Official Journal C33 Volume 43 of the European Communities 5 February 2000

ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C33 Volume 43 of the European Communities 5 February 2000

English edition Information and Notices

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I Information

Commission

2000/C 33/01 Euro exchange rates ...... 1

2000/C 33/02 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.1813 Industri Kapital (Nord- kem)/Dyno ASA) (1) ...... 2

2000/C 33/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.1840 KKR/Bosch Telecom Private Networks) (1) ...... 3

2000/C 33/04 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.1802 Unilever/Amora-Maille) (1)4

2000/C 33/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.1841 Celestica/IBM) (1) ...... 5

2000/C 33/06 State aids Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, concerning aid C 74/99 (ex NN 65/99) France Development aid to Saint-Pierre- et-Miquelon (Shipbuilding) (1) ...... 6

2000/C 33/07 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 (ex Articles 92 and 93) of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) ...... 9

II Preparatory Acts

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EN 1 (1) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page

III Notices

European Parliament

2000/C 33/08 Decision ...... 12

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1) 4 February 2000

(2000/C 33/01)

1 euro = 7,4432 Danish krone = 332,65 Greek drachma = 8,4715 Swedish krona = 0,6195 Pound sterling

= 0,9835 United States dollar = 1,4182 Canadian dollar = 105,99 Japanese yen = 1,6077 Swiss franc = 8,083 Norwegian krone = 72,54405 Icelandic króna (2) = 1,557 Australian dollar = 1,9988 New Zealand dollar = 6,18130 South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. (2) Source: Commission. C 33/2EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.1813 Industri Kapital (Nordkem)/Dyno ASA) (2000/C 33/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 24 January 2000 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Industri Kapital 2000 Fund (IK 2000) and Industri Kapital 1997 Fund (IK 1997), both belonging to the Industri Kapital group, Jersey, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the whole of the undertaking Dyno ASA (Dyno), Norway, through Nordkem AS (Nordkem), Norway, also belonging to the Industri Kapital group, by way of purchase of shares. Nordkem issued a public tender for the shares of Dyno on 7 December 1999.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

IK 2000: private equity fund belonging to the Industri Kapital group,

IK 1997: private equity fund belonging to the Industri Kapital group,

Industri Kapital group: group of investment funds,

Dyno: parent company of a group of companies active in explosives, formaldehyde-based resins, oil field chemicals, paper overlays, specialty polymers, plastic packaging and methanol,

Nordkem: holding company owned by IK 1997.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.1813 Industri Kapital (Nordkem) Dyno ASA, to:

European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate B Merger Task Force, Avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150, B-1040 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. 5.2.2000EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 33/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.1840 KKR/Bosch Telecom Private Networks) (2000/C 33/03)

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1. On 28 January 2000 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the Canadian based undertaking KKR European Fund LP (KKR), belonging to the United States of America based group KKR Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the German based undertaking Bosch Telecom Private Networks (BTPN) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

KKR: equity investments,

BTPN: ISDN communications systems; for example, PABX systems and correspondent terminals.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate B Merger Task Force, Avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150, B-1040 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. C 33/4EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.1802 Unilever/Amora-Maille) (2000/C 33/04)

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1. On 25 January 2000 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Unilever Fance, a holding company belonging to the Dutch group Unilever NV, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Amora-Maille, subsidiary of the French company Somaref, by way of purchase of shares.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

Unilever France: holding company of several companies active in the fields of food products, personal hygiene products and perfumes and house cleaning products,

Amora-Maille: groceries (mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, salad sauces, olive oil, vinegar, gherkins, stocks and spices).

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate B Merger Task Force, Avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150, B-1040 Brussels.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.1841 Celestica/IBM) (2000/C 33/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 26 January 2000 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Celestica Inc., (Celestica), United States of America, ultimately controlled by Onex Corporation, Canada, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of parts of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), United States of Amercia, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

Celestica: electronics manufacturing services (EMS), such as electronic cards and servers, mainly for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),

IBM: information technology (IT) services and equipment, computer software and services.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation.

European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate B Merger Task Force, Avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150, B-1040 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17. C 33/6EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

STATE AIDS

Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, concerning aid C 74/99 (ex NN 65/99) France Development aid to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (Shipbuilding) (2000/C 33/06)

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By means of the letter dated 2 December 1999 reproduced in the authentic language on the pages following this summary, the Commission notified France of its decision to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty concerning the abovementioned aid.

Interested parties may submit their comments on the aid in respect of which the Commission is initiating the procedure within one month of the date of publication of this summary and the following letter, to:

European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Directorate H State Aid II Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 296 95 79

These comments will be communicated to France. Confidential treatment of the identity of the interested party submitting the comments may be requested in writing, stating the reasons for the request.

SUMMARY from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Furthermore, after the five years CIL is obliged to buy the vessel from the investors. Following media reports in late 1998, the Commission became aware that France had, in 1996, granted development aid in the form of tax breaks in relation to the acquisition of a cruise vessel for use in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, situated in the As the granted aid concerns aid related to shipbuilding granted North Atlantic Ocean close to Canada, by Compagnie des as development assistance in 1996 pursuant to an aid scheme ˛les du Levant (hereinafter referred to as CIL), a French-owned (Loi Pons) approved by the Commission in 1992, the company registered in Wallis and Futuna. Commission has to evaluate the project in accordance with Article 4(7) of the Seventh Directive on aid to shipbuilding, which allows eligible projects to benefit from aid in the form of development assistance to developing countries of at least 25 % Following enquiries, France provided the Commission with aid intensity. In accordance with Article 4(7) of the directive, detailed information about the project and confirmed that the aid must comply with the terms laid down in Articles 6 the aid had already been granted and had not been notified and 8 in the OECD Understanding on export credits for ships. to the Commission.

The project appears to comply with the OECD criteria communicated to Member States by Commission letter The vessel was constructed in the French yard Alstom Leroux SG(89) D/311 of 3 January 1989. However in addition Naval, and was delivered in 1998. The vessel was financed by Article 4(7) requires that the Commission shall in particular private investors who subsequently leased the vessel to CIL. verify that the project has a genuine development content. The investors were entitled to deduct their investment costs from their taxable income in accordance with a fiscal scheme approved by the Commission which encourages productive investments in the departments and territories overseas. The France argues that the vessel will boost tourism on Saint-Pierre- tax breaks had an estimated aid intensity equivalent to 34 % et-Miquelon. The presence of the vessel is expected to create 55 net and enabled CIL to hire the vessel at a very low price. CIL jobs, which is a high number compared to the number of is the operator (and eventual owner) of the vessel. It is unemployed, with the operator obliged to give preference to registered in Wallis and Futuna and is a subsidiary of the crew from France. The overall impact on the economy is French company Compagnie des ˛les du Ponant. It is obliged expected to be (. . .) per year. On this basis France considers to exploit the vessel for a minimum of five years mainly to and the developmental impact on the island to be significant. 5.2.2000EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 33/7

However, according to information on the Internet gements fiscaux reprØsentaient un Øquivalent-subvention net de (http://www.ponant.com) it appears that since November 34 % (1). Le Levant jauge 2 200 TB et peut transporter 95 passa- 1998 the vessel has departed or arrived in Saint-Pierre-et- gers et 47 membres d’Øquipage. Sa valeur contractuelle Øtait de Miquelon only about 10 times. In addition it has been calling (. . .) au total. on a large number of ports situated in countries that are not eligible for development aid. Also, the effects on employment La France affirme que CIL a ØtØ constituØe afin d’exercer des effects claimed by France cannot be verified. Moreover, the activitØs à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, archipel de l’ocØan Atlan- expected economic benefits to the islands seem dispropor- tique Nord, proche du Canada. Cet archipel comprend trois tionately low given the cost of the vessel and the high aid îles: Saint-Pierre, Miquelon et Langlade. Il compte environ intensity. 6 500 habitants. Ces îles connaissent depuis 1992 de graves difficultØs Øconomiques. Plus de 300 personnes y sont sans For these reasons the Commission has doubts about the devel- emploi, soit une augmentation du taux de chômage de 20 % opment aid character of the project and the necessity of the aid pour l’annØe 1998. Les chômeurs de longue durØe et les jeunes and thus whether it is compatible with the directive. In chômeurs reprØsentent respectivement 23 et 17,8 % du nombre accordance with Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No total de chômeurs. Le chômage est en partie liØ au dØclin du 659/1999, all unlawful aid can be subject to recovery from secteur de la pŒche et au ralentissement des investissements the recipient. dans le secteur du ba¼timent et des travaux publics.

LETTER Les autoritØs ont tentØ d’amØliorer la situation Øconomique, notamment en dØveloppant le tourisme. Le Levant doit Œtre considØrØ dans ce contexte. Il devrait permettre la crØation de 55 emplois, ce qui constitue un chiffre ØlevØ au regard du «ProcØdure nombre de chômeurs. L’exploitant est tenu de donner la prØfØ- rence à des membres d’Øquipage de nationalitØ française. La À la suite d’un article paru dans le Lloyd’s List, la Commission, prØsence du navire devrait avoir un impact global de 12 par lettre du 23 dØcembre 1998, a demandØ des informations à millions de francs français (FRF) par an sur l’Øconomie locale. la France concernant Le Levant, un navire de croisiŁre apparem- La France estime, sur cette base, que le projet aura pour l’ar- ment financØ par le biais d’allØgements fiscaux. Ce navire, chipel une incidence importante en termes de dØveloppement. construit dans les chantiers Alstom Leroux Naval, a ØtØ livrØ en 1998. La Commission n’avait pas ØtØ informØe de cette aide. Selon les informations communiquØes par la France, le Par lettre du 12 mai 1999, la France a fourni des informations paquebot naviguera principalement au dØpart et à destination à la Commission, lui confirmant que l’aide avait bien ØtØ de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (160 jours par an, pour 320 jours octroyØe et qu’elle ne lui avait pas ØtØ notifiØe. La Commission d’exploitation), les conditions climatiques ne permettant pas de a posØ des questions supplØmentaires par lettre du 4 juin 1999, l’utiliser dans cette rØgion en hiver. Les tempØratures moyennes à laquelle la France a rØpondu par lettre du 19 aoßt 1999. y varient en effet de 10 à 5 °C entre dØcembre et mars, et de + 10 à + 20 °C en ØtØ. Le Levant sera par consØquent exploitØ aussi dans les Antilles françaises et en Guyane.

Description de l’aide L’aide fiscale a ØtØ consentie en 1996 en liaison avec l’acquisition du paquebot Le Levant par la Compagnie des ˛les du Levant ApprØciation de l’aide (ci-aprŁs dØnommØe CIL). CIL est immatriculØe à Wallis-et-Fu- tuna; il s’agit d’une filiale de la Compagnie des ˛les du Ponant, L’aide octroyØe en faveur du navire en question doit Œtre apprØ- qui est une sociØtØ française. Le navire a ØtØ financØ par des ciØe à la lumiŁre des dispositions de l’article 4, paragraphe 7, de investisseurs privØs regroupØs dans une copropriØtØ maritime, la directive du Conseil du 21 dØcembre 1990 concernant les qui l’ont ensuite louØ à CIL. Ces investisseurs ont ØtØ autorisØs à aides à la construction navale, Øtant donnØ qu’il s’agit d’une dØduire leurs investissements de leurs revenus imposables. Les aide liØe à la construction navale qui a ØtØ octroyØe comme allØgements fiscaux ont permis à CIL de louer le navire à un aide au dØveloppement en 1996 dans le cadre d’un rØgime prix trŁs bas. L’aide est notamment subordonnØe à l’obligation, d’aides (la loi Pons) autorisØ en 1992. pour CIL, d’exploiter le navire pendant une durØe minimale de cinq ans, au dØpart et à destination de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon En vertu de l’article 4, paragraphe 7, de la directive sur la principalement, et de le racheter aux investisseurs au terme de construction navale, les aides octroyØes comme aides au dØve- cette pØriode. Les autoritØs françaises estiment par consØquent loppement à un pays en dØveloppement peuvent Œtre considØ- que CIL doit Œtre considØrØe comme le vØritable propriØtaire du rØes comme compatibles avec le marchØ commun si elles sont navire. conformes aux dispositions arrŒtØes à cette fin par le groupe de travail no 6 de l’OCDE dans son accord concernant l’interprØ- L’aide a ØtØ consentie en application d’un rØgime fiscal la tation des articles 6, 7 et 8 de l’arrangement concernant les loi Pons en vertu duquel des rØductions d’impôt peuvent crØdits à l’exportation de navires, ou à tout addendum ou Œtre consenties pour des investissements rØalisØs dans les dØpar- corrigendum ultØrieur audit accord (ci-aprŁs dØnommØes tements et territoires français d’outre-mer. Ce rØgime a ØtØ critŁres de l’OCDE). La Commission doit vØrifier la compo- autorisØ par la Commission en 1992. sante particuliŁre dØveloppement de l’aide envisagØe et s’as- surer que cette aide entre dans le champ d’application de l’ac- La France a informØ la Commission que l’aide en cause Øtait cord prØcitØ. identique à celle octroyØe pour le navire Tahiti Nui (Paul Gauguin), pour lequel la Commission avait estimØ que les allØ- (1) JO C 279 du 25.10.1995, p. 3 (aide d’État C 8/95). C 33/8EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

Ainsi que la Commission en a informØ les États membres par à la compagnie chinoise Cosco, la Cour a estimØ que la lettre SG(89) D/311 du 3 janvier 1989, les projets d’aide au Commission Øtait tenue de vØrifier sØparØment la composante dØveloppement doivent satisfaire aux critŁres de l’OCDE dØveloppement du projet et le respect des critŁres de l’OCDE. suivants. Il s’ensuit que, aux fins de son apprØciation, la Commission doit notamment vØrifier que les projets poursuivent vØritable- 1) L’aide ne doit pas Œtre accordØe pour la construction de ment un objectif de dØveloppement et qu’ils ne seraient pas navires destinØs à opØrer sous pavillon de complaisance. viables sans l’aide (et donc, que cette aide est nØcessaire).

2) Si l’aide ne peut pas Œtre classØe comme aide publique au La Commission reconnaît qu’il est important de dØvelopper le dØveloppement dans le cadre de l’OCDE, le donneur d’aide tourisme à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. L’incidence du projet en doit confirmer que celle-ci est accordØe en vertu d’un accord termes de dØveloppement semble toutefois limitØe, le navire intergouvernemental. ne se trouvant en effet que rarement dans l’archipel. D’aprŁs les informations trouvØes par la Commission sur l’Internet 3) Le donneur d’aide doit donner les assurances appropriØes (http://www.ponant.com), il semble que depuis novembre que le propriØtaire rØel rØside dans le pays bØnØficiaire et 1998, le navire n’ait touchØ Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon qu’une que l’entreprise bØnØficiaire n’est pas une filiale non opØra- dizaine de fois seulement. De plus, les croisiŁres comprenant tionnelle d’une sociØtØ ØtrangŁre. (Aux fins de la directive, cet archipel dans leur programme font aussi escale à Boston, les pays pouvant bØnØficier d’une aide incluent non seule- QuØbec, MontrØal et Toronto. Entre juin et septembre 1999, le ment les pays en dØveloppement classØs comme tels par navire a effectuØ six croisiŁres de huit jours. Celles-ci n’in- l’OCDE, mais Øgalement l’ensemble des pays et territoires cluaient mŒme pas Saint-Pierre-et-Minquelon, mais se dØrou- d’outre-mer associØs à l’Union europØenne, y compris les laient dans la rØgion des Grands Lacs canadiens. Par consØ- territoires français d’outre-mer). quent, mŒme durant la pØriode estivale, le navire a ØtØ utilisØ principalement en-dehors de l’archipel de Saint-Pierre-et-Mique- 4) Le bØnØficiaire doit s’engager à ne pas vendre le navire sans lon. En outre, de novembre à mai, il a croisØ notamment le l’autorisation des pouvoirs publics. long de la côte est des États-Unis d’AmØrique, avec des destina- tions comme Washington D.C. et New York, ainsi qu’en En outre, l’aide octroyØe doit comporter un ØlØment de libØra- AmØrique latine. En rØalitØ, depuis que les croisiŁres ont litØ de 25 % au moins. commencØ, soit en novembre 1998, le paquebot s’est trouvØ durant une pØriode trŁs longue en des lieux ne pouvant La Commission considŁre que le projet de dØveloppement satis- prØtendre à des aides au dØveloppement. fait aux critŁres de l’OCDE pour les raisons suivantes. En outre, la condition selon laquelle les membres d’Øquipage Le Levant sera exploitØ sous pavillon français; la condition doivent Œtre français n’implique pas nØcessairement qu’il s’agira selon laquelle le navire ne peut pas Œtre exploitØ sous un d’habitants de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. L’incidence sur l’emploi pavillon de complaisance est donc remplie. dans cet archipel ne peut donc pas Œtre vØrifiØe.

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon figure sur la liste des pays pouvant De surcroît, les retombØes Øconomiques du projet pour l’ar- bØnØficier d’une aide au dØveloppement, qui est annexØe à chipel (. . .) sont moins ØlevØes que l’aide en cause (. . .), ce la lettre SG(89) D/311 de la Commission aux États qui suscite des questions quant à la proportionnalitØ de l’aide. membres. Par consØquent, il existe à ce stade des doutes sØrieux concer- L’exploitant (et propriØtaire final) a son siŁge à Wallis-et- nant le caractŁre d’aide au dØveloppement du projet et la nØces- Futuna. Cet archipel n’est pas le pays bØnØficiaire (qui est sitØ de l’aide et, partant, sa compatibilitØ avec la directive Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon). Étant donnØ toutefois que les susmentionnØe. deux archipels figurent sur la liste de la Commission repre- nant les pays pouvant bØnØficier d’une aide au dØveloppe- À la lumiŁre des considØrations qui prØcŁdent, la Commission, ment, la Commission ne soulŁvera pas d’objection à cet agissant dans le cadre de la procØdure prØvue à l’article 88, Øgard. De plus, CIL ne semble pas Œtre une filiale non paragraphe 2, du traitØ CE, demande à la France de lui opØrationnelle d’une sociØtØ ØtrangŁre. prØsenter ses observations et de fournir tous les renseignements nØcessaires pour apprØcier l’aide en cause, dans un dØlai d’un Le Levant ne peut Œtre revendu sans l’accord des pouvoirs mois à compter de la date de rØception de la prØsente lettre. publics français, puisque l’aide est octroyØe à la condition Elle demande aux autoritØs françaises de transmettre sans tarder que CIL exploite effectivement le navire pendant cinq ans une copie de la prØsente lettre au bØnØficiaire de l’aide. au moins, à destination et au dØpart de Saint-Pierre-et-Mi- quelon principalement, et qu’elle le rachŁte ensuite aux La Commission rappelle à la France l’effet suspensif de l’article investisseurs mØtropolitains dans le but de poursuivre son 88, paragraphe 3, du traitØ CE et attire son attention sur la exploitation. lettre adressØe le 22 fØvrier 1995 à tous les États membres, dans laquelle elle prØcise que toute aide octroyØe illØgalement L’intensitØ d’aide est supØrieure à 25 %. pourra faire l’objet d’une rØcupØration auprŁs de son bØnØfi- ciaire selon les dispositions du droit national et en incluant un Toutefois, ainsi qu’il a ØtØ indiquØ ci-dessus, la Commission doit intØrŒt calculØ sur la base du taux de rØfØrence utilisØ pour le Øgalement vØrifier en particulier que le projet inclut une vØri- calcul de l’Øquivalent-subvention dans le cadre des aides rØgio- table composante dØveloppement. Dans l’affaire C-400/92 nales, qui court à partir de la date à laquelle l’aide a ØtØ mise à relative à une aide au dØveloppement octroyØe par l’Allemagne la disposition du bØnØficiaire jusqu’à sa rØcupØration effective.» 5.2.2000EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 33/9

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 (ex Articles 92 and 93) of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2000/C 33/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 13.10.1999 Duration: 1.1.2000 to 31.12.2006

Member State: Spain (Castile-Leon) The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all confidential information has been removed, can be found at

Aid No: N 503/99 http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Title: Grant for restoring the Santa María de Retuerta monastery (Valladolid)

Objective: Protection of the historal and artistic heritage Date of adoption of the decision: 26.10.1999

Member State: Belgium Legal basis: Acuerdo de la Junta de Consejeros Aid No: N 636/98 Budget: ESP 20 million (EUR 120 202) Title: Promotion of certain Flemish capital goods for export Aid intensity or amount: Measure not constituting aid Objective: To promote export by supporting the export of Duration: Ad hoc aid demonstration goods

Legal basis: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all confidential information has been removed, can be found at Besluit van de Vlaamse regering http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids DØcret du gouvernement flamand

Budget: EUR 2,28 million in 1999

Aid intensity or amount: 35 % of the value of contract and 50 % in case of less developed countries, limited to Date of adoption of the decision: 26.10.1999 respectively BEF 10,5 million (EUR 260 288) and 10 million (EUR 247 893) per contract

Member State: Finland Duration: Unlimited

Aid No: N 238/99 Other information: Annual report on the application of the funds Title: Regional aid map 2000 to 2006 The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all confidential information has been removed, can be found at Objective: Regional development http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids Aid intensity or amount:

The regional aid intensities for SMEs are 10 % nge + 10 % gge in the ¯land islands, 12 % nge + 10 % gge in zone III, 19 % nge + 10 % gge in zone II and 24 % nge + 10 % gge in Date of adoption of the decision: 13.12.1999 zone I Member State: Germany The Commission takes note of the determination of the Finnish authorities to limit aid for large firms to 24 % Aid No: N 459/99 nge in zone I, 12 % nge in zone II, 8 % nge in zone III and 10 % nge in the ¯land islands Title: Man-technology-interaction in knowledge society C 33/10EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

Objective: To promote R & D in order to further adapt Aid intensity or amount: 25 % for pre-competitive devel- modern information technology to human needs, human opment and 35 % in the case of SMEs thinking and human behaviour Duration: Indefinite Legal basis: Jährliche Haushaltsgesetze Other information: Annual Report Budget: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all Total budget: confidential information has been removed, can be found at

for SMARTKOM: DEM 37,3 million (EUR 19 million) of http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids which DEM 13,2 million are earmarked for companies and DEM 24,1 million for universities and public research institutes

for INVITE: DEM 29 million (EUR 14,8 million) of which Date of adoption of the decision: 27.12.1999 DEM 23,3 million are earmarked for companies and DEM 5,7 million for universities and public research Member State: Germany (Niedersachsen) institutes Aid No: N 448/99 for EMBASSI: DEM 37,6 million (EUR 19,2 million) of which DEM 21,3 million are earmarked for companies Title: Promotion of measures in the area of information and and DEM 16,3 million for universities and public research communication in Lower Saxony institutes Objective: To promote R & D with regard to the information Aid intensity or amount: society

25 % for precompetitive development and 50 % for Legal basis: § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung industrial research Budget: DEM 6 million per annum (EUR 3 million) plus 10 percentage-points for cooperation between enter- prises and public research institutions; plus 10 percentage- Aid intensity or amount: 25 % gross, for SMEs plus 10 points for SMEs; plus 10 percentage-points for projects percentage-points, for projects in line with the objectives of carried out in Article 87(3a)-regions the fifth framework programme 15 percentage-points, in any case and including cumulation not exceeding 50 % including bonuses not exceeding 50 % for precompetitive development and 75 % for industrial research Duration: 1.1.2000 to 31.12.2004

Duration: Four years and one month The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all confidential information has been removed, can be found at The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all confidential information has been removed, can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.1.2000

Date of adoption of the decision: 27.12.1999 Member State: The Netherlands

Member State: The Netherlands Aid No: N 417/99

Aid No: N 414/99 Title: Amendments to existing aid schemes

Title: R & D programme for civil aircraft development Objective: The purpose of the notified measure is to amend the duration of the following existing aid schemes: Objective: To promote R & D within the aircraft sector and to stimulate international collaboration aid to the Netherlands Aquaculture Association (N 540/97);

Legal basis: Besluit houdende regels inzake de verstrekking van aid for a pilot project on fishing for flatfish in the Barents subsidies voor de civiele vliegtuigontwikkeling Sea and the waters off Spitsbergen (N 765/97);

Budget: Around EUR 20 million yearly aid for a pilot project on Canadian pair-seining (N 37/98) 5.2.2000EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 33/11

Legal basis: N 37/98: NLG 70 000 (approximately EUR 31 765)

N 570/97: Bestuursbesluit nr. 89 houdende subsidie ver- Aid intensity or amount: strekking aan de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Viskwekers voor het opzetten van een bedrijfsbegeleidingssysteem voor N 570/97: rates set out in Annex III to Council Regulation de aquacultuur en op basis daarvan verricht onderzoek en (EC) No 2468/98 kennisoverdracht N 765/97: rates set out in Annex III to Council Regulation N 765/97: Bestuursbesluit nr. 90 houdende subsidiever- (EC) No 2468/98 lening aan het Visserijbedrijf Betto Bolt BV te Zoutkamp voor het proefproject Ðplatvisvisserij in de international wa- N 37/98: rates set out in Annex III to Council Regulation teren van de Barentszee en de wateren rondom Spitsbergen (EC) No 2468/98 met vissersvaartuig ZK 57 Duration: N 37/98: Bestuursbesluit nr. 91 houdende subsidieverlening aan houdende subsidieverlening aan de vennootschap onder N 570/97: 1997 to 1999 de firma Gebroeders Pasterkamp te Urk voor het proefpro- jet ÐCanadese spanzegenvisserij met de vissersvaartuigen N 765/97: 22.7.1997 to the end of 1999 UK 135 en 145 N 37/98: 1998/1999 Budget: The authentic text(s) of the decision, from wihch all N 570/97: NLG 350 000 (approximately EUR 160 000) confidential information has been removed, can be found at

N 765/97: NLG 50 000 (approximately EUR 22 690) http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids C 33/12EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.2000

III

(Notices)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

DECISION (2000/C 33/08)

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, DECIDES:

HAVING REGARD to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) Article 1 No 259/68 of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regu- lations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other The period of validity of the reserve lists for Open Competi- Servants of the European Communities, and in particular to tions: Article 30 of the Regulations, PE/53/A, PE/55/A, PE/57/A, PE/62/A, PE/63/A, PE/80/A, HAVING REGARD to the Bureau decision of 12 December PE/81/A, A/86, A/89, PE/46/S (T), PE/47/S (T), PE/52/S, 1962 on appointment of the Appointing Authority, as last EUR/A/34, EUR/A/57, EUR/A/58, EUR/A/111, EUR/A/112; amended on 25 June 1997, PE/156/LA, PE/157/LA, PE/159/LA, EUR/LA/91, EUR/LA/92, HAVING REGARD to Open Competitions: EUR/LA/93, EUR/LA/94, EUR/LA/101, EUR/LA/102, PE/170/LA, PE/171/LA; PE/53/A, PE/54/A, PE/55/A, PE/57/A, PE/62/A, PE/63/A, PE/80/A, PE/81/A, A/86, A/89, PE/46/S (T), PE/47/S (T), PE/21/B, PE/22/B, PE/23/B, PE/24/B, PE/26/B, PE/27/B, PE/28/B, PE/52/S, EUR/A/34, EUR/A/57, EUR/A/58, EUR/A/111, PE/48/S (T), PE/56/S, EUR/B/26; EUR/A/112; PE/108/C, PE/110/C, PE/111/C, PE/112/C, PE/113/C, PE/114/C, PE/156/LA, PE/157/LA, PE/159/LA, EUR/LA/91, EUR/LA/92, C/345, PE/50/S (T), EUR/C/23, EUR/C/28, EUR/C/35, EUR/LA/93, EUR/LA/94, EUR/LA/101, EUR/LA/102, EUR/C/110; PE/170/LA, PE/171/LA; PE/11/D, PE/12/D, PE/13/D, PE/14/D, PE/15/D, EUR/D/24, PE/21/B, PE/22/B, PE/23/B, PE/24/B, PE/26/B, PE/27/B, PE/28/B, EUR/D/65, EUR/D/66, PE/48/S (T), PE/56/S, EUR/B/26; shall be extended until 31 December 2000. PE/108/C, PE/110/C, PE/111/C, PE/112/C, PE/113/C, PE/114/C, C/345, PE/50/S (T), EUR/C/23, EUR/C/28, EUR/C/35, EUR/C/37, EUR/C/110; Article 2 PE/11/D, PE/12/D, PE/13/D, PE/14/D, PE/15/D, EUR/D/24, EUR/D/65, EUR/D/66, The period of validity of the reserve lists for Open Competitions PE/54/A and EUR/C/37, shall not be extended. HAVING REGARD to the opinion of the Joint Committee at its meeting of 15 December 1999, Secretary-General ON a proposal from the Director-General of Personnel, Julian PRIESTELY