowledged high-quality ‘out-of-season’ fruit (in European terms).

The ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ has made inroads into the French and European markets since the end of the 1980s. Today the out-of-season ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ stands alone, is globally recognised and is maintaining its market position.

Therefore, for the French Antilles the reference price for out-of-season melons on the price list of the Rungis International Market is based on melons originating from Guadeloupe, reflecting the fact that melons from Guadeloupe are more widely known, partly because of their volume of production, but also because of their quality.

The ‘Melons de Guadeloupe’ are generally rated more highly than melons originating elsewhere at the same time, as the market recognises their high quality and reputation. This has been confirmed by a study on the sale prices of Charentais melons of various origins at the Rungis International Market from 2000 to 2006.

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI):

The climate prevailing over Guadeloupe during the dry season (‘carême’) and the clay-limestone soil of Grande-Terre and Marie-Galante are conducive to the natural production of high-quality melons in open fields. Because of their dry and well-aerated climate, proximity to the sea (which dampens down excessive heat and limits plant diseases) and clay-limestone soil, Grande-Terre and Marie-Galante favour the production of sweet melons with many special aromas. Furthermore, the presence of a significant amount of calcium in the soil leads to the production of fruits which characteristically keep exceptionally well. The land is particularly conducive to growing yellow Charentais melons with either a smooth or reticulated rind, and each type can develop to its maximum potential in terms of aromas, flavour, rind colour and taste.

The requisite quality of the melon can be attained only if care is taken not to rush anything, whether it be the rotation of melon beds, the various ways of preparing the soil, the way water or fertiliser is supplied at each growth stage of the plant and the way the cultivar is produced. Therefore, it is the expertise of the producers, as much in the working of the soil as in the upkeep of the melon beds and the daily harvest of fruit which helps achieve optimum quality. A manual, tactile, visual, careful and highly discriminating selection process has raised the profile of the ‘Melon de Guadeloupe’ to a high level, leading to it being appreciated today by all its European distributors for its ability to keep exceptionally well after harvest, its richness in sugar and its aromas and, consequently, its particularities when compared with melons of other origins on sale at the same time.

Reference to publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCIGPMelonDeGuadeloupe.pdf

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

29.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 189/42

2011/C 189/15

SINGLE DOCUMENT

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘SEL DE GUÉRANDE/FLEUR DE SEL DE GUÉRANDE’

EC No: FR-PGI-0005-0861-22.02.2011

PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

1. Name:

‘Sel de Guérande/Fleur de sel de Guérande’

2. Member State or third country:

France

3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff:

3.1. Type of product:

Class 1.8.

Other products of Annex I to the Treaty (spices, etc.)

3.2. Description of the product to which the name in point 1 applies:

‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ are hand-harvested sea salts originating exclusively from the salt marshes of the Guérande peninsula. They are unrefined, unwashed and additive-free sea salts. They mainly consist of sodium chloride crystals, but also naturally contain other mineral salts and trace elements.

The production of ‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ is based on a natural process of concentration of salt in sea water, which circulates through a series of pools until it reaches the point of crystallisation in the final basin, the crystalliser or salt pan.

3.2.1. ‘Sel de Guérande’

‘Sel de Guérande’ is a grey sea salt consisting of salt crystals which form on the natural clay base of the salt pan. It is harvested by hand from the brine in the salt pan using a special tool. After storage and sorting, the ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt can be packaged either as it is, or after drying or grinding, in order to obtain salts of different granule sizes and moistness.

3.2.2. ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’

‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ is formed of light, fine, brittle crystals which, under favourable climatic conditions (wind and sun), form on the surface of the brine in the salt pans producing grey salt. The fleur de sel (salt blossom) is harvested by hand by skimming the surface of the salt pan using a special tool, before it can sink to the bottom of the pool, where it is no longer harvested as salt blossom.

The salt blossom differs from grey salt as it crystallises on the surface of the salt pans and is white in colour (it has no contact with the base of the salt pans). After storage and sorting, it is packaged either as it is, or after partial drying to improve its flow.

3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only):

Not applicable.

3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only):

Not applicable.

3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area:

Processes which take place in the geographical area are:

—	the harvesting of the ‘Sel de Guérande’ or the ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt,

—	the bulk storage of the ‘Sel de Guérande’ or the ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt,

—	the first packaging process which allows the products to be traced if they are re-packaged at a later date outside the geographical area.

3.6. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.:

Not applicable.

3.7. Specific rules on labelling:

‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt must be kept in sealed packaging. The labelling must indicate:

—	the name of the PGI: ‘Sel de Guérande’ for the grey salt and products formed by drying or grinding grey salt, and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ for the salt-blossom salt,

—	the PGI logo and/or indication of the ‘Protected Geographical Indication’,

—	the name and address of the organisation responsible for the protection and management of the PGI.

4. Concise definition of the geographical area:

The defined geographical area covers 39 communes of the Loire region (Loire-Atlantique) and 7 communes of Morbihan (Brittany).

Departments

Communes

Loire-Atlantique

(39 communes)

Asserac

Batz-sur-Mer

Baule-Escoublac (LA)

Besne

Bouée

Campbon

Chapelle-des-Marais (LA)

Chapelle Launay (LA)

Croisic (LE)

Crossac

Donges

Drefféac

Guenrouët

Guérande

Herbignac

Lavau-sur-Loire

Malville

Mesquer

Missillac

Montoir-de-Bretagne

Piriac-sur-Mer

Pont-Château

Pornichet

Pouliguen (LE)

Prinquiau

Quilly

Saint-André-des-Eaux

Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

Saint-Joachim

Saint-Lyphard

Saint-Malo-de-Guersac

Saint-Molf

Saint-Nazaire

Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet

Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne

Savenay

Sévérac

Trignac

Turballe (LA)

Morbihan

(7 communes)

Camoël

Férel

Nivillac

Pénestin

Roche-Bernard (LA)

Saint-Dolay

Théhillac

5. Link with geographical area:

5.1. Specificity of the geographical area:

The specificity of the area is based on its climatic conditions: the presence of wind and sun, and an oceanic climate with mild winters and cool summers.

It is also based on soil type. The formation of coastal salt marshes requires large clay stretches situated at the limits of the highest tides and sheltered from the effects of the swell. The Guérande salt marshes are situated behind the sandbanks. The clay content of the soils (which makes them impermeable and malleable) has allowed the construction of man-made salt marshes.

The specificity of the area also comes from human factors and the way in which is it used. The first written records of salt marshes in the Guérande region date from 854 (‘Cartulaire de Redon’). After a growth in the Guérande salt marshes between the 10th and 14th centuries, the number of salt pans increased considerably from the 16th century onwards, peaking in the 19th century. Between 1840 and 1960, there was a decline in the salt marshes. Since 1970, the production of salt in the Guérande basin has been rising once again. The salt marshes and the production techniques which are used are the same as in past centuries. The salt marshes are restored using traditional techniques. A centre for the vocational training of salt producers was created on the Guérande peninsula in 1979.

Because of the variability in production from year to year and for historic and economic reasons, producers and suppliers in the Guérande basin stockpile strategically. Salt storehouses were traditionally situated at the edge of the salt marshes. The geographical area covered by the PGI includes communes where, historically, storage facilities frequented by salt merchants were situated.

5.2. Specificity of the product:

Characteristic properties:

The harvesting method used in the Guérande peninsula salt marches gives ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt their characteristic properties:

Physical properties: brittle texture, pale grey colour of the salt (harvested from a shallow layer of brine from the clay base of the salt pans). The ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt (which is ‘gathered’ from the surface of the salt pans before the harvesting of the salt) has a natural white colour.

Chemical properties: natural unwashed, unrefined and additive-free salts from the sea, which means they are richer in minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium) and trace elements, and have a relatively high moisture content.

Organoleptic properties: not bitter or spicy.

The production method and the historic and current reputation of ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt contribute to the preservation of their particular characteristics.

Specific expertise:

The salt workers of the Guérande peninsula have perfected a production technique based on one of the oldest maritime agricultural systems of the whole of the French Atlantic coast. The structure of the salt marshes is specific to the Guérande basin. The salt worker simultaneously manages the level of the water and its circulation in the different pools to allow a progressive increase in the concentration of salt over several weeks (keeping a concentration in the salt marsh very close to the point of crystallisation), as well as the natural purification of the waters through decanting, and finally the harvest of the products.

The salt blossom is harvested by hand by skimming the surface of the salt pans using a special long-handled wooden rake (in a ‘gathering’ process) before the salt can sink to the bottom of the pan.

For ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt, the crystals are gathered together at the centre of the salt pans, brought towards a special platform at the edge of the salt pan and scraped onto it, using a tool called a ‘las’. The use of the las allows the brine to be stirred and the crystals which have formed at the bottom of the salt pan to be removed, while leaving the clay particles behind.

The nature of the products and their characteristics (they require draining, do not flow easily, and have a rapid uptake of ambient moisture) mean that ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt are products which also require specific skills and knowledge for storage and packaging. In order to deliver the salt-blossom salt, which is drained and as clean as possible, to an operator or packager, producers carry out the initial storage (intermediate storage or pre-storage) and sorting of the product. This intermediate storage takes place on the premises of the producers, who do not necessarily live close to the salt marshes, given the pressure on land space. The boundaries of the PGI area take this into account.

Reputation:

The particular taste and nutritional qualities of ‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt, renowned for centuries, make it the salt of gastronomes. Consumer interest in ‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt is shown by studies and surveys undertaken by commercial marketing organisations and distributors, and many renowned restaurateurs and agri-food businesses have demonstrated their preference for this salt. Hundreds of articles refer to ‘Sel de Guérande’ and/or ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt.

The term ‘Sel(s) de Guérande’ has been used since at least 1698. ‘Fleur de sel’ features in publicity dating from the 1930s, but it is since the end of the 1970s that this name has become well known. The reputation of the terms ‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ spread with the commercial development of these products at the end of the 1980s.

In a market for an extremely common product, ‘Sel de Guérande’ salt has been the pioneer in the salt market sector which today refers to ‘locally produced salt’.

5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI):

The harvesting of ‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt can only be carried out in salt marshes, which are clearly distinguished by their naturally-occurring clay and their location between the high and low points of spring tides. The complexity of the water network and the structure of the salt marshes form essential elements of the Guérande landscape and local knowledge.

The harvesting method used in the Guérande peninsula salt marshes is different from that used in other production areas on the Atlantic coast. This harvesting method is characterised by the use of the changes in tide, the use of three types of pool to encourage the concentration of salt, the frequency of the harvests, the harvesting of salt from the brine, and the non-mechanised harvesting process.

‘Sel de Guérande’ and ‘Fleur de sel de Guérande’ salt can only be stored in bulk in the PGI area, where producers and handlers in the sector have specific knowledge. Initial sealed and labelled packaging carried out in the PGI area before the product leaves it is also essential to guarantee the origin and traceability of the products.

Reference to the publication of the specification:

(Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCIGPSelDeGuerandeFleurDeSelDeGuerande.pdf

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 189

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 54 29 June 2011

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	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 189/01	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	1

	III Preparatory acts
	European Commission
2011/C 189/02	Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission	5

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 189/03	Euro exchange rates	11

2011/C 189/04	Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the Commission OJ C 140, 11.5.2011	12

2011/C 189/05	COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission	13

2011/C 189/06	Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union	16

2011/C 189/07	New national side of euro coins intended for circulation	25

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2011/C 189/08	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 Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001	26

2011/C 189/09	Publication pursuant to Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions	28

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2011/C 189/10	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6172 — Daimler/Rolls-Royce/Tognum/Bergen) ( 1 )	29

2011/C 189/11	Summary of Commission Decision of 3 May 2011 waiving certain commitments in Decision 98/526/EC in Case IV/M.950 — Hoffmann-La Roche/Boehringer Mannheim with respect to the DNA probes market (Case IV/M.950 — Hoffmann-La Roche/Boehringer Mannheim) (notified under document C(2011) 2981 final) ( 1 )	31

2011/C 189/12	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6291 — CD&R Fund VIII/SPIE) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	32

	OTHER ACTS
	European Commission
2011/C 189/13	Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs	33

2011/C 189/14	Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs	37

2011/C 189/15	Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs	42