14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

13 February 2006

(2006/C 37/01)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1888
JPY	Japanese yen	140,35
DKK	Danish krone	7,4649
GBP	Pound sterling	0,6837
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3379
CHF	Swiss franc	1,5559
ISK	Iceland króna	76,02
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,102
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5743
CZK	Czech koruna	28,418
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	251,36
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,696
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,7923
RON	Romanian leu	3,5255
SIT	Slovenian tolar	239,5
SKK	Slovak koruna	37,545
TRY	Turkish lira	1,5805
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6125
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3741
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	9,2257
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7524
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,9386
KRW	South Korean won	1 161,16
ZAR	South African rand	7,3474
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,5665
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3125
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	10 978,57
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,4265
PHP	Philippine peso	61,295
RUB	Russian rouble	33,5507
THB	Thai baht	46,754

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/2

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)  (2)

(2006/C 37/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

AUSTRIA

Operating licences granted

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

Name of air carrier	Address of air carrier	Permitted to carry	Decision effective since
TRANSPED AVIATION GmbH	Gewerbepark 1 A-6300 Wörgl	passengers, mail, cargo	30.12.2005

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/3

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)  (2)

(2006/C 37/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Operating licences revoked

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

Name of air carrier	Address of air carrier	Permitted to carry	Decision effective since
Flugdienst Magdeburg GmbH	Ottersleber Chaussee 91 D-39120 Magdeburg	passengers, mail, cargo	23.1.2006

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/4

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2006/C 37/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.12.2005

Member State: The Republic of Latvia

No of the aid: N 97/2005

Title: Aid for reconstruction and renovation of water reclamation and amelioration systems

Objective: Public contribution to financing the investments in agricultural holdings for construction, reconstruction and improvement of water reclamation and amelioration systems

Legal basis:

—	Ministru kabineta 2005. gada 25. janvāra noteikumi Nr. 70 “Noteikumi par valsts atbalstu lauksaimniecībai 2005. gadā un tā piešķiršanas kārtību” (2005. gada 17. februāraLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 27),

—	2003. gada 25. decembra Meliorācijas likuma 1. līdz 3. pants (2003. gada 11. decembraLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 175),

—	2004. gada 24. aprīļa Lauksaimniecības un lauku attīstības likuma 4. un 6. pants (2004. gada 23. aprīļaLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 64),

—	1995. gada 13. septembra Būvniecības likuma 12. panta 1. punkts (1995. gada 30. augustaLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 131),

—	Ministru kabineta 2004. gada 8. aprīļa noteikumu Nr. 272 “Meliorācijas sistēmu ekspluatācijas un uzturēšanas noteikumi” 1. līdz 3. punkts (2004. gada 22. aprīļaLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 63),

—	Ministru kabineta 2003. gada 17. jūlija noteikumi Nr. 382 “Meliorācijas sistēmu un hidrotehnisko būvju būvniecības kārtība” (2003. gada 16. jūlijaLatvijas Vēstnesis Nr. 105)

Budget: Total: 2006 — 2010 — 3 400 000 LVL (approximately EUR 4 890 000)

Annual:

2006 — LVL 600 000

2007 — LVL 600 000

2008 — LVL 700 000

2009 — LVL 700 000

2010 — LVL 800 000

Aid intensity or amount:

—	50 % in less-favoured areas, 40 % in other areas

—	55 % in less-favoured areas and 45 % in other areas for young farmers

Duration: 2006 — 2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Trento)

Aid No: N 200/2005

Title: Provincial law No 4 of 28 March 2003 Article 43 bis. Aid for the disposal of specified risk material

Objective: The measure aims to compensate the additional costs of disposal and destruction of fallen stock

Legal basis: Legge provinciale 28 marzo 2003 n. 4 «Sostegno all'economia agricola, disciplina dell'agricoltura biologica e della contrassegnazione di prodotti geneticamente non modificati» (articolo 43 bis), modificata dalla Legge provinciale 11 marzo 2005, n. 3, articolo 1

Budget:

—	Overall budget: EUR 4 200 000 (2004 to 2009)

—	Annual budget: EUR 700 000

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of removal costs, 75 % of destruction costs

Duration: From 2004 to 2009

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.12.2005

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 215/05

Title: Compensation for delay in lifting zone restrictions due to Newcastle disease

Objective: Aid would be granted to compensate for the losses due to delay in lifting zone restrictions due to Newcastle disease in 2002 on two poultry farms. The authorities have indicated that in 2002 due to a translation error the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 92/66/EEC (transposed on the national level with Order No 921 of 10 November 1994) were interpreted in such a way that the minimum quarantine was 21 days after the final cleaning and disinfection. The other language versions of the Directive prescribe a minimum period of 21 days after the initial cleaning and disinfection. The translation error was corrected on 7 May 2003

Legal basis: Afgørelse af 6. april 2005, truffet af Ministeriet for Familie- og Forbrugeranliggender

Budget: DKK 240 626 (ca EUR 32 300)

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % of the eligible costs

Duration: One-off

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.12.2005

Member State: Spain

Aid No: N 276/2005

Title: Aid for certification bodies for agricultural products

Objective: To promote the creation of certification bodies for agricultural and food products in accordance with standard EN 45.011

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden APA/ /2005, de de, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a la constitución y a la consolidación de entidades certificadoras de productos agrarios y alimenticios

Budget: EUR 720 000

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 65 % of expenditure

Duration: One year (2005)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 7.12.2005

Member State: Sweden

No of the aid: N 310/2005

Title: Measures in connection with the storm in Southern Sweden on 8 — 9 January 2005

Objective: On 8 and 9 January 2005 the storm ‘Gudrun’ hit Southern Sweden. The average gale force was 33 m/s, exceeding hurricane level and reaching at times 43 m/s. Electricity and telephone lines were cut, streets blocked and millions of trees fell. It has been estimated that the lives of about 20 persons were lost due to the storm. According to the Swedish authorities the amount of timber felled by the storm corresponds to the production of three years in the affected region. The prices of timber have dropped to a level 35 % below normal market prices and the felling and handling costs (excluding transport) have increased by SEK 60/m3fub (fub = timber measured under bark). It appears from the loss calculations presented by the Swedish authorities that the loss was at least SEK 114 per m3fub. The notified aid is limited to a tax reduction of SEK 50 per each m3 of storm-felled harvested and handled timber, which according to the Swedish authorities corresponds to an operational income of ca SEK 71 per m3fub. The compensation is paid only on the part of the losses exceeding one year's tree growth

Legal basis: Förordning (1997:75) om anläggningsstöd till plantering av fleråriga grödor för produktion av biomassa, ändrad genom ett regeringsbeslut om det anmälda stödet.

Budget: Ca. SEK 2 billion (ca EUR 210,5 million)

Aid intensity or amount: SEK 71 per each m3fub of storm-felled harvested and handled timber

Duration: One-off

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.12.2005

Member State: Spain.

Aid No: N 400/2005

Title: Aid for agricultural associations of national importance

Objective: To enhance the economic and social aspects of agricultural associations of national importance

Legal basis: Orden APA/ /2005, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones destinadas al fomento de la integración cooperativa de ámbito estatal

Budget: For 2005, EUR 2 452 130

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the aid

Duration: 2005

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision:

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 494/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (frosts of 25 January to 9 March 2005 in 15 municipalities of the region of Sicily, Agrigento province)

Objective: To compensate damage to agricultural production caused by bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 9.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

Aid No: N 495/2005

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (heavy snowfalls of 25 — 28 January 2005 in six municipalities in the region of Sicily, Agrigento province)

Objective: To compensate losses to farming structures caused by bad weather

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo n. 102/2004

Budget: See the approved scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 % of the cost of the damage

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Basilicata)

Aid No: N 518/05

Title: Legislative Decree No 102/2004: Assistance in agricultural areas having suffered damage (torrential rain of 12 and 13 November 2004, whirlwind of 14 November 2004, Matera province)

Objective: To provide meteorological information on the bad weather that caused the damage for which compensation is to be granted on the basis of the approved aid scheme NN 54/A/ 04

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004: «Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale»

Budget: The amount of aid, which is yet to be established, will be funded from the overall budget of EUR 200 million allocated for the approved aid scheme (NN 54/A/04)

Aid intensity or amount: Up to 100 %

Duration: One-off aid

Other information: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.12.2005

Member State: Italy (Calabria)

Aid No: N 561/05

Title: Assistance in agricultural areas affected by natural disasters (excessive snow in the period 1 January 2005 to 30 March 2005 in the province of Cosenza; violent winds of 10 and 11 April 2005 in the provinces of Cosenza and Reggio Calabria)

Objective: To compensate damage to agricultural production and farming structures caused by bad weather (excessive snow in the period 1 January 2005 to 30 March 2005 in the province of Cosenza; violent winds of 10 and 11 April 2005 in the provinces of Cosenza and Reggio Calabria)

Legal basis: Decreto legislativo 102/2004: «Nuova disciplina del Fondo di solidarietà nazionale»

Budget: To be financed from the budget approved under State Aid NN 54/A/04

Aid intensity or amount: Up to100 %

Duration: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission

Other information: Measure applying an aid scheme approved by the Commission under State Aid NN 54/A/2004 (Commission Letter C(2005)1622 final of 7 June 2005)

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/8

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 37/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No	XS 32/04
Member State	Finland
Region	Eastern and Northern Finland Objective 1 areas
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Finnvera Oyj Guarantee Provision Aid
Legal basis	Valtion erityisrahoitusyhtiöstä annettu laki (443/1998), valtion eritysrahoitusyhtiön luotto- ja takaustoiminnasta annettu laki (445/1998)
Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company	Aid scheme	Annual overall amount	EUR 1,5 million
		Loans guaranteed	EUR 20 million
	Individual aid	Overall aid amount
		Loans guaranteed
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation		Yes
Date of implementation	From 1 September 2004.
Duration of scheme or individual aid	Until 21 December 2006.
Objective of aid	Aid to SMEs		Yes
Economic sectors concerned	All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs		Yes
Name and address of the granting authority	Name: Finnvera Oyj Kenttäyksikkö
	Address: PL 1010 FIN-00101 Helsinki
Large individual aid grants	In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation The measure excludes awards of aid or requires prior notification to the Commission of awards of aid, a) if the total eligible costs are at least 25 000 000 EUR and — the gross aid intensity is at least 50 %, — in areas which qualify for regional aid, the net aid intensity is at least 50 %; or b) if the total gross aid amount is at least 15 000 000 EUR		Yes

Aid number	XS 75/03
Member State	United Kingdom
Region	County of Gwynedd, Wales
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Gwynedd Investment by Design Scheme
Legal basis	Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company	2003 — GBP 167,333   2004 — GBP 223,111   2005 — GBP 55,778 This funding will support a minimum of 75 SMEs which meet the definition of Annex 1 of the SME Block exemption
Maximum aid intensity	The maximum aid intensity will be 50 %. The maximum grant will be GBP 20 000. The grant will be for investment costs (Article 87(3)(a) 35 % + 15 %)
Date of implementation	16 May 2003
Duration of scheme or individual aid award	31 March 2005
Objective of aid	The objective of the aid is to increase the competitiveness and growth of retail businesses in Gwynedd (an Article 87(3)(a) area) and to stimulate economic regeneration within urban and rural town community centers by supporting the costs of investment in land, buildings, machinery and equipment intended to create or extend a business
Economic sector(s) concerned	All sectors excluding agriculture and food processing
Name and address of the granting authority	Name: James Goodman Planning and Economic Development Department
	Address: Gwynedd Council Council Offices CAERNARFON Gwynedd LL55 1SH United Kingdom

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/10

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 37/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No	XE 2/04 (N616 A/B/2002)
Member State	Netherlands
Region	Friesland
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	2003 Friesland Jobs Plan
Legal basis	(Oorspronkelijke verordening Fries Banenplan 2003: vastgesteld door Provinciale Staten d.d. 19 juni 2002, Rechtsgrondslag: art. 145 Provinciewet, Goedgekeurd door de Europese Commissie bij Beschikking C(2002) 4252). Aanpassing verordening Fries Banenplan 2003: vastgesteld door Provinciale Staten d.d. 17 december 2003, besluit nr. 10 H. Rechtsgrond: art. 145 Provinciewet. Aangepaste artikelgewijze toelichting op het Fries Banenplan 2003: vastgesteld door Gedeputeerde Staten d.d. 23 september 2003, geldt als beleidsregel op grond van art. 4,81 van de Algemene Wet Bestuursrecht
Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company	Annual overall amount	EUR 1,5 million Applications for up to a total of EUR 4,5 million can be submitted over the period 2003-2005. Payments can be made between 2003 and 2008
	Loans guaranteed
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation	Yes The following applies to Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002: 1. The aid represents a maximum of 20 % of the costs eligible for subsidisation. 2. As a deviation from paragraph 1, the maximum amount of aid will be reduced if EU rules so require (see the original scheme adopted by the EC)
Date of implementation	1.1.2003
Duration of scheme or individual aid	Until 31.12.2005 (NB. The amendment adopted by PS on 17 December 2003 also applies retroactively back to 1.1.2003.)
Objective of aid	Art. 4: Creation of employment Objective of the original aid measure: The objective of the 2003 Friesland Jobs Plan is to promote employment (by providing aid for labour costs where an initial investment of a minimum of EUR 50 000 is made) as a result of a limited initial investment. The objective of the present amendment is to broaden slightly the range of workers eligible to take up posts created through aid by adding the category of ‘workers at risk of becoming unemployed’		Yes
	Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers The scheme focuses on helping ‘non-working jobseekers’ to find work, with special emphasis on ‘the long-term unemployed’, ‘older workers’, ‘foreign workers’ and ‘persons with a disability affecting their employability’		Yes
	Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers
Economic sectors concerned	— All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid — All manufacturing (1) — All services (1) — Other The scheme is restricted to providing aid for enterprises in one of the following sectors: industry (including industries involving the processing of raw materials and agricultural produce), wholesaling, care (standard industrial classification code 85), services to business, construction, catering and tourism, and recreation. There are no restrictions on the size of the enterprises involved other than those deriving from the legal provisions of the European Commission. The following are not eligible for aid: — enterprises in the primary sector — enterprises requiring a permit under the Law on the Transport of Persons, and — public enterprises
Name and address of the granting authority	Name: Gedeputeerde Staten van de Provincie Fryslân Contact person: Ms J.M. van Leeuwen Tel. (31-58) 292 55 44 (issues of substance) Ms A.J. Swart Ranshuysen-Veenema Tel. (31-58) 292 55 02 (legal matters)
	Address: Postbus 20.120 8900 HM Leeuwarden Nederland

Aid No	XE 6/05
Member State	Spain
Region	Rioja
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid	Strategic programme for foreign trade
Legal basis	Resolución del Presidente de la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja, de 11 de febrero de 2005, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones en régimen de concurrencia competitiva para el programa estratégico de comercio exterior
Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company	Annual overall amount	EUR 21 600
	Loans guaranteed
Maximum aid intensity	In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation	Yes
Date of implementation	18.2.2005
Duration of scheme or individual aid award	Until 31.12.2006
Objective of aid	Art. 4: Creation of employment	Yes
	Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers	No
	Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers	No
Economic sectors concerned	— All Community sectors (2) eligible for employment aid
	— All manufacturing (2)
	— All services (2)
	— Other: Only Group D: manufacturing industries in the National Classification of Economic Activities will be eligible for aid	Yes
Name and address of the granting authority	Name: Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja
	Address: Muro de La Mata, 13-14 E-26071 Logroño (La Rioja)
Aid subject to prior notification to the Commission	In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation	Yes

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

(2)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all state aid within the sector.

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14.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4079 — Mitsui/Evraz/Deniskovskaya Coal Mine JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 37/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

On 8 February 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Mitsui & Co(‘Mitsui’, Japan) and Evraz Group S.A. (‘Evraz’, Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Coke Oven Overseas Contribution Limited (the ‘Company’, Cyprus) holding company for a new coal mining project in the Deniskovskaya coal field by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Mitsui: trading company, active inter alia in the steel and iron sector, non-ferrous metals, electronics and chemicals; — for Evraz: active in the steel sector, in the mining of iron ore and coking coal; — for the Company: holding company for a new coking coal mining project which will exploit the Deniskovskaya coal field in Yakutia, East Siberia.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4079 — Mitsui/Evraz/Deniskovskaya Coal Mine JV to the following address: European Commission Competition DG Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Brussels

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005 p. 32.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/14

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2006

Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008)

(2006/C 37/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Commission is today launching the call for proposals ‘Public health — 2006’ within the framework of the Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) (1).

The deadline for submission of proposals is 19 May 2006.

All the information, including the Commission Decision adopting the work plan for 2006 for the implementation of the programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008), including the annual work programme for grants and the General principles and criteria for the selection and funding of actions under the ‘Public Health’ programme, are available on the website at the following address:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_programme/howtoapply/how_to_apply_en.htm

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(1)  Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 adopting a programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) — Commission Statements, OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 1-12.

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