Official Journal C 343 Volume 40 of the European Communities 13 November 1997
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ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal C 343 Volume 40 of the European Communities 13 November 1997 English edition Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I Information Commission 97/C 343 /01 Ecu 1 97/C 343/02 Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres 2 97/C 343/03 State aid — C 48 /97 (ex NN 75/96 , N 942/96) — Sweden (') 3 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA EFTA Surveillance Authority 97/C 343/04 Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers ( x ) 8 97/C 343/05 Authorization for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 11 of the Act referred to in point lb of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections 9 97/C 343/06 Authorization for State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1 1 of the Act referred to in point lb of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections 10 EN i (') Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page II Preparatory Acts Commission 97/C 343 /07 Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and amending Directives 73 /239 /EEC and 92/49 /EEC (Fourth Motor Insurance Directive) (') 11 97/C 343/08 Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/ 84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil 16 EN (') Text with EEA relevance 13 . 11 . 97 EN | Official Journal of the European Communities C 343/ 1 I (Information) COMMISSION Ecu (') 12 November 1997 (97/C 343/01 ) Currency amount for one unit : Belgian and Finnish markka 5,95747 Luxembourg franc 40,7134 Swedish krona 8,61349 Danish krone 7,51167 Pound sterling 0,674433 German mark 1,97395 United States dollar 1,15254 Greek drachma 309,618 Canadian dollar 1,62427 Spanish peseta 166,669 Japanese yen 144,897 French franc 6,61154 Swiss franc 1,60318 Irish pound 0,757601 Norwegian krone 8,06546 Italian lira 1932,59 Icelandic krona 81,5882 Dutch guilder 2,22509 Australian dollar 1,66072 Austrian schilling 13,8938 New Zealand dollar 1,84672 Portuguese escudo 201,406 South African rand 5,56445 The Commission has installed a telex with an automatic answering device which gives the conversion rates in a number of currencies . This service is available every day from 3.30 p.m . until 1 p.m . the following day . Users of the service should do as follows : — call telex number Brussels 23789, — give their own telex code , — type the code 'cccc' which puts the automatic system into operation resulting in the transmission of the conversion rates of the ecu , — the transmission should not be interrupted until the end of the message , which is marked by the code 'ffff'. Note : The Commission also has an automatic fax answering service (No 296 10 97/296 60 11 ) providing daily data concerning calculation of the conversion rates applicable for the purposes of the common agricultural policy . (') Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3180/78 of 18 December 1978 (OJ L 379 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , p. 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1971 / 89 (OJ L 189, 4 . 7 . 1989 , p. 1 ). Council Decision 80/ 1184/EEC of 18 December 1980 (Convention of Lomé ) (OJ L 349 , 23 . 12 . 1980 , p . 34 ). Commission Decision No 3334/ 80/ECSC of 19 December 1980 (OJ L 349, 23 . 12 . 1980 , p. 27 ). Financial Regulation of 16 December 1980 concerning the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980 , p. 23 ). Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3308 / 80 of 16 December 1980 (OJ L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980, p. 1 ). Decision of the Council of Governors of the European Investment Bank of 13 May 1981 (OJ L 311 , 30 . 10 . 1981 , p. 1 ). C 343/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 11 . 97 Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres (97/C 343/02 ) (Established on 11 November 1997 for the application of Article 30 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 822/ 87 ) Type of wine and the ECU per % Type of wine and the ECU per % various marketing centres % vol/hl of GP 0 various marketing centres % vol /hl of GP ° R I Guide price * 3,828 A I Guide price * 3,828 Heraklion No quotation Athens No quotation Patras No quotation Heraklion No quotation Requena No quotation Patras No quotation Reus No quotation (') Villafranca del Bierzo No quotation (') Alcázar de San Juan 1,973 52 % Bastia No quotation Almendralejo 1,902 50 % Béziers 99 % 3,774 Medina del Campo No quotation (') Montpellier 3,873 101 % Ribadavia Narbonne No quotation No quotation Nîmes 3,977 104 % Villafranca del Penedés No quotation Perpignan No quotation Villar del Arzobispo No quotation O Asti No quotation Villarrobledo No quotation (') Florence No quotation (') Lecce No quotation Bordeaux No quotation Pescara No quotation Nantes No quotation Reggio Emilia No quotation (') Bari 2,533 66 % Treviso 4,306 1 1 2 % Cagliari No quotation (') Verona (for local wines ) 5,193 136 % Representative price 4,118 108 % Chieti 2,685 70 % Ravenna (Lugo, Faenze) 3,141 82 % R II Guide price * 3,828 Trapani (Alcamo ) 2,432 64 % Heraklion No quotation Treviso 103 % Patras No quotation 3,926 Calatayud No quotation Representative price 2,943 77 % Falset No quotation (*) Jumilla No quotation (') Navalcarnero No quotation (') Requena No quotation ECU/ hl Toro No quotation Villena No quotation O 82,810 Bastia No quotation A II Guide price * Brignoles No quotation Rheinpfalz (Oberhaardt) 63,054 76 % Bari 3,546 93 % Rheinhessen (Hügelland) 75,665 91 % Barletta 3,546 93 % Cagliari 7,599 199 % The wine-growing region of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation Lecce No quotation Taranto No quotation Representative price 65,209 79 % Representative price 4,377 1 1 4 % A III Guide price "' 94,570 ECU/ hl Mosel-Rheingau No quotation R III Guide price * 62,150 The wine-growing region Rheinpfalz-Rheinhessen of the Luxembourg Moselle No quotation ( Hügelland ) No quotation Representative price No quotation (') Quotation not taken into account in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC ) No 2682/77 . * Applicable from 1 . 2 . 1995 . ° GP = Guide price . 13 . 11 . 97 [ EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 343/ 3 STATE AID C 48/97 (ex NN 75/96, N 942/96 ) Sweden (97/C 343 /03 ) (Text with EEA relevance) (Articles 92 to 94 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) Commission notice pursuant to Article 93 ( 2 ) of the EC Treaty to other Member States and interested parties regarding certain measures undertaken or proposed in favour of Volvo Trucks Corporation, located in Umeå By the letter reproduced below, the Commission their strong reservations with regard to the possibility of informed the Swedish Government of its decision phasing out the transport aid over a certain period of to open the procedure provided for pursuant to time . They were particularly worried about the risk of Article 93 (2 ) of the EC Treaty . relocation of the plant in the absence of the aid . The Swedish authorities also claimed that the plant in Umea is a component producer and would merit a less strict scrutiny than that performed by the Commission . 'After an initial enquiry by the Swedish authorities , the Commission informed the Swedish authorities on the specific notification requirements of the aid in question by letter dated 3 May 1996 . By letter dated 17 June In spite of numerous discussions with the Swedish auth 1996 , the Swedish Government notified the Commission, orities and the company representatives following the in accordance with Article 93 ( 3 ) of the EC Treaty, of abovementioned meeting , no agreement could be the aid granted under an existing aid scheme (Regional reached on an appropriate phasing-out arrangement of politiskt transportstod) to the Volvo plant in Umea . The this 'aid , which would be in line with the guidelines for case has been treated as a non-notified aid (NN 75/96), State aid in this sector . since the aid was paid out to the company fully in 1995 and partially in 1996 . As the initial information was incomplete , a set of additional questions were asked by letter dated 31 July 1996 . These questions were answered The Commission raised no objections to the transport by the Swedish authorities on 16 September 1996 . aid scheme in its Decision of 5 February 1997 (letter dated 5 March 1997 , D/ 1693 ). It is stipulated in this Decision that the application of the transport aid scheme in the motor vehicle industry is subject to (a) separate A meeting with the Swedish authorities was organized to decision(s) by the Commission and willl be dealt with in discuss the case in more detail and to further elaborate compliance with the special rules applicable to this on the methodology of the assessment on 17 September industry . 1996 . To complete the analysis and , in particular to verify the nature of the manufacturing activity of the Volvo plant in Umea , a site visit was organized on 15 October 1996 . Another set of additional questions The Commission has given a sympathetic consideration were asked by letter dated 31 October 1996 in relation to aid intended to compensate for the additional costs of transport in its Decision of 1 June 1994 (') in which the to outstanding issues raised by the Commission before and during the site visit .