C 131 Official Journal

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal C 131

of the European Union

Volume 52 English edition Information and Notices 10 June 2009

Notice No Contents Page

I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

Commission

2009/C 131/01 Commission Opinion of 9 June 2009 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the 2nd decommissioning phase of the Bohunice A-1 Nuclear Power Station, located in the Slovak Republic, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty ...... 1

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 131/02 Euro exchange rates ...... 2

2009/C 131/03 Information provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules on information society services Statistics on the technical rules notified in 2008 within the framework of notification procedure 98/34 ...... 3

EN 1 (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2009/C 131/04 Form of summary information to be provided whenever an aid scheme exempted by this Regulation is implemented and whenever an ad-hoc aid exempted by this Regulation is granted outside any aid scheme ...... 8

2009/C 131/05 Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1) ...... 11

2009/C 131/06 Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1) ...... 12

2009/C 131/07 Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1) ...... 13

2009/C 131/08 Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations ( 1 ) ...... 14

2009/C 131/09 Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4), of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1) ...... 15

2009/C 131/10 Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations ( 1 ) ...... 16

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2009/C 131/11 Notice of open competition EPSO/AST/93/09 ...... 17

EN ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance (Continued on inside back cover) 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/1

(Resolutions, recommendations and opinions)

OPINIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION OPINION of 9 June 2009 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the 2nd decommissioning phase of the Bohunice A-1 Nuclear Power Station, located in the Slovak Republic, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (Only the Slovak text is authentic) (2009/C 131/01)

On 17 September 2008, the European Commission received from the Slovak Government, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the 2nd decommissioning phase of the Bohunice A-1 Nuclear Power Station. On the basis of these data and additional information requested by the Commission on 16 October 2008 and on 28 November 2008, information that was provided by the Slovak Government on 4 December 2008 and on 25 February 2009, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion: 1. The distance between the plant and the nearest point on the territory of another Member State, in this case the Czech Republic, is approximately 38 km. The Austrian and Hungarian borders are at distances of 55 km and 62 km respectively. 2. Under normal operating conditions, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in another Member State. 3. Low and intermediate level solid radioactive waste will be temporarily stored on-site before being transferred to a disposal facility authorised by the Slovak Government. High-level solid radioactive waste will be stored on-site until a national repository becomes available. 4. Non-radioactive solid waste or residual materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for reuse or recycling. The Commission recommends the Slovak authorities to review the activity levels for release of such materials to the environment in the light of Community guidance, so as to ensure that the criteria for exemption laid down in Directive 96/29/Euratom are complied with. 5. In the case of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents that may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in another Member State will not be liable to affect the health of the population. In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the 2nd decommissioning phase of the Bohunice A-1 nuclear power plant in the Slovak Republic, is not liable to result in radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State. C 131/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates ( 1 ) 9 June 2009 (2009/C 131/02)

1 euro =

Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate

USD US dollar 1,3959 AUD Australian dollar 1,7571 JPY Japanese yen 136,80 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5402 DKK Danish krone 7,4456 HKD Hong Kong dollar 10,8202 GBP Pound sterling 0,86320 NZD New Zealand dollar 2,2385 SEK Swedish krona 10,7995 SGD Singapore dollar 2,0357 CHF Swiss franc 1,5158 KRW South Korean won 1 765,04 ISK Iceland króna ZAR South African rand 11,3584 NOK Norwegian krone 8,9135 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 9,5415 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 HRK Croatian kuna 7,3040 CZK Czech koruna 26,796 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 066,46 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,9226 HUF Hungarian forint 280,13 PHP Philippine peso 66,302 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 43,5033 LVL Latvian lats 0,6995 THB Thai baht 47,733 PLN Polish zloty 4,4770 BRL Brazilian real 2,7084 RON Romanian leu 4,2015 MXN Mexican peso 18,6965 TRY Turkish lira 2,1656 INR Indian rupee 66,2910

( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/3

Information provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules on information society services ( 1 ) Statistics on the technical rules notified in 2008 within the framework of notification procedure 98/34 (2009/C 131/03)

I. Table indicating the different types of response given to the Member States of the european union to the drafts notified by each

Comments (2 ) Detailed Opinions (3 ) Community Act Proposals Number of Member States Notifications EFTA ( 4) MS COM MS COM 9.3 ( 6) 9.4 (7 ) TR ( 5)

Belgium 32 4 6 0 0 5 0 0 Bulgaria 6 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 Czech Rep. 35 10 7 0 1 5 0 1 Denmark 22 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 Germany 52 13 12 0 12 3 0 2 Estonia 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 Ireland 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Greece 7 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 Spain 41 12 10 0 4 1 2 0 France 45 8 12 0 2 3 1 0 Italy 18 5 7 0 1 4 1 0 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia 10 3 1 0 5 4 0 0 Lithuania 8 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 Luxembourg 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary 12 4 2 0 1 4 0 0

Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Comments Detailed Opinions Community Act Proposals Number of Member States Notifications MS COM EFTA TR MS COM 9.3 9.4

Netherlands 71 6 15 0 4 2 0 0 Austria 36 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 Poland 21 11 6 0 5 3 0 0 Portugal 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romania 18 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 Slovenia 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 15 3 3 0 0 1 0 0

( 1 ) Directive 98/34/EC of 22 June 1998 (OJ L 204 of 21 July 1998) codifies Directive 83/189/EEC as modified mainly by Directives 88/182/EEC and 94/10/EC. Directive 98/34/EC has been modified by Directive 98/48/EC of 20 July 1998 (OJ L 217 of 5 August 1998) extending the scope thereof to information society services. This extension entered into force on 5 August 1999. C 131/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Comments (2 ) Detailed Opinions (3 ) Community Act Proposals Number of Member States Notifications EFTA ( 4) MS COM MS COM 9.3 ( 6) 9.4 (7 ) TR ( 5)

Finland 31 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 Sweden 54 9 12 0 3 3 1 0 United Kingdom 39 10 6 0 2 1 0 0

Total EU 601 133 128 0 51 52 5 3

(2 ) Article 8.2 of the Directive. (3 ) Article 9.2 of the Directive (‘detailed opinion… to the effect that the measure envisaged may create obstacles to the free movement of goods or services or the free establishment of service operators within the context of the internal market’.) (4 ) By virtue of the EEA Agreement, EFTA countries party to this Agreement apply Directive 98/34/EC with the necessary modifications provided for in Annex II, Chapter XIX, point 1, and may, to this end, issue comments against drafts notified by the Community Member States. Switzerland may also deliver such comments based on an informal information exchange agreement in the field of technical standards. (5 ) Procedure 98/34 has been extended to Turkey within the context of the association agreements signed with this country (Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey (OJ 1964, p. 3687) and Decisions 1/95 and 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council). (6 ) Article 9.3 of the Directive according to which the Member States shall postpone the adoption of the notified draft (with the exception of service-related draft regulations) for 12 months from the date of receipt by the Commission if it is the Commission’s intention to propose or adopt a directive, regulation or decision. (7 ) Article 9.4 of the Directive according to which the Member States postpone the adoption of the notified draft for 12 months from the date of receipt by the Commission if it is reported that the draft concerns a matter covered by a proposal for a directive, regulation or decision presented to the Council. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/5

Total 601 116 91 12 36 31 42 29 54 5 69 54 27 35 2 8 39 0 2 2 3 7 0 12 54 SE UK SE 1 3 0 2 14 2 2 31 20 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 15 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18 3 2 PT RO SI RO SK FI PT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 36 AT PL 15 0 0 0 4 5 2 NL 5 1 1 9 8 15 2 8 71 MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HU 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 12

8 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 LV LT LU LT LV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 IT 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 4 45 5 0 6 0 1 4 3 ES FR 1 1 0 0 3 3 18 0 41 7 GR 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 IE 4 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 16 EE DE 52 5 21 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 3 1 1 2 1 DK 1 0 0 1 7 4 5 0 22 0 0 CY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 3 1 0 0 3 35 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 2 1 0 1 8 4 32 0 9 0 5 1 Sectors BE BG CZ BG Sectors BE

Total by Member Stat e Total by Member Stat II. Table showing the breakdown by sector of drafts notified by the Member Table showing the breakdown by sector of Union States of drafts the European II. Food and agricultural produce 3 0 9 0 2 11 0 2 1 7 6 3 6 2 0 3 0 12 3 5 0 1 4 3 7 12 0 2 1 7 6 3 6 2 0 3 11 3 0 9 2 produce agricultural and Food Building and construction 5 Chemicals 0 Pharmaceuticals Domestic and leisure equipment Mechanics Environment, packaging equipment 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 4 5 3 0 1 7 2 2 0 6 medical Health, Transport 1 Telecommunications products Other 3 0 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 Energy, minerals, wood services Information society C 131/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

III. Table indicating the comments on the drafts notified by Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway ( 8) and Swit zerland ( 9)

Country Notifications EC Comments ( 10 )

Iceland 9 0

Liechtenstein 0 0

Switzerland 3 0

Norway 16 8

Total 28 8

(10 ) The only type of reaction laid down by the EEA Agreement (see notes 4 and 7) is the possibility for the Community to deliver comments (Article 8.2 of Directive 98/34/EC as covered in Annex II. Chapter XIX, point 1 of this Agreement). The same type of reaction may be issued with regard to notifications from Switzerland based on the informal agreement between the Community and this country (see notes 4 and 8).

IV. Table showing the breakdown by sector of the drafts notified by Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

Sectors Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland Total

Food products 0 0 9 0 9 Pharmaceuticals 3 0 0 0 3 Domestic and leisure 0 0 2 0 2 equipment Mechanics 5 0 1 0 6 Transport 0 0 3 0 3 Telecommunications 0 0 0 3 3 Other products 1 0 1 0 2 Total by country 9 0 16 3 28

V. Table indicating the drafts notified by Turkey and the comments on these drafts

Turkey Notifications EC Comments

Total 5 2

VI. Table showing the breakdown by sector of the drafts notified by Turkey

Sectors Turkey

Construction 1 Energy, minerals, wood 1 Mechanics 1 Transport 1

( 8 ) The EEA Agreement (see note 4) lays down the obligation for EFTA countries party to this Agreement to notify draft technical regulations to the Commission. ( 9 ) Based on the informal information exchange agreement in the field of technical regulations (see note 4), Switzerland submits its draft technical regulations to the Commission. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/7

Sectors Turkey

Telecommunications 1 Total 5

VII. Statistics on the infringement proceedings in process in 2008 and brought on the basis of Article 226 of the ec Treaty counter to national technical regulations adopted in breach of the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC

Country Number

Portugal 1 Italy 1 France 1 Germany 1 Total EU 5 C 131/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Form of summary information to be provided whenever an aid scheme exempted by this Regulation is implemented and whenever an ad-hoc aid exempted by this Regulation is granted outside any aid scheme (2009/C 131/04)

1. Member State: Estonia 9. Objective of aid: The objective of the aid is to facilitate access by small and medium-sized enterprises ( 2 ) to financial resources, having regard to the principles laid down in the Commission Notice on the application of Articles 87 and 88 2. Region/Authority granting the aid: Estonia/Maaelu Eden of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of guarantees ( 3), damise Sihtasutus. which applies to all economic sectors, including the fisheries sector.

3. Title of aid scheme: XF 2/2009 — Maaelu Edendamise 10. Indicate which of Articles 8 to 24 is used: 8, 11, 15, 16, Sihtasutuse tagatiste abikava raames tagatise saamiseks 17, 18, 19 and 20. esitatavad nõuded ja tagatise taotlemise kord.

11. Activity concerned: Production, processing and marketing of fisheries products. 4. Legal basis:

12. Name and address of the granting authority: Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutuse tagatiste abikava raames tagatiste saamiseks esitatavad nõuded ja tagatise taotlemise kord. Kinnitatud Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutuse nõukogu Maaelu Edendamise Sihtasutus 20. novembri 2008 otsusega (protokoll nr 10 p 2). R. Tobiase 4 10147 Tallinn EESTI/ESTONIA

Kalandusturu korraldamise seadus https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ ert/act.jsp?id=12803787 13. Web address where the full text of the scheme or the criteria and conditions under which ad-hoc aid is granted outside of an aid scheme can be found: http://www.mes.ee/ failid/Tagatiste%20abikava%2020.11.2008.pdf 5. Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EEK 156 466 million. 14. Motivation: The objective of the aid is to facilitate access by small and medium-sized enterprises to financial resources and to ensure that financial resources are also available to 6. Maximum aid intensity: When granting aid to enterprises those SMEs to whom such resources are not awarded under active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries the European Fisheries Fund. products or to non-profit-making bodies representing such enterprises, the aid shall not exceed the ceilings for public contributions determined in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund ( 1 ).

1. Member State: Spain

7. Date of entry into force: 20 November 2008. 2. Region/authority granting the aid: La Rioja

( 2 ) Any entity engaged in an economic activity, irrespective of its legal 8. Duration of the scheme or individual aid award (not form, employing fewer than 250 persons, having an annual turnover later than 30 June 2014); indicate: under the scheme: the not exceeding EUR 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total date until which aid may be granted: 31.12.2013. not exceeding EUR 43 million and meeting the other criteria laid down in Annex I to the block exemption Regulation. ( 3 ) OJ C 155, 20.6.2008, p. 10, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/ ( 1 ) OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1. LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:155:0010:0022:EN:PDF 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/9

3. Title of aid scheme/name of company receiving ad hoc 13. Web-address where the full text of the scheme or the aid: XF 7/2009 — Régimen de ayudas para el fomento de la criteria and conditions under which ad hoc aid is granted acuicultura y de ía transformación y comercialización de los outside of an aid scheme can be found: productos de la pesca y la acuicultura.

http://www2.larioja.org/pls/dad_user/G04.texto_integro?p_cdi_ 4. Legal basis: Orden n o 6/2008, de 20 de mayo de 2008, de accn=59-210130 la Consejería de Industria, Innovación y Empleo, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de concesión de subvenciones para el fomento de la acuicultura y de la transformación y comercialización de los productos de la pesca y la acuicultura http://www2.larioja.org/pls/dad_user/G04.texto_integro?p_cdi_ (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja número 72, de 31 de mayo de accn=50-230148 2008), modificada por Orden n o 20/2009, de 17 de febrero (Boletín Oficial de La Rioja número 24, de 20 de febrero de 2009) 14. Motivation:

5. Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or The grants referred to in Order 6/2008 of 20 May 2008, as amount of ad hoc aid granted: EUR 0,4 million. amended by Order 20/2009 of 17 February 2009, are part of the operational programme for the Spanish fisheries sector for the 2007-13 period, which is part-financed by the European 6. Maximum aid intensity: 40 % Fisheries Fund.

7. Date of entry into force: 21 February 2009. However, as the financial contributions from the Economic Development Agency of La Rioja (Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja) are expected to exceed those included in the operational programme, we consider that Article 7(3) 8. Duration of the scheme or individual aid award (not of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 later than 30 June 2014); indicate: on the European Fisheries Fund, and hence also Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty, apply.

— under the scheme: the date until which aid may be granted: 30 June 2014.

1. Member State: United Kingdom — in the case of ad hoc aid: the expected date of the last instalment to be paid.

2. Region/Authority granting the aid: Wales — Welsh Assembly Government. 9. Objective of aid: Promotion of aquaculture and the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products.

3. Title of aid scheme: XF 8/2009 — Collective Investments in Fishing, Processing and Marketing Scheme. 10. Indicate which of Articles 8 to 24 is used: Articles 11 and 16.

4. Legal Basis: 11. Activity concerned: Aquaculture and processing and wholesale marketing of fishery and aquaculture products. The European Fisheries Fund (Grants) (Wales) Regulations 2009.

12. Name and address of the granting authority: The Government of Wales Act 2006 Sections 59(1) and 162 of and paragraphs 28 and 30 of Schedule 11. Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de la Rioja (ADER) Muro de la Mata 13-14 26071 Logroño (La Rioja) 5. Annual Expenditure planned under the Scheme: ESPAÑA GBP 250 000 in one year only. C 131/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

6. Maximum Aid Intensity: 100 % (Regulation (EC) 12. Name and address of granting authority: No 1198/2006 Article 37 (h)) Fisheries Unit Welsh Assembly Government 7. Date of entry into force: 24 March 2009. Government Buildings Northgate Street Aberystwyth 8. Duration of the scheme: Until 30 April 2009. Ceredigion SY23 2JS UNITED KINGDOM 9. Objective of aid: Support to inshore catching sector to improve profitability through Collective Actions. 13. Web address of scheme criteria and conditions: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/ foodandfisheries/fisheries/commercialfishing/ 10. Indicate which of Articles 8 to 24 is used: Article 17 — collectinvestinprocessandmarkt/?lang=en Collective Actions. 14. Motivation: Until EFF is available, the existing facilities for fishermen in Wales are very limited and there is a real danger 11. Activity concerned: To provide capital investment in the that if the income of this sector is not improved (through inshore fishing fleet for ice plants, quayside infrastructure and increased value-adding capacity) then small boat fishing vivier storage facilities for operators of under 12 metre vessels. activities in Wales might, in the long term, cease. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/11

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 131/05)

Member State Italy

Concerned route Crotone–Roma Fiumicino and vice versa Milano–Linate and vice versa

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations 180 days after the date of publication of this notice

Address where the text and any relevant information and/ Ente nazionale per l'aviazione civile (ENAC) or documentation related to the public service obligation Direzione centrale regolazione economica can be obtained Direzione trasporto aereo Viale del Castro Pretorio, 118 00185 Roma ITALIA www.enac-italia.it e-mail: [email protected] C 131/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Member State France

Concerned route Brive–Paris (Orly) and return

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations 5 January 2010

Address where the text and any relevant information and/ Arrêté of 5 May 2009 modifying PSO between Brive and or documentation related to the public service obligation Paris (Orly) can be obtained NOR: DEVA0909086A http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile DTA/SDT/T2 50 rue Henry Farman 75720 Paris cedex 15 FRANCE Tel. +33 0158094321 [email protected] 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/13

Member State France

Concerned route Lannion–Paris (Orly) and return

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations 25 October 2009

Address where the text and any relevant information and/ Arrêté of 4 May 2009 modifying PSO between Lannion or documentation related to the public service obligation and Paris (Orly) can be obtained NOR: DEVA0910068A http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile DTA/SDT/T2 50rue Henry Farman 75720 Paris cedex 15 FRANCE Tel. +33 158094321 [email protected] C 131/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 131/08)

Member State France

Concerned route Lannion–Paris (Orly)

Period of validity of the contract 26 October 2009 to 26 October 2013

Deadline for submission of applications and tenders — for applications (1 st step): 22.7.2009 (4 p.m. local time) — for tenders (2 nd step): 25.8.2009 (4 p.m. local time)

Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any Syndicat Mixte de l’aéroport de Lannion Côte de Granit relevant information and/or documentation related to the Avenue Pierre Marzin pubic tender and the public service obligation can be 22300 Lannion obtained FRANCE Tel. +33 296058290 Fax +33 296058299 [email protected] 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/15

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4), of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 131/09)

Member State Greece

Concerned route Athens–Astypalea Athens–Ikaria Athens–Leros Athens–Milos Thessaloniki–Chios Thessaloniki–Samos Limnos–Mitilini–Chios Samos–Rhodes Rhodes–Karpathos–Kasos–Sitia Alexandroupolis–Sitia Aktio–Sitia Athens–Kithira Athens–Naxos Athens–Paros Athens–Karpathos Athens–Sitia Athens–Skiathos Thessaloniki–Corfu Rhodes–Kos–Leros–Astypalea Corfu–Aktion–Kefalinia–Zakinthos Athens–Kalymnos Thessaloniki–Kalamata Athens–Skyros Thessaloniki–Skyros Rhodes–Kastelorizo

Date of entry into force of the public service obligations Date of publication of this notice

Address where the text and any relevant information and/ Administration of the Hellenic Civil Aviation or documentation related to the public service obligation Directorate General for Air transport can be obtained Division of Air transports Section II Vas. Georgiou 1 16604 Athens GREECE Tel. +30 2108916149/+30 2108916121 Fax +30 2108947132 C 131/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 131/10)

Member State Greece

Period of validity of the contract 1 October 2009-29 September 2013

Deadline for submission of tenders 2 months after the date of publication of this notice

Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any Administration of the Hellenic Civil Aviation relevant information and/or documentation related to the Directorate-General of Air Transport public tender and the public service obligation can be Division of Air Transports Section II obtained Vas. Georgiou 1 16604 Athens GREECE Tel. +30 2108916149/+30 2108916121 Fax +30 2108947132 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/17

(Announcements)

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

EUROPEAN PERSONNEL SELECTION OFFICE (EPSO)

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AST/93/09 (2009/C 131/11)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition EPSO/AST/93/09 to recruit language editors (AST 3) with Swedish as their main language. The competition notice is published in Official Journal No C 131 A of 10 June 2009 in Swedish only. Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://eu-careers.eu C 131/18 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain castings originating in the People's Republic of China (2009/C 131/12)

The Commission has decided on its own initiative to initiate a The Commission will also examine any requests to become part partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable of the joint undertaking submitted by other exporting producers to imports of certain castings originating in the People's on the condition that these producers have been granted the Republic of China pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regu ‘New Exporting Producer Treatment’ (NEPT) in accordance with lation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1212/2005. Interested against dumped imports from countries not members of the exporting producers fulfilling the above mentioned condition European Community ( 1) (the basic Regulation). The review is are invited to submit their undertaking offers within the time limited in scope to the examination of the form of the measure limit set in point 5(a). and in particular to the examination of the acceptability and workability of undertakings offered by certain exporting producers in the People's Republic of China. 4. Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, 1. Product that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a The product under review is castings of non-malleable cast iron review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, of a kind used to cover and/or to give access to ground or sub- limited in scope to the examination of the form of the measure. surface systems, and parts thereof, whether or not machined, coated or painted or fitted with other materials, excluding fire hydrants, originating in the People's Republic of China (the product concerned), currently classifiable within CN codes All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views 7325 10 50, 7325 10 92 and ex 7325 10 99. These CN codes known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. are given only for information. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 5(a).

2. Existing measures Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping provided that they make a request showing that there are duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1212/2005 ( 2) on particular reasons why they should be heard. This request imports of certain castings originating in the People's Republic must be made within the time limit set in point 5(b). of China, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 282/2009 ( 3 ).

5. Time limits

3. Grounds for the review (a) For parties to make themselves known, to submit undertaking offers and any other information The Commission has received a request by two exporting producers of the product concerned, XianXian Guozhuang All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken Precision Casting Co., Ltd. and Weifang Stable Casting Co., into account during the investigation, must make themselves Ltd., to become a part of the joint undertaking accepted by known by contacting the Commission, present their views Commission Decision 2006/109/EC ( 4) in connection with the and submit undertaking offers or any other information above mentioned proceeding. within 40 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of ( 1 ) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. ( 2 ) OJ L 199, 29.7.2005, p. 1. most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation ( 3 ) OJ L 94, 8.4.2009, p. 1. depends on the party making itself known within the ( 4 ) OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 59. aforementioned period. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/19

(b) Hearings basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the facts available is made, the result may be less favourable to Commission within the same 40-day time limit. that party than if it had cooperated.

6. Written submissions, undertaking offers and correspondence 8. Schedule of the investigation All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 11(5) specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European submissions, including the information requested in this notice, Union. undertaking offers and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ ( 1 ) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, 9. Processing of personal data shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 Commission address for correspondence: of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the European Commission processing of personal data by the Community institutions 2 Directorate-General for Trade and bodies and on the free movement of such data ( ). Directorate H Office: N-105 4/92 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel 10. Hearing Officer BELGIQUE/BELGIË Fax +32 22956505 It is also noted that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of 7. Non-cooperation de·fence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. He acts as an In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does interface between the interested parties and the Commission not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or matters affecting the protection of their interests in this negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available. access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or further information and contact details, interested parties may misleading information, the information shall be disregarded consult the Hearing Officer's web pages of the website of the and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the Directorate-General for Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade).

( 1 ) This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping Agreement). ( 2 ) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1. C 131/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

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Notice published pursuant to Article 27(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in Case 39.416 — Ship classification (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/C 131/13)

1. INTRODUCTION preliminary view was that these decisions did not appear to fulfil the cumulative requirements for exemption under (1) According to Article 9 of the Council Regulation (EC) Article 81(3) EC Treaty and Article 53(3) EEA Agreement. No 1/2003 ( 1 ), the Commission may decide — in cases where it intends to adopt a decision requiring that an infringement is brought to an end and the parties concerned offer commitments to meet the concerns expressed to them by the Commission in its preliminary (3) In particular, the preliminary assessment expressed the assessment — to make those commitments binding on the concern that IACS may have failed to: undertakings. Such a decision may be adopted for a specified period and shall conclude that there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission. According to Article 27(4) of the same Regulation, the Commission (a) enact requirements that are objective and sufficiently shall publish a concise summary of the case and the main determinate so as to enable them to be applied content of the commitments. Interested parties may uniformly and in a non-discriminatory manner submit their observations within the time limit fixed by concerning admission to, as well as suspension and the Commission. withdrawal of, membership of IACS;

(b) apply these requirements in an appropriate, reasonable 2. SUMMARY OF THE CASE and non-discriminatory way (including the estab lishment of sufficient safeguards to ensure such kind (2) In May 2009, the Commission opened proceedings, and of application through an independent appeal/review addressed a preliminary assessment to the International mechanism); Association of Classification Societies and to International Association of Classification Societies Limited (hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘IACS’). This concerned IACS′ decisions: (i) on the criteria and procedures ruling membership of IACS and the suspension or withdrawal (c) provide an adequate system for including non-IACS of membership, and on the way that these criteria and members in the process of elaboration of IACS′ procedures were applied, and (ii) on the elaboration and technical standards (i.e. IACS′ resolutions), (including accessibility of IACS′ resolutions and technical background the establishment of independent complaint/grievance documents relating to these resolutions. It expressed the and appeal/review mechanisms ensuring access to preliminary view that these decisions by IACS may have IACS′ technical working groups); resulted in a restriction of competition in ship classifi cation services. Given the Commission's preliminary view that the 10 members of IACS have a strong position on the market and that classification societies which are not a (d) provide for proper dissemination to non-IACS member of IACS may face significant competitive disad members of technical background documents relating vantages, the Commission's preliminary assessment was to IACS′ resolutions ( 2) (including the establishment of that these decisions therefore raised concerns as to their an independent appeal/review mechanism ensuring the compatibility with Article 81(1) EC Treaty and access to these technical background documents). Article 53(1) EEA Agreement. Moreover, the Commission's

( 2 ) During the Commission's competition investigation IACS improved ( 1 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the the accessibility of its technical information, which is now published implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 on their website. The Commission however considers it appropriate and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1). to ensure that this issue is also addressed in formal commitments. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/21

3. THE MAIN CONTENT OF THE OFFERED (e) Significant in-house managerial, technical, support and COMMITMENTS research staff commensurate with the size of the CS's classed fleet and its involvement in the classification of (4) The parties subject to the proceedings do not agree with ships under construction; the Commission’s preliminary assessment. They have nevertheless offered commitments under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 to meet the Commission’s competition concerns. (f) Technical ability to contribute with its own staff to the work of IACS in developing minimum rules and requirements for the enhancement of maritime safety; (5) The commitments are briefly summarised below and published in full in English on the website of the Commis sion's Directorate-General for Competition at: (g) Contribution on an ongoing basis with its own staff to the work of IACS as described in (f) above;

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/cases/index/ by_nr_78.html#i39_416 (h) Maintaining in electronic form and updating at least annually a register of classed ships in the English language; (6) IACS proposes that these commitments shall remain in force for a period of five years as of their effective date, i.e. the date of notification of the decision under Article 9 (i) Independence from ship-owning, ship-building and of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 by which the Commission other commercial interests which could undermine makes the commitments binding on IACS. The key the CS's impartiality; elements of the commitments are as follows:

3.1. Membership criteria (j) Compliance with IACS′ Quality System Certification Scheme (QSCS). (7) IACS will establish a single class of membership of IACS.

(9) An Applicant that satisfies all Criteria save for (g) shall be (8) IACS will adopt, in accordance with published guidelines admitted as an IACS member but shall have no voting and procedures, the following objective, transparent, and rights in the IACS Council or in any other IACS body. non-discriminatory qualitative membership criteria Criterion (g) shall be assessed over the first 3 years of applicable and designed to be applied uniformly to appli membership and upon satisfactory compliance with this cations for membership and to continued membership of requirement at the end of that period, the IACS member IACS: shall automatically enjoy full voting rights.

(a) Demonstrated ability to develop, apply, maintain, (10) IACS will conduct periodical assessments of IACS regularly up-date and publish its own set of classifi members to verify their compliance with the membership cation rules in the English language covering all criteria. IACS will suspend or withdraw membership of aspects of the ship classification process (design IACS, as appropriate, of CSs which fail to satisfy the appraisal, construction survey, and ships-in-service requisite membership criteria. periodical survey);

(11) All decisions regarding accession to, suspension or with (b) Demonstrated ability to provide surveys of ships under drawal of membership of IACS will be subject to the right construction in accordance with the Classification of appeal to the Independent Appeal Board. Societies′ (hereinafter referred to as ‘CS’) rules and periodic surveys of ships in service, including statutory surveys in accordance with IMO and Flag State requirements; 3.2. QSCS independence and availability to non-IACS CS

(12) IACS will introduce a system whereby audits and (c) Sufficient international coverage by exclusive surveyors assessment of compliance with its QSCS shall be carried relative to the size of the CS's construction programme out by independent external Accredited Certification and classed fleet in service; Bodies (ACBs). Moreover, IACS will modify QSCS so that the requirements contained therein can be applied equally to IACS members and to non-members (d) Extensive documented experience in assessing the (including non-applicants) by independent ACBs, without design and construction of ships; any involvement of IACS′ Council. C 131/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

3.3. Participation by non-members of IACS in IACS′ relation to the provision of further information or technical work assistance with regard to the application of IACS′ reso lutions. (13) IACS will set up and maintain a subscription-based, online Technical Contributions Forum (‘IACS′ TC Forum’) on IACS′ website providing any interested CSs with a (18) A decision (whether explicit or implicit) not to publish an platform to publish comments and discussions with IACS resolution or a technical background document other CSs (including both IACS members and non-IACS which is available to IACS members shall be appealable CSs) relating to IACS′ technical work programmes. IACS to the Independent Appeal Board. will introduce an appeal mechanism to the Independent Appeal Board for interested parties that are denied access (19) IACS will release to the public, free of charge, a Common to IACS′ TC Forum on the basis that they are not CSs. Structural Rules (CSR) Tracking Database to provide users with a searchable database on CSR revision history with (14) Any CS not member of IACS which is registered on the supporting materials. IACS TC Forum can participate with its own employees in IACS′ working groups (WG). A non-member of IACS 4. INVITATION TO MAKE COMMENTS which participates in a WG shall have full access to the same information, the same opportunities to state its views (20) The Commission intends, subject to the results of this and to contribute to the discussions within the WG as any market test, to adopt a decision under Article 9(1) of IACS member in that WG on a non-discriminatory basis Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 declaring binding the but will have no voting rights. IACS will introduce a commitments summarised above and which are grievance mechanism and an appeal mechanism to the published on the Internet (on the website of the Commis Independent Appeal Board for any CS which considers sion's Directorate-General for Competition, see above). that it has been denied the exercise of its rights of infor mation and participation in an IACS WG. The Chairman of a WG shall summarise all the views expressed by the (21) In accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EC) WG’s participants in the technical recommendation which No 1/2003, the Commission invites interested third the IACS members within the WG may decide to put to parties to submit their observations on the proposed IACS′ General Policy Group (GPG)/IACS′ Council for commitments. These observations must reach the adoption by IACS. Commission not later than one month following the date of this publication. Interested third parties are also asked to submit a non-confidential version of their 3.4. Access by non-members of IACS to IACS′ comments, in which commercial secrets and other confi resolutions and technical background documents dential passages are deleted and are replaced as required by (15) IACS will place in the public domain, at the same time a non-confidential summary or by the words ‘commercial and in the same way as they are made available to IACS secrets’ or ‘confidential’. Legitimated requests will be members, all current and future versions of IACS reso respected. lutions, as well as a history file containing the main points of discussion and any technical background (22) Observations can be sent to the Commission under document. reference number Case 39.416 — Ship classification, either by e-mail (COMP-GREFFE-ANTITRUST@ec. (16) IACS will include a statement on its website that non-IACS europa.eu), by fax (+32 2 2950128) or by post, to the CSs are free to use such material, royalty free and without following address: licence, by embedding it in their own classification rules, notwithstanding any intellectual property rights that may European Commission be held by IACS members. Directorate-General for Competition Antitrust Registry (17) IACS shall place no restriction on the individual freedom 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel of its members to enter into any agreement with any CS in BELGIQUE/BELGIË 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/23

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5550 — BP/DUPONT/JV) (2009/C 131/14)

1. On 3 June 2009, 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 BP plc (‘BP’, United Kingdom) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (‘Dupont’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Biobutanol LLC (‘Biobutanol’, USA) 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 undertaking BP: exploration, development and production of oil and gas; refining, manufacturing and marketing of oil products, gas and petrochemicals, — for undertaking Dupont: research, development, production, distribution, and sale of a variety of chemical products, polymers, agro-chemicals and coatings, — for undertaking Biobutanol: develop and license technology related to the commercial production of biobutanol. 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. 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 (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5550 — BP/DUPONT/JV, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 131/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5545 — ArcelorMittal/Noble European Holding) (2009/C 131/15)

1. On 2 June 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) by which ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of Noble European Holdings B.V. (‘ Noble Europe’, Netherlands) belonging to the group Noble International Ltd. (‘Noble’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ArcelorMittal: the manufacture of steel products, — for Noble Europe: the manufacture of tailor welded blanks. 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. 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 (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5545 — ArcelorMittal/Noble European Holding, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË

( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/25

OTHER ACTS

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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 (2009/C 131/16)

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

SUMMARY COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 ‘ARZÚA-ULLOA’ EC No: ES-PDO-0005-0497-27.09.2005 PDO ( X ) PGI ( ) This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1. Responsible department in the Member State: Name: Subdirección General de Calidad Agroalimentaria y Agricultura Ecológica. Dirección General de Industrias y Mercados Agroalimentarios. Secretaría General de Medio Rural del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino de España Address: Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1 28071 Madrid ESPAÑA Tel.: +34 913475394 Fax: +34 913475410 e-mail: [email protected]

2. Group: Name: D. Xosé Luís Carrera Valín (Quesería «Arqueixal») y otros Address: Alba s/n. Palas de Rei (Lugo) Tel.: +34 981507653 Fax: +34 981507653 e-mail: [email protected] Composition: Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3. Type of product: Class 1.3. Cheese

4. Specification: (summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) C 131/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

4.1. Name: ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’

4.2. Description: Cheese made from raw or pasteurised cow’s milk which, following a production process encom passing the stages of coagulation, cutting and washing of the curd, moulding, pressing, salting and maturation, acquires the following characteristics:

Arzúa-Ulloa: Maturation period of at least six days. Its shape may be either convex or cylindrical, its edges rounded, its diameter between 100 and 260 mm and its height between 50 and 120 mm. The cheese can never be taller than the length of its own radius. It may weigh between 0,5 and 3,5 kg. The rind, which is thin and elastic, is of medium to dark yellow in colour and shiny, clean and smooth. The cheese may be put up for sale with a transparent colourless slimicide. The paste is uniform in colour, ranging from ivory white to pale yellow; it is shiny, with no cracks, although it may have a small number of small angular or rounded eyes irregularly distributed through it.

Its aroma is milky, reminiscent of the smell of butter and yoghurt, with light hints of vanilla, cream and hazelnut. Its taste is essentially of milk, slightly salty and medium to low acidity. The texture is fine, slightly to averagely moist, not too firm and of medium elasticity. In the mouth it is averagely firm, soft and soluble and of medium springiness.

The analytical characteristics of the finished product are: Fat content: minimum 45 % of dry matter; protein: minimum 35 % of dry matter; pH: between 5,0 and 5,5; dry matter: minimum 45 %; and water content expressed as a percentage of the fat-free matter: minimum 68 % and maximum 73 %.

Farm-manufactured Arzúa-Ulloa: Made from cow's milk entirely sourced from cows from the farm in which the cheese is made. Its physical and analytical characteristics are the same as those set out in the section above.

Cured Arzúa-Ulloa: Maturation period of at least six months. Its shape is convex or cylindrical, its upper surface may be concave, its diameter is between 120 and 200 mm and its height between 20 and 100 mm. It may weigh between 0,5 and 2 kg. The rind is not differentiated, is deep yellow in colour and shiny and greasy in appearance; it may be covered with a transparent colourless slimicide. The paste is deep yellow in colour, paler towards the centre, very compact and may have a few eyes.

Its aroma is very intense and milky, smelling strongly of slightly rancid butter. The smell is pungent and sharp. The flavour is salty, not very acid and of medium to low bitterness. It is mostly remi niscent of butter, with light vanilla and nut notes which may vary between the centre and the outer edge. The overwhelming sensation is one of sharpness. The aftertaste is bitter and of butter and vanilla.

Its texture is hard and difficult to cut, and may have some fissures, mostly towards the edges, which will be drier. It feels homogenous and very compact to the touch. It is high in fat content and low in moisture.

The analytical characteristics of the finished product are: Fat content: minimum 50 % in the dry matter; pH: between 5,1 and 5,4; dry matter: minimum 65 %.

4.3. Geographical area: The area for producing the milk and making the cheeses covered by the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ comprises the following municipalities:

— province of A Coruña: Arzúa, Boimorto, Pino (O), Touro, Curtis, Vilasantar, Melide, Santiso, Sobrado, Toques, Frades, Mesía, Ordes, Oroso, Boqueixón and Vedra,

— province of Lugo: Antas de Ulla, Monterroso, Palas de Rei, Carballedo, Chantada, Taboada, Friol, Guntín and Portomarín,

— province of Pontevedra: Agolada, Dozón, Lalín, Rodeiro, Silleda, Vila de Cruces and Estrada (A). 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/27

The soil and weather conditions of the defined area are ideal for the development of natural meadows and growing foraging crops which have traditionally sustained a significant herd which, at present, is essentially intended for milk production.

4.4. Proof of origin: In order to check whether the requirements of the specifications and the quality manual have been complied with, the control body will be able to rely on the records maintained by the livestock farm, the first buyers (intermediaries in the chain between the livestock farms and the cheese dairies), cheese dairies and cheese maturing centres. Only milk obtained from holdings entered in the relevant register may be used for making cheese under the ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ Protected Designation of Origin. Similarly, only cheeses made and matured in the cheese dairies and ageing facilities listed in the relevant registers may obtain the protection of the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’.

All natural or legal persons holding assets listed in these registers, as well as the facilities and their products will undergo this check in order to verify that products bearing the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ meet the requirements of the specification.

The checks will be based on inspections of farms and facilities, a scrutiny of documentation and an analysis of the raw material and the cheeses.

Where it is found that the raw material or the cheeses have not been obtained in accordance with the requirements of the specification or where they show significant defects or discrepancies with it, they may not be marketed under the ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ Protected Designation of Origin.

Cheeses covered by the Protected Designation of Origin will bear a numbered secondary label checked by the inspection body in accordance with the rules laid down in the quality manual.

4.5. Method of production: The cheese is made only from whole raw milk from Rubia Gallega, Pardo Alpina and Friesian cows or cross-breeds of the three on guaranteed holdings entered in the register of the Protected Designation of Origin. The livestock is fed mostly on fodder produced on the holding itself; feeding is by grazing, weather permitting. Concentrated feed of vegetable origin acquired from outwith the holding must be used only as a supplement to cover the energy needs of the livestock and must be sourced, so far as possible, from within the defined area.

The milk contains neither colostrum nor preservatives and must generally meet the requirements laid down by the relevant legislation.

The milk may not undergo any form of standardisation and must be stored at a temperature of not more than 4 °C in order to prevent the development of micro-organisms.

Production of the cheese involves the following procedures:

Coagulation: Coagulation is induced using animal rennet or other coagulation enzymes authorised in the quality manual, at temperatures of between 30 and 35 °C, for a period ranging from 30 to 75 minutes depending on the condition of the milk and the curdling process.

Cutting and washing of the curd: The curd must be cut to the size of a grain of maize (5 to 10 mm diameter). Washing then takes place in potable water to reduce the acidity of the curd so that the pH of the manufactured product is not less than the values set down in point 4.2. C 131/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

Moulding: The cheese must be moulded in the shape of a cylinder the size of which must be such as to conform to the weights and measurements set down in point 4.2.

Pressing: The length of the pressing process varies according to the pressure applied and the size of the pieces.

Salting: Salting must be in the vat over the curds and/or by dipping the cheeses in brine. The latter must be kept refrigerated to avoid undesirable microbiological changes. Cheeses must remain in it no more than 24 hours.

Ageing: This process must take place on premises with a relative humidity level of between 75 and 90 % and a temperature of less than 15 °C.

The maturation period must be of six days from the end of the pressing process, or from the salting if the latter is by soaking in brine. In the case of cured cheeses, the minimum maturation period must be six months. During the period of maturation, the cheeses must be turned over and cleaned as necessary in order to acquire their special characteristics.

In order to safeguard the quality and traceability of the product, the protected cheeses should generally be marketed as whole cheeses, in the authorised packaging.

However, it may be possible to authorise marketing in portions, including cutting at the point of sale, provided that an appropriate monitoring system has been established for this purpose that guarantees the product's origin, quality and perfect conservation, avoiding all likelihood of confusion.

4.6. Link: H i s t o r i c a l : Arzúa-Ulloa cheese is one of the Galician cheeses par excellence, to be found throughout central Galicia, although it was originally made in the south-eastern municipalities of A Coruña, western Lugo and north-eastern Pontevedra wit, depending on the area or historical period, different names being applied to the cheese, in particular: Arzúa, Ulla, A Ulloa, Curtis, Chantada, Friol or Lugo.

In the ‘Inventario Español de Productos Tradicionales’ (Spanish Inventory of Traditional Products), published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1996, the chapter on cheeses provides detailed information on Arzúa cheese, including its method of production and uses.

Other Ministry publications, such as the 1973 ‘catálogo de quesos españoles’ (catalogue of Spanish cheese) or the 1993 ‘Alimentos de España- Denominaciones de Origen y de Calidad’, mention the cheeses.

N a t u r a l : The soil and weather conditions of the geographical and production area of the Arzúa-Ulloa cheese are ideal for the development of natural meadows and growing fodder crops which have traditionally sustained a significant herd which, at present, is essentially intended for milk production and, to a lesser extent, beef production.

As a result of the high level productivity in this agricultural sector, a significant agroindustrial sector has emerged which specialises in the manufacture of feed and of beef and dairy products, chief of which is cheese.

T h e c a u s a l l i n k b e t w e e n t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t h e s p e c i f i c c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e c h e e s e : The geographical area in which ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ cheese is produced is characterised by numerous open valleys surrounded by mountains, in which meadows and grazing land form an important part of the landscape. This area consists of the central districts of Galicia which are considerably high since most of it lies above 300 metres above sea level. 10.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 131/29

In these central Galician districts, the average temperature is slightly below 12 °C. Annual rainfall is around 1 200 to 1 700 mm so that, altogether, the production area of these cheeses is ideal for permanent meadows, pastures and various crops essential to a livestock diet that requires abundant rainfall.

This unique environment contributes to the distinctive characteristics of ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ cheese in various ways:

(a) Firstly, the geographical environment is favourable to the growth of abundant high quality fodder, composed of indigenous grasses (Timothy grass, creeping soft grass, fescue grass and ray grass) and pulses (lotus, clover and medick) suited to the area's moist, temperate conditions.

(b) Additionally, milk is produced on small family farms, using traditional herd-management methods. Indigenous breeds still make up a significant proportion of herds and feed comes mainly from fodder produced on the farm, supplemented, when weather permits, by grazing.

Concentrated feedingstuffs are bought in — only when the usual types of feed are in short supply — as a supplement to cover the cattle's energy requirements; as far as possible, the feed is sourced in the defined area. This traditional model, in which the use of inputs bought in from outside the farm is kept to a strict minimum, contributes to the economic viability of these small family farms.

The characteristics of these farms make the milk produced on them ideal for cheese-making. It has been scientifically proven that these more natural systems of production and methods of feeding the cattle improve the nutritional qualities of the milk by increasing the CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) content and the omega-3 fatty acid content of its lipid profile, since the more herbage the cows eat, the more the content of these dietetically beneficial fats increases, influencing the qualities of the cheese.

(c) Finally, the region's farmers are successors to a long tradition of producing this cheese, whose unique characteristics, which immediately identify it beyond the local market and have helped it gain a well-deserved prestige among consumers. The product was born out of the rural commu nities’ need to preserve a foodstuff — milk — which is abundant in the area but which has a short lifespan. The purpose was twofold: self sufficiency and to make a longer lasting and more easily transported valuable product the sale of which would produce income for families. Unlike in other cheese-making areas, the countryside in these central Galician districts, where the coun tryside is ideal for the growing of fodder, milk production thus being guaranteed throughout the year, with and periods of short supply never very long. That is why cheese making techniques have tended to be based on short ageing periods of about a week, which is ample time for the product to develop a rind that would give it the requisite consistency to bear being carried to market, but which meant it had to be consumed within three or four weeks of production if its best qualities were to be enjoyed, such as its creaminess, its high moisture content and its milky aroma and flavour. These characteristics are related to the production process, in which the curd is cut very small (5 to 10 mm) so that the draining process is not very intense. This technique could have resulted in exceedingly acid cheeses as a result of the high milk content of the paste; however, the local savoir faire solved the problem by washing the curd, a technique unheard of in neighbouring cheese-making areas, which moreover serves to avoid undesirable secondary fermentation which could spoil the cheese.

The locals also devised a means of overcoming the seasonal nature of milk production; they solved the problem of shortages or a drop in the cheese-making quality of the milk during the summer by making cured Arzúa-Ulloa cheese from the surplus milk at the end of autumn and winter and subjecting it to a long ageing process of at least six months. This made it possible for those living in rural communities to have a high-energy nutritional food in the summer, when it was much appreciated since this was the time of year when the work in the fields required greater physical effort. C 131/30 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.6.2009

The area thus specialised in the production of a type of cheese which was very well suited to the circumstances of the place and the time: farmers were making cheese from daily milk surpluses which they then sold at the local weekly, fortnightly or monthly fairs. 4.7. Inspection body: Name: Instituto Galego da Calidade Alimentaria (INGACAL) Address: Rúa Fonte dos Concheiros, 11 bajo 15703 Santiago de Compostela ESPAÑA Tel.: +34 881997276 Fax: +34 981546676 e-mail: [email protected] INGACAL is a public body for which the Consellería del Medio Rural de la Xunta de Galicia is responsible. 4.8. Labelling: Cheese marketed under the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’, after being certified as conforming to this specification and the relevant rules, must carry the appropriate designation label, approved and issued by the inspection body, bearing a sequential alphanumeric code and the official logo of the Designation of Origin. Both the commercial label and the designation label itself must bear the words ‘Denominación de Origen Protegida “Arzúa-Ulloa”’. Furthermore, the label must indicate whether raw or pasteurised milk was used in the making of the cheese. Where ‘Arzúa-Ulloa’ cheese is of the ‘de Granja’ and ‘curado’ types, this may be indicated on the label.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

2009/C 131/12 Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain castings originating in the People's Republic of China ...... 18

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2009/C 131/13 Notice published pursuant to Article 27(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in Case 39.416 — Ship classification ( 1) ...... 20

2009/C 131/14 Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5550 — BP/DUPONT/JV) ...... 23

2009/C 131/15 Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5545 — ArcelorMittal/Noble European Holding) ...... 24

OTHER ACTS

Commission

2009/C 131/16 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 food stuffs ...... 25

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