Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 (ex Articles 92 and 93) of the EC Treaty - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
C 40/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 2. 2000 Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 (ex Articles 92 and 93) of the EC Treaty Cases where the Commission raises no objections (2000/C 40/03) Date of adoption of the decision: 8. 12. 1999 Aid intensity or amount: In 1999: Variable according to the measures Member State: The Netherlands Aid No: N 589/B/98 Duration: Three years Title: Exemption from energy tax granted to glasshouse horticulture sector Objective: Stimulate a rational use of energy and to reduce CO2 emissions, while granting undertakings in the glasshouse sector a transition period in order to adapt to new competitive conditions Legal basis: Wet belastingen op milieugrondslag Budget: Approximately NLG 140 million Aid intensity or amount: Variable Duration: Until 2001 Other information: The Dutch authorities undertook to renotify the scheme in 2002 authentic from which all The confidential information has been removed, can be found at the decision, text(s) of http://europa. eu. int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 8. 12. 1999 Member State: United Kingdom Aid No: N 241/99 authentic The confidential text(s) of from which all information has been removed, can be found at the decision, http://europa. eu. int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids Date of adoption of the decision: 8. 12. 1999 Member State: Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Aid No: N 610/99 Title: Aids to agricultural and agro-industrial undertakings for the participation to trade fairs Objective: To favour the economic development of the agri- cultural sector through aids for facilitating the participation to trade fairs Legal basis: Progetto di regolamento del Centro estero delle camere di commercio dell’Emilia-Romagna Budget: Approximately EUR 175 000) per year ITL 350 million (approximately Aid intensity or amount: Variable Duration: Indefinite Title: Transitional agrimonetary aid - Beef scheme Objective: Compensate the losses of producer income caused by the reduction in the exchange rates applicable to certain common agricultural policy direct aids Legal basis: Ministerial decision, Council Regulation (EC) No 2800/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 2808/98, (EC) No 2813/98 and (EC) No 755/99 Other information: The rules set out in the draft Regulation of the Foreign Centre of the Chambers of Commerce of Emilia Romagna will be applicable also to the interventions organised by the individual Chamber of Commerce of Emilia Romagna which undertook to apply the same criteria and modalities set out in the above draft Regulation. The aid measures envisaged by the notified Act will be implemented according to the undertakings and within the limits set in the letters of the competent authorities dated 5 October 1999 and 27 October 1999 registered on 12 October 1999 and 4 November 1999 Budget: - 1999: EUR 351 209 - 2000: EUR 119 616 - 2001: EUR 59 808 authentic The confidential text(s) of from which all information has been removed, can be found at the decision, http://europa. eu. int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids 12. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 40/5 Date of adoption of the decision: 25. 11. 1999 Budget: Member State: Finland Aid No: N 620/99 Title: Transitional agrimonetary aid - Arable area scheme Objective: Compensate the losses of producer income caused by the reduction in the exchange rates applicable to certain common agricultural policy direct aids Legal basis: Ministerial decision, Council Regulation (EC) No 2800/98 and Commission Regulations (EC) No 2808/98, (EC) No 2813/98 and (EC) No 1639/1999 - 1999: EUR 3,14 million - 2000: EUR 1,05 million - 2001: EUR 0,52 million Aid intensity or amount: In 1999: 0,01342 of the overall amount per beneficiary in the framework of the arable area payment scheme Duration: Three years authentic The confidential text(s) of from which all information has been removed, can be found at the decision, http://europa. eu. int/comm/sg/sgb/state_aids Notice of initiation of a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain television camera systems originating in Japan (2000/C 40/04) The Commission has received a request for a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of certain television camera systems originating in Japan, pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (2), hereinafter referred to as the Basic Regulationí. or more at normal gain; either in one piece with the camera head and the adapter in one housing, or separate; (b) a viewfinder (diagonal of 38 mm or more); (c) a base station or camera control unit (CCU) connected to the camera by a cable; 1. Request for review The request was lodged on 4 September 1999, by Hitachi Denshi Ltd (hereinafter also referred to asthe áapplicantí), a producer/exporter of television camera systems (hereinafter referred to as TCSí) that took part in the original anti-dumping investigation. The request is limited in scope to the exam- ination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned. 2. Product (d) an operational control panel (OCP) for camera control (i. e. single lens opening or iris of for colour adjustment cameras); (e) a master control panel (MCP) or master set-up unit (MSU) with selected camera indication, for the overview and for adjustment of several remote cameras. This product 8525 30 90, 8529 90 88, 8528 21 90. These codes are only given for information. classifiable under CN codes 8529 90 81, 8528 21 16, is currently 8537 10 91, 8543 89 95, 8537 10 99, 8528 21 14, The product under consideration is TCS originating in Japan, consisting of a combination of the following parts, imported either together or separately: 3. Existing measures (a) a camera head with three or more sensors (12 mm or more charge-coupled devices) with more than 400 000 pixels each, which can be connected to a rear adapter, and having a specification of the signal to noise ratio of 55dB The measures currently in force are definitive anti-dumping duties, imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1015/94 on imports of TCS originating in Japan, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 193/1999 (3). The rate of the anti- dumping duty currently in force for imports of TCS from Hitashi Denshi Ltd is set at 52,7 %. (1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18. (3) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1999, p. 10