19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/1

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Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission and the World Organisation For Animal Health (OIE) concerning their general relations

2011/C 241/01

The EUROPEAN COMMISSION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’, and

The WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH,

hereinafter referred to as ‘OIE’,

DETERMINED to

—	Further develop their cooperation which was formally established in the exchange of letters between the Commission and the OIE in 2004 and broadened during recent years,

CONSIDERING that

—	The Commission has been granted an observer status to the OIE,

—	A framework agreement aimed at adapting the Standard Contribution Agreement and simplifying the contractual negotiations of individual contribution-specific agreements was concluded between the Commission and the OIE in 2010,

—	The Commission and the OIE intend to further develop their cooperation and especially acknowledge the need to exchange information through more formalised procedures and this has already been acknowledged in an exchange of letters in 2010,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.	The Commission provides a ‘contact point’ for all technical or specialist matter concerning the OIE. This contact point shall be maintained by the Commission's director responsible for animal health and animal welfare.

2.

(a) The OIE agrees to address the Commission on technical or specialist matters through the contact point. OIE agrees in particular to send to the contact point communications concerning agendas or reports of experts meetings of all kinds, questionnaires, announcements of or invitations to conferences. In case of technical or specialist matters or communication concerning directly other personnel of the Commission, the OIE agrees to send a copy to the contact point. (b) The Commission agrees to address OIE through its Director General. The Commission agrees to send to the OIE Director General communication concerning announcements of or invitations to technical or specialist conferences. In case of communication concerning directly other personnel of OIE, the Commission agrees to send a copy to the OIE Director-General. The Commission agrees that technical or specialist matters concerning the OIE Region of Europe are followed through the sub-regional office of the OIE in Brussels.

3.

(a) The OIE agrees that the contact point, or a representative, participate in the following events as specified below: — OIE sessions, meetings and conferences. — With at least two delegates at the Advisory Committee of the OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund, subject to the fulfilment of related financial conditions. — With at least two accompanying experts at the Global Steering Committee of the Global Framework for the progressive control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs). (b) The Commission agrees that the OIE Director-General, or a representative, participate in the Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health, especially in the Animal Health Advisory Committee.

4.

(a) The Commission agrees to promote participation of its experts in technical or specialist OIE conferences and meetings, including their participation as private experts in ad hoc and working groups. (b) The OIE agrees to promote participation of its experts in technical or specialist meetings, trainings or conferences organised by the Commission.

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2011/C 241/02

Date of adoption of the decision	13.7.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.33026 (11/N)
Member State	Germany
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Änderung der Agrardieselentlastung
Legal basis	§ 57 Absatz 6 Energiesteuergesetz § 103 der Verordnung zur Durchführung des Energiesteuergesetzes
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Tax exemptions under Directive 2003/96/EC
Form of aid	Tax rate reduction
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 1 140 million   Annual budget: EUR 285 million
Intensity	45,70 %
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Hauptzollamt Die Anschrift des örtlich zuständigen Hauptzollamts kann unter http://www.zoll.de abgerufen werden
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	25.7.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.33203 (11/N)
Member State	Finland
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Maataloudessa käytettävän biopolttoöljyn energiaveron palautus maataloustuottajille
Legal basis	Laki maataloudessa käytettyjen eräiden energiatuotteiden valmisteveron palautuksesta annetun lain (603/2006) muuttamisesta (1403/2010).
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Tax exemptions under Directive 2003/96/EC
Form of aid	Tax rate reduction
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 0,05 million   Annual budget: EUR 0,03 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	1.1.2012-31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Verohallinto
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

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/5

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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 241/03

Date of adoption of the decision	17.12.2010
Reference number of State Aid	SA.31782 (N 539/10)
Member State	Sweden
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Ändringar av skattebefrielse för biodrivmedel – Sverige
Legal basis	2 kap. 12 § lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Environmental protection
Form of aid	Tax base reduction
Budget	Overall budget: SEK 8 540 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	1.1.2011-31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Name and address of the granting authority	Finansdepartementet SE-103 33 Stockholm SVERIGE
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	13.7.2011
Reference number of State Aid	SA.32480 N/11
Member State	Poland
Region	Świętokrzyskie
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Pomoc na restrukturyzację dla Przedsiębiorstwa Komunikacji Samochodowej w Staszowie Sp. z o.o.
Legal basis	1) Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji – art. 56 ust. 1 pkt 2; 2) Ustawa z dnia 29 kwietnia 2010 r. o zmianie ustawy o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji oraz ustawy – Przepisy wprowadzające ustawę o finansach publicznych – art. 5; 3) Rozporządzenie Ministra Skarbu Państwa z dnia 6 kwietnia 2007 r. w sprawie pomocy publicznej na ratowanie i restrukturyzację przedsiębiorców.
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Restructuring of firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Rescue aid loan
Budget	Annual budget: PLN Enter the annual budget in millions of the national currency million   Overall budget: PLN 2,7 million
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	15.10.2010-15.4.2011
Economic sectors	Transport
Name and address of the granting authority	Minister Skarbu Państwa ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6 00-522 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND
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

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/7

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Euro exchange rates (1)

18 August 2011

2011/C 241/04

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4369
JPY	Japanese yen	110,08
DKK	Danish krone	7,4506
GBP	Pound sterling	0,87060
SEK	Swedish krona	9,1590
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1410
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,8035
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,423
HUF	Hungarian forint	272,13
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7095
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1526
RON	Romanian leu	4,2600
TRY	Turkish lira	2,5519
AUD	Australian dollar	1,3754
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4175
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	11,2018
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7293
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,7437
KRW	South Korean won	1 547,76
ZAR	South African rand	10,2852
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,1785
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4698
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 288,87
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,2834
PHP	Philippine peso	61,041
RUB	Russian rouble	41,8725
THB	Thai baht	42,978
BRL	Brazilian real	2,2956
MXN	Mexican peso	17,7242
INR	Indian rupee	65,7380

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

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/8

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Communication from the Commission relating to the available quantity for the September 2011 subperiod in the framework of certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the rice sector

2011/C 241/05

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 (1) opened tariff quotas for the import of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT). No import licence applications have been submitted during the first seven days of May 2011 for the quotas with order number 09.4189 and 09.4190.

In accordance with the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), the quantities for which applications are not submitted are to be added to the following subperiod.

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 1(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 quantities available in the following subperiod are communicated by the Commission before the 25th day of the last month of a given subperiod.

As a result, the total available quantity for the September 2011 subperiod under the quotas with order number 09.4189 and 09.4190 as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 are set out in the Annex to this communication.

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(1)  OJ L 344, 23.12.2009, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/10

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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2011/C 241/06

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) 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 hereby amended as follows:

Page 155

After the last phrase of subheading 3301 90 90 the following paragraph is inserted:

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(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/11

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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2011/C 241/07

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) 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 hereby amended as follows:

Page 101

2403 10 10 and 2403 10 90   Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion

The third paragraph is replaced by the following text:

Page 102

2403 99 90   other

The following point 5 is added:

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(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/12

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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2011/C 241/08

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) 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 hereby amended as follows:

Page 144

The second paragraph and the table of point 3 of the Additional Note 1 to Chapter 30 are amended as follows:

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(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/14

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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 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 241/09

Aid No: SA.33494 (11/XA)

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Scotland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Shetland Rural Development Scheme 2012

Legal basis: Local Government in Scotland Act 2003; Zetland County Council (ZCC) Act 1974

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: GBP 0 million

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: GBP 0,06 million

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 April 2012-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Investment in agricultural holdings (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)

Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority:

Shetland Islands Council

Economic Development Unit

Shetland Islands Council

Solarhus

3 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.shetland.gov.uk/business-jobs/EconomicDevelopment.asp

Other information: —

Aid No: SA.33502 (11/XA)

Member State: Cyprus

Region: Cyprus

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Καθεστώς κρατικών ενισχύσεων προς ανθοκαλλιεργητές και άλλους για συμμετοχή στην παγκύπρια αγροτική έκθεση και βράβευση φυσικών και νομικών προσώπων

Legal basis: Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1857/2006 της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής

Απόφαση Εφόρου Ελέγχου Κρατικών Ενισχύσεων με αρ. 330 και ημερομ. 25 Ιουλίου 2011 (Επίσημη Εφημερίδα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας με αρ. 3205 και ημερομ. 5 Αυγούστου 2011, σελ. 3108)

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 0,02 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: —

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 October 2011-31 December 2013

Objective of aid: 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:

Υπουργείο Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος

1411 Λευκωσία/Nicosia

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ/CYPRUS

Website: http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/agriculture.nsf/0/3645a6520719ababc22578e0002952d1/$FILE/KATHESTOS%20KRATIKON%20ENISXISEON%20%20PROS%20ANTHOKALIERGITES.pdf

Other information: —

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19.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 241/16

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Notice concerning a request under Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Extension of deadline

Request from a contracting entity

2011/C 241/10

On 24 June 2011, the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).

The request, from Magyar Posta, concerns certain financial services (cf. fourth indent of Article 6(2(c)) of Directive 2004/17/EC) in Hungary. It was published on page 15 of OJ C 200 on 8 July 2011. The initial deadline was 27 June 2011.

Given that the Commission needs to obtain and analyse additional information, and in accordance with the second sentence of Article 30(6), the period granted to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by three months.

The final deadline is now 27 December 2011.

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(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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