ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C172 of the European Union Volume 48 English edition Information and Notices 12 July 2005 Notice No Contents Page I Information Council 2005/C 172/01 Statement on Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as regards the reciprocity mechanism ...................................................................... 1 Commission 2005/C 172/02 Euro exchange rates .......................................................................................................... 2 2005/C 172/03 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (1) ...................................................................................... 3 2005/C 172/04 Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film originating in India .......................................................... 5 2005/C 172/05 Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin ....................................... 7 2005/C 172/06 Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin ....................................... 13 2005/C 172/07 Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 January 2005 — Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3) .............................................................................................................................. 18 2005/C 172/08 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3857 — SITA/Flughafen Düsseldorf/FDITG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ............................................................................. 19 2005/C 172/09 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3799 — Dexia/Kommunalkredit/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ........................................................................................... 20 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) 1 Notice No Contents (continued) Page 2005/C 172/10 COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission ................................ 21 2005/C 172/11 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3839 — Access Industries/Basell) (1) ......... 23 II Preparatory Acts Commission 2005/C 172/12 Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission .................................................................... 24 III Notices Commission 2005/C 172/13 Call for proposals — DG EAC No 24/05 — ‘Promotion of active European citizenship’ — Support to town twinning actions — Conferences, training seminars and information campaigns 2006 .............. 29 2005/C 172/14 Call for Proposals — DG EAC No 39/05 — Culture 2000: Call for Proposals 2006 ......................... 31 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance 12.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 172/1 I (Information) COUNCIL Statement on Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as regards the reciprocity mechanism (1) (2005/C 172/01) The Council and the Commission stress that the mechanism which is the subject of this Regulation, accom- panied where necessary by provisional introduction of the visa requirement for a third country which imposes a visa requirement for nationals from one or more Member States, in no way prevents the applica- tion of other provisional measures to such a third country in one or more other fields (particularly poli- tical, economic or commercial fields) in accordance with the relevant legal basis or bases in the Treaties if such measures would be deemed an advisable part of the strategy to be implemented to induce the third country to restore visa-free travel for nationals from the Member State or States concerned. The Council and the Commission consider that, when one or other of the notifications provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of this Regulation occurs, due consideration should be given in the appropriate fora to the advisability of such other measures. (1) OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3. C 172/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 12.7.2005 COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 11 July 2005 (2005/C 172/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,2006 SIT Slovenian tolar 239,48 JPY Japanese yen 134,40 SKK Slovak koruna 38,879 DKK Danish krone 7,4561 TRY Turkish lira 1,6125 GBP Pound sterling 0,68800 AUD Australian dollar 1,6129 SEK Swedish krona 9,4744 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4584 CHF Swiss franc 1,5554 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,3392 ISK Iceland króna 78,76 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7760 NOK Norwegian krone 7,9120 SGD Singapore dollar 2,0381 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9559 KRW South Korean won 1 252,95 CYP Cyprus pound 0,5736 ZAR South African rand 8,2184 CZK Czech koruna 30,166 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 9,9368 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 HRK Croatian kuna 7,3101 HUF Hungarian forint 247,04 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 IDR Indonesian rupiah 11 720,86 LVL Latvian lats 0,6961 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,562 MTL Maltese lira 0,4293 PHP Philippine peso 67,510 PLN Polish zloty 4,0850 RUB Russian rouble 34,4780 RON Romanian leu 3,5760 THB Thai baht 50,483 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 12.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 172/3 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2005/C 172/03) (Text with EEA relevance) Date of adoption of the decision: 16.3.2004 Date of adoption of the decision: 2.2.2005 Member State: Italy [Abruzzi] Member State: Denmark Aid No: N 30/04 Aid No: N 313/2004 Title: Training aid for Finmek Title: Recapitalisation of TV2/Danmark A/S Objective: Training Objective: Financing of public service obligations Legal basis: Decreto della giunta regionale del 7.3.2003 n. 143 e Aid amount: DKK 440 million decreto della giunta regionale del 29.12.2003 Budget: EUR 4 672 953 The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- Aid intensity or amount: The aid intensity is 25 % for tial information has been removed, can be found at The specific training projects and 50 % for general training projects. authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential The maximum intensities concerned are increased by 10 information has been removed, can be found at: percentage points when the training is given to disadvantaged workers. http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ Duration: The scheme began in July 2003 and will run for 22 months. The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- tial information has been removed, can be found at: Date of adoption of the decision: 2 March 2005 http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ Member State: France Aid No: N 386/2004 Title: Aid for restructuring SNCF Freight Objective: To restructure SNCF Freight so that it will become Date of adoption: 16.11.2004 viable again Member State: Denmark Legal basis: Lignes directrices communautaires pour les aides d'Etat au sauvetage et à la restructuration d'entreprises en difficulté Aid No: N 168/2004 Budget: EUR 1 500 million Title: Technology Transfer Companies of Public Research Insti- tutions Duration: 2004 — 2006 Objective: To promote the transfer of new knowledge and technology between public research institutions and trade and The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- industry. tial information has been removed, can be found at: Legal basis: Forslag til lov nr. L 177 om teknologioverførsel ved offentlige forskningsinstitutter http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ Amount: DKK 5 million per institutional company or up to 3 % of the institutional R & D turnover, for up to an estimated 10 institutional companies. The estimated total of the aid is DKK 199 million (approx EUR 27 million). Duration: Initially ten years. Date of adoption: 7.1.2005 Member State: Spain (Cataluña) The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- tial information has been removed, can be found at: Aid No: N 500/2004 http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ Title: Incentives to industrial investment in research, develop- ment and technological innovation for sectors highly exposed to international competition in Cataluña C 172/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 12.7.2005 Objective: Research and Technological Development The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confiden- tial information has been removed, can be found at: All sectors, with focus on NACE 17-Textiles, NACE DL-Elec- http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/ trical and optical equipment and NACE 34.1-Motor vehicles. Legal basis: Orden TRI/290/2004, de 4 de agosto, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de incentivos a la inversión industrial en investigación, desarrollo e innovación tecnológica para sectores Date of adoption of the decision: 20.4.2005 altamente expuestos a la competencia internacional, y se abre la Member State: Germany