Commission Communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) 2408/92 - Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Glasgow and Barra(Text with EEA relevance)
C 355/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 12. 1999 Commission Communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) 2408/92 Modification by the United Kingdom of a public service obligation in respect of a scheduled air service between Glasgow and Barra (1999/C 355/04) (Text with EEA relevance) 1. The United Kingdom has decided to modify the public service obligation in respect of the scheduled air service between Glasgow and Barra as set out in the notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No C 387 of 21 December 1996, page 6, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra- Community air routes. 2. The modified public service obligation is as follows: - Minimum frequencies One return trip per day except Sundays between Glasgow and Barra. - Capacity The capacity of the aircraft used should be not less than: - 11 seats on the Glasgow to Barra route and 14 seats on the Barra to Glasgow route (Mondays to Fridays); and - nine seats on the Glasgow to Barra route and 14 seats on the Barra to Glasgow route (Saturdays). (Provision is currently made by the present operator for two seats for the post office on all outbound services. This is, however, subject to separate contract arrangements). - Aircraft types The aircraft used should be suitable for landing on Barra airstrip which is located on Traigh Mhor beach. - Fares The price of a single ticket must not exceed GBP 97 (excluding air passenger duty). The maximum fare on the route may be increased once every year with the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers in line with the United Kingdom’s Retail Price Index (all items) or any successor index to this. No other changes may be made to the fare levels without the prior written consent of the Scottish Ministers. The new maximum fare on the route must be notified to the Civil Aviation Authority and to the European Commission which may publish it in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Notification of a joint venture (Case COMP/E-3/37. 654 - Shell/Statoil) (1999/C 355/05) (Text with EEA relevance) 1. On 29 November 1999, the Commission received notification pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation No 17 (1) of an agreement by which Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS (Statoil) and Shell Europe Oil Products BV intend to create two production joint ventures. The joint ventures will be based at the Mongstad, Norway, oil refinery and the Pernis, Netherlands, oil refinery. Shell will take a minority interest in the refinery production at Mongstad and Statoil will take a minority in the refinery production at Pernis. (1) OJ 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62