title: QUESTION ECRITE no 1093/98 de Susan WADDINGTON à la Commission. Intégration de la prise en compte des femmes et marché intérieur de l'électricité et du gaz

text: C 386/80 Journal officiel des CommunautØs europØennes FR 11. 12. 98 RØponse donnØe par Mme Bonino au nom de la Commission (3 juin 1998) L(cid:146)Honorable Parlementaire voudra bien se reporter (cid:224) la rØponse que la Commission a donnØe (cid:224) la question Øcrite P-229/98 de Mme Breyer (1). (1) JO C 304 du 2. 10. 1998, p. 57. (98/C 386/106) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE E-1093/98 posØe par Susan Waddington (PSE) (cid:224) la Commission (7 avril 1998) Objet: IntØgration de la prise en compte des femmes et marchØ intØrieur de l(cid:146)ØlectricitØ et du gaz Le Conseil a adoptØ la directive sur le marchØ intØrieur de l(cid:146)ØlectricitØ et une position commune sur la proposition de directive sur le marchØ intØrieur du gaz. Il est (cid:224) craindre que le marchØ intØrieur ait des incidences nØgatives sur l(cid:146)emploi dans ces secteurs. Les donnØes d(cid:146)Eurostat et le rapport de la Commission sur l(cid:146)emploi en Europe 1997, l(cid:146)unitØ d(cid:146)Øtudes privatisation des services publics (RU) et la FØdØration europØenne des syndicats de services publics montrent tous qu(cid:146)il y a eu, en moyenne, une baisse de l(cid:146)emploi de 3 (cid:224) 4 % par an dans ces secteurs de 1990 (cid:224) 1996. Cambridge Economics prØvoit une perte de 250 000 emplois (cid:224) moyen et (cid:224) long terme. Ce sont les femmes qui sont le plus durement touchØes. Le nombre de femmes employØes dans ce secteur est tombØ de 19, 6 % en 1993 (cid:224) 18,6 % en 1995 (Eurostat). La Commission a-t-elle ØtudiØ les incidences du marchØ intØrieur de l(cid:146)ØlectricitØ et du gaz sur l(cid:146)emploi, notamment des femmes, dans les secteurs concernØs; a-t-elle ØvaluØ les implications de ce marchØ intØrieur sur la base de sa politique telle qu(cid:146)ØnoncØe dans sa communication «IntØgrer l(cid:146)ØgalitØ des chances entre les femmes et les hommes dans l(cid:146)ensemble des politiques et actions communautaires» (COM(96) 67 fin du 21. 2. 1996)? Peut- elle indiquer comment elle envisage de traiter ces consØquences nØgatives pour les femmes et si elle consultera les partenaires sociaux compØtents en la matiŁre? RØponse donnØe par M. Papoutsis au nom de la Commission (5 juin 1998) L(cid:146)Honorable Parlementaire voudra bien se reporter (cid:224) la rØponse que la Commission a donnØe (cid:224) la question Øcrite E-341/98 de Mme Van Dijk (1). (1) Voir page 10. (98/C 386/107) QUESTION (cid:201)CRITE E-1094/98 posØe par Claudio Azzolini (PPE) et Antonio Tajani (PPE) (cid:224) la Commission (7 avril 1998) Objet: Violation du prØambule et de l(cid:146)article F du traitØ sur l(cid:146)UE (prØambule et article 6 du traitØ d(cid:146)Amsterdam) Il y a quelques mois, la RAI concessionnaire du service public italien de radio-tØlØvision, a adoptØ une mesure disciplinaire de «bl(cid:226)me Øcrit» vis-(cid:224)-vis du docteur Ermanno Corsi, rØdacteur en chef de la RAI (cid:224) Naples et prØsident de l(cid:146)association des journalistes de Campanie. Cette mesure, proprement vexatoire quant au fond et (cid:224) la forme, visait (cid:224) sanctionner la prØsence aussi salutaire que bØnØvole du docteur Corsi en premiŁre page du quotidien «Roma» en qualitØ d(cid:146)auteur d(cid:146)«opinions» publiØes dans un espace rØservØ (cid:224) la confrontation des idØes et (cid:224) la libre expression. (cid:192) l(cid:146)Øvidence, la RAI a confondu les prestations professionnelles pour lesquelles une autorisation spØcifique prØalable de l(cid:146)entreprise est nØcessaire, avec la libertØ d(cid:146)opinion, dont la garantie


title: Information from the Commission - Multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects

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text: 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/7 Multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects (98/C 107/05) (Text with EEA relevance) 1. Need for and scope of the measure 1. 1. (cid:218)The need for more systematic controls on regional aid to large(cid:220)scale mobile investment projects has been widely acknowledged in recent years. The completion of the single market makes it more important than ever to maintain tight controls on State aid for such projects, since the distortive effect of aid is magnified as other government(cid:220) induced distortions of competition are eliminated and markets become more open and integrated. At the same time, it is important to strike an appro(cid:220) priate balance between three core objectives of EU the policy, namely undistorted competition internal market, economic and social cohesion and industrial competitiveness. in will be subject solely to the provisions of this framework(cid:216)(ˇ)). This situation will be reviewed after an evaluation has been carried out of the efficacy of this framework. In other sectors the only current restriction on regional investment aid is that the amount of aid must not exceed the ceilings authorised by the Commission for the regional the regional ceilings are in general designed to provide an incentive for the type of investment facing the biggest problems and are usually in excess of the average regional handicaps. The purpose of this framework is to limit this net incentive for large projects to a level which avoids as much as possible adverse sectoral effects caused by the project. in question. However, scheme 1. 2. (cid:218)Investors in large projects often consider alter(cid:220) native sites in different Member States, which may lead to a spiral of increasingly generous promises of aid. Such subsidy auctions carry a considerable risk of distorting competition in the single market. In addition, they clearly favour the richer Member States and/or regions with larger regional aid budgets. The Commission is therefore introducing this framework, initially for a trial period only, with the aim of limiting aid for large(cid:220)scale projects to a level which avoids as much as possible adverse effects on competition but which at the same time maintains the attraction of the assisted area. The to adopt a horizontal Commission’s framework on State aid to large(cid:220)scale investment projects first announced in its Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on "An the competitiveness industrial European Union’(cid:216)(˛). industry was sectors of intention in all policy for 1. 3. (cid:218)Several sensitive industrial sectors are already subject to special rules on aid, notably agriculture, fisheries, steel, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, the motor industry, transport and the coal industry. During the trial period these sectors will continue to be covered exclusively by their own existing sectoral codes and frameworks (with the exception textile and clothing sector which will of the 1. 4. (cid:218)Under this framework the Commission will decide on a case(cid:220)by(cid:220)case basis a maximum allowable aid intensity for projects which are subject to the notification requirement. This might lead to aid intensities below the applicable regional ceiling. This framework does not apply to restructuring aid cases, which will continue to be covered by the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty(cid:216)(—). Similarly, this framework will not affect the operation of the existing horizontal the Community framework for State aid for research and development(cid:216)((cid:209)) and the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection(cid:216)((cid:210)). frameworks, such as 1. 5. (cid:218)The Commission would stress that it has no intention of seeking to interfere unnecessarily with the discretion of Member States in the field of regional policy. Nor does it seek to weaken the application of Article 92(3)(a) and (c) of the Treaty, which aims to encourage companies to invest in disadvantaged areas, despite the structural handicaps that they face there. On the contrary, the intention is strictly to limit the scope of the new rules large(cid:220)scale projects, often capital intensive in nature, which could have a located impact on unaided competitors serious those to (ˇ)(cid:217)This framework consequently replaces the Community framework for aid to the textile industry SEC(71) 363 final, July 1971. (˛)(cid:217)COM(94) 319 final. (—)(cid:217)OJ C 283, 19. 9. 1997, p. 2. ((cid:209))(cid:217)OJ C 45, 17. 2. 1996, p. 5. ((cid:210))(cid:217)OJ C 72, 10. 3. 1994, p. 3. C 107/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 for in the EEA; and to examine more elsewhere critically those levels of aid the planned projects which do not have, directly or indirectly, a significant impact on employment in the region important objective of concerned, which regional policy. Member States will continue to be able freely to decide on the aid intensity in the vast majority of cases, within the terms of the approved regional aid schemes. is an 1. 6. (cid:218)In drawing up this framework, the Commission has attempted to ensure that, as far as possible, it is clear and unambiguous, predictable, certain and efficient and the additional administrative burden it entails is kept to a minimum. that 2. Notification requirement 2. 1. (cid:218)Under this framework Member States are required to notify pusuant to Article 93(3) of the Treaty any proposal investment aid(cid:216)((cid:211)) within the scope of an approved scheme(cid:216)((cid:212)), where either of the following two criteria are met: to award regional (i) the total project cost is at least ECU 50 million(cid:216)((cid:213)), and the cumulative aid intensity(cid:216)((cid:214)) the eligible expressed as a percentage of investment costs the regional aid ceiling for large companies in the area concerned and aid per job created or safeguarded least ECU 40(cid:216)000(cid:216)(˛˝); or least 50(cid:216)% of amounts is at to at a maximum allowable aid intensity for a proposal to award aid. It will begin by identifying the maximum aid intensity (regional aid ceiling) which a large company could obtain in the assisted area concerned within the context of the authorised regional aid system valid at the moment of notifi(cid:220) cation (unless it is ad hoc aid in which case the aid ceiling fixed for the region concerned will be applied). A range of adjustment factors will then be applied to that percentage figure, in accordance with three specific assessment factors (see below), in order to calculate a maximum allowable aid intensity for the project in question. In the case of the third criterion, the regional impact indicator, a positive factor or bonus may be applied, depending on the degree of benefit the project is likely to confer on the region concerned. The question of the viability of an individual project will be for Member States themselves to determine. However, the Commission will be entitled, if it deems it to be necessary, to request information on a project’s viability. Finally, the Commission will, where appropriate, utilise independent external data to in the assess the relevant market; where this is not easily obtainable, however, the Commission will give full weight to representations made by Member States. impact on competition likely The three assessment criteria (i) Competition factor (ii)(cid:217)the total aid is at least ECU 50 million. Notification format 2. 2. (cid:218)The standard notification form is contained in the Annex. This form should be sent directly to the Directorate(cid:220)General for Competition. 3. Assessment rules 3. 1. (cid:218)The Commission will determine, in accordance with the calculation formula set out in point 3. 10, ((cid:211)) Regional investment aid awarded solely for the creation of jobs as described in the Community regional aid guidelines is not covered by this framework. ((cid:212)) The notification requirement also applies, of course, to proposals to award ad hoc aid. ((cid:213)) ECU 15 million in the case of projects carried out in the textile and clothing sector. ((cid:214)) Including any co(cid:220)financing from the Structural Funds. (˛˝)(cid:217)ECU 30(cid:216)000 in the case of projects carried out in the textile and clothing sector. 3. 2. (cid:218)The authorisation of aid to companies operating in sectors which are in structural overcapacity poses particular risks for the distortion of competition. Any capacity expansion which is not compensated by capacity reductions elsewhere will exacerbate the problem of structural overcapacity. If such expansion is aided, the aid recipient may be left with excess capacity that it will not be able to use in the future or it may start a price(cid:220)war in order to drive other producers out of the relevant market. It is also likely to threaten jobs elsewhere. Thus the competition factor will involve an analysis of whether the proposed project would take place in a sector or subsector suffering from structural over(cid:220) capacity. 3. 3. (cid:218)In determining whether structural overcapacity exists in the sector or subsector concerned, the Commission will consider, at the Community level, the difference between the average capacity utili(cid:220) sation rate for manufacturing industry as a whole and the capacity utilisation rate of the relevant sector or subsector. In order to allow for cyclical 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/9 fluctuations in relative capacity utilisation rates, the reference period will be the last five years for which data are available. investment project in question and can thus be assessed in terms of investment aid, as opposed to employment aid. 3. 4. (cid:218)In the absence of sufficient data on capacity utili(cid:220) sation, the Commission will consider whether the investment takes place in a declining market. For this purpose, the Commission will compare the evolution of the product(s) is, production plus imports minus exports) with the growth rate of EEA manufacturing industry as a whole. apparent in question (that consumption of 3. 5. (cid:218)For to which the the purpose of determining whether investment will result in a capacity expansion, the relevant capacity is the total viable capacity of the prospective beneficiary (and/or, if appropriate, the Group the relevant it belongs) product. In all cases, viable capacity would include is, capacity that temporarily would be reactivated when sales improve) but would exclude obsolete and inactive capacity (that is, idle capacity that cannot be reused without substantial additional investment). idle capacity (that for 3. 6. (cid:218)Wherever a company, prior to making an application for aid, already has a high market share for the product(s) concerned, which for the purpose of this framework will be assumed to be at is a risk that the award of least 40(cid:216)%, there maximum levels of aid normally permitted in the region concerned will unduly distort competition. In such circumstances the company should, in principle, receive less aid than would otherwise be investment contributes to the case, even regional development. There could, however, be exceptions to this general rule, for example where the company creates, through genuine innovation, a new product market. its if 3. 8. (cid:218)This criterion would also take account of the possible distorting effect of the aid on the price of the final product. Undertakings with a relatively high share of capital in total costs realise an important reduction of their unit cost through the aid and could obtain thereby a considerable competitive advantage over non(cid:220)aided competitors. The higher the capital intensity of the supported investment project, the more distortive the effects of capital grants on competition are likely to be. (iii) Regional impact factor to that 3. 9. (cid:218)Whereas the competition and capital(cid:220)labour factors look at the project’s potentially distorting effects, the regional impact factor takes account of the beneficial effects on the economies of the assisted job regions. The Commission considers creation can be used as an indicator of a project’s contribution the development of a region. Where a capital(cid:220)intensive investment creates only a limited number of direct jobs, it may nevertheless create a significant number of indirect jobs in the assisted region concerned and any adjacent assisted region(s). Job creation in this context refers to jobs created directly by the project together with jobs created by first(cid:220)tier suppliers and customers in response to the aided investment. When applying this factor to the calculation formula to arrive at an allowable aid intensity, the Commission will give a higher positive weighting to the indirect creation of jobs by aid recipients located in Article 92(3)(a) regions than in Article 92(3)(c) regions in recognition of the more severe economic problems faced by the former. (ii) Capital(cid:220)labour factor Calculation formula 3. 7. (cid:218)Since regional aid is usually granted in the form of capital subsidies, there is a natural tendency for capital intensive projects to locate in assisted areas. While this is a positive development, such a policy does not necessarily contribute to the creation of many new the reduction of unem(cid:220) ployment. Only highly capital(cid:220)intensive projects will be captured by this factor. The notion of jobs safeguarded will only be relevant where is demonstrated that they are directly linked to the jobs and it 3. 10. (cid:217)The complete calculation formula is obtained by multiplying the regional aid ceiling by the coef(cid:220) ficients that result from the examination of the three factors mentioned above, which are repre(cid:220) sented by the following symbols: R =(cid:217)authorised maximum aid intensity for large companies in the assisted area concerned (regional ceiling), T =(cid:217)competition factor, C 107/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 I =(cid:217)capital(cid:220)labour factor, M(cid:217)=(cid:217)regional impact factor. 3. Regional impact indicator formula of The intensity ist then: R(cid:216)(cid:141)(cid:216)T(cid:216)(cid:141)(cid:216)I(cid:216)(cid:141)(cid:216)M. the maximum allowable aid The following adjustment factors will apply to each of the three assessment criteria: 1. Competition factor (i)(cid:217)Project which results in a capactiy expansion in a sector facing serious structural overca(cid:220) absolute pacity decline in demand and/or an (ii) Project which results in a capacity expansion in a sector structural overcapacity facing and/or a declining market and which is likely to reinforce high market share (iii) Project which results in a capacity expansion in a sector facing structural overcapacity and/or a declining market (iv) No likely negative effects in terms of (i)(cid:220)(iii) Article 92(3)(a) regions Article 92(3)(c) regions 1,5(cid:217) 1,2 1,25 1,1 1,0(cid:217) 1,0 (i)(cid:217)High degree of indirect job creation(cid:216)(˛) for each job created by the aid recipient than 100(cid:216)%) (more (ii)(cid:217)Medium degree of indirect job creation for each job created by the aid (between 50(cid:216)%(cid:220)100(cid:216)%) recipient (iii)(cid:217)Low degree of indirect job creation for each job created aid by recipient (less than 50(cid:216)%) the 0,25 0,50 0,75 1,00 (˛)(cid:217)That is, jobs created with first(cid:220)tier suppliers and customers in the assisted region where the company is located or in any adjacent assisted regions (i. e. Article 92(3)(a) or (c) regions). NB:(cid:217)No project would of course be allowed to receive aid above the regional ceiling. 4. Date of introduction and period of validity 4. 1. (cid:218)This framework will be applicable from 1 Sep(cid:220) tember 1998 for an initial trial period of three years. Before the end of the trial period, the Commission will carry out a thorough review of the utility and scope of the framework, which will inter alia consider the question of whether it should be renewed, revised or abolished. 2. Capital(cid:220)labour factor New capital/jobs(cid:216)(˛) (ECU 000s) Factor 5. Procedure Commission for assessment of cases by the q 200 200 to 400 401 to 700 701 to 1(cid:216)000 r 1(cid:216)000 1,0 0,9 0,8 0,7 0,6 (˛)(cid:217)Total amount of proposed capital divided by number of jobs created or safeguarded. 5. 1. (cid:218)The Commission aims, in principle, to take a decision either to authorise the aid or to open the Article 93(2) procedure within a period of two months following the receipt of a complete notifi(cid:220) cation, which should follow the standard format set out in the Annex. (In the case of incomplete notifications, the Commission will send a request for additional information to the Member State two(cid:220)month within time(cid:220)limit may only be extended with the consent of the Member State concerned. ten working days). The 5. 2. (cid:218)In the event that the Commission intiates an Article 93(2) procedure, the Commission will take a final decision within four months following the decision to open the procedure. The Commission 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/11 will take account of all the evidence which can be gathered during that period, including information from interested third parties and any additional elements not considered during the initial investi(cid:220) gation. Thus the maximum period for investigation into an individual case would normally not exceed six months. 6. Ex(cid:220)post monitoring 6. 1. (cid:218)In view of the sensitive nature of the large mobile investments that a it mechanism exists which helps to ensure that the level of aid actually disbursed to the beneficiary conforms with the Commission decision. involved, essential is 6. 2. (cid:218)For in the each event under provision approved by framework, aided project this the the Commission Commission will require either that any aid contract between the relevant authority of the Member State and the aid recipient contains a reimbursement of non(cid:220)compliance with the contract or that the final significant payment of the aid (e. g. 25(cid:216)%) will be made only when the aid beneficiary has satisfied the Member State that execution of the project is in compliance with the Commission decision and on condition that the Commission, on the basis of information provided by the Member State concerning implementation of the project, has, within 60 working days, indicated its agreement or raised no objections to the final payment of the aid. 6. 3. (cid:218)A copy of any aid contract between the Member State aid be immediately the Commission communicated after it has been signed by the parties. beneficiary must the to and 6. 4. (cid:218)In order to ensure information on compliance with the Commission decision, the Member States, in coop(cid:220) eration with the aid beneficiaries, must provide the Commission with an annual report on the project, including the subsidies already paid, any interim report on the execution of the indicating the aid contract, and a final report objectives the timetable, investments, and compliance with any specific conditions laid down by the authority granting the aid. terms of the in change in the product or production process of an existing establishment (by means of rationalisation, diversification or modernisation). It may also take the form of the takeover of an establishment which has closed or which would have closed had such a takeover not taken place, but does not include the acquisition of assets from a company in financial difficulties (for which the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty apply). An investment project should not be artificially divided into sub(cid:220)projects in order to escape the notification obligation. Total project cost 7. 3. (cid:218)"Total project cost’ means the total expenditure on tangible and non(cid:220)tangible new assets which are purchased by an undertaking to carry out an investment project and will be depreciated (or leased) over the lifetime of the assets concerned. Eligible expenses 7. 4. (cid:218)"Eligible expenses’ mean expenditure on those tangible and non(cid:220)tangible assets permitted under the Community regional aid guidelines(cid:216)(˛˛). Jobs 7. 5. (cid:218)"Job’ means a permanent full(cid:220)time job or its part(cid:220)time equivalent. It may be a new job or the safeguarding of an existing job to the extent that the latter is directly associated with the investment project, would require a significant amount of re(cid:220)training and would no longer exist at the start of the new production if not for that investment. Relevant market 7. Definition of terms used 7. 1. (cid:218)The following definitions of the terms used in this framework will apply. Investment project 7. 6. (cid:218)The relevant product market(s) for determining market share comprises the products envisaged by the investment project and, where appropriate, its substitutes considered by the consumer (by reason of the products’ characteristics, their prices and their intended use) or by the producer (through flexibility of the production installations)(cid:216)(˛ˇ). The 7. 2. (cid:218)"Investment project’ means an initial investment in fixed assets in the creation of a new establishment, the extension of an existing establishment or engaging in an activity involving a fundamental (˛˛)(cid:217)Adopted on 16 December 1997 (OJ C 74, 10. 3. 1998). (˛ˇ)(cid:217)If the investment concerns the production of intermediates, the relevant market may be the market for the final product if most of the production is not sold on the open market. C 107/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 relevant geographic market comprises usually the EEA or, alternatively, any significant part of it if the conditions of competition in that area can be sufficiently distinguished from other areas of the EEA. Where appropriate the relevant market(s) may be considered to be global. Structural overcapacity 7. 7. (cid:218)Structural overcapactiy is deemed to exist when, on average over the last five years, the capacity utilisation sector or the subsector(cid:216)(˛—) is more than two percentage points below that of manufacturing as a whole. Serious rate of relevant (˛—)(cid:217)The sector or subsector will be established at the lowest available segmentation of the NACE classification. structural overcapacity is deemed to exist when difference with respect to the average for manufac(cid:220) turing is more than five percentage points. Declining market 7. 8. (cid:218)The market for the product(s) in question will be deemed to be declining if, over the last five years, the average annual growth rate of apparent consumption of is the product(s) significantly (more than 10(cid:216)%) below the annual average of EEA manufacturing industry as a whole, unless there is a strong upward trend in the relative growth rate of demand for the product(s). An absolutely declining market is one in which the average apparent growth consumption over the last five years is negative. in question annual rate of 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/13 ANNEX Standard notification form pursuant to the multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects Introduction This form specifies the information to be provided by a Member State when notifying the European Commission of an investment project to be located in an assisted area which is subject to the notification rules of the multisectoral framework on regional aid for large investment projects. The Member States should note that: (a)(cid:217)all information requested by this form must be provided. However if notifying parties, in good faith, are unable to provide a response to a question or can only respond to a limited extent on the basis of available information they should indicate this and give reasons; (b) unless all sections are completed in full or adequate reasons are given explaining why it has not been possible to answer the questions in full, the notification will be incomplete and will become effective only on the date on which all the information is received; (c) the Commission may request the Member State and the aid recipient concerned to provide additional information and/or explanation on the information supplied in this form in order to facilitate the initial assessment, which should be provided within ten working days and may form the subject of a technical meeting to be arranged by the Directorate(cid:220)General for Competition with the competent public authority. Supporting documentation (a)(cid:217)a copy of the draft aid agreement or, if that is unavailable, a copy of the envisaged aid offer letter. If the draft aid agreement is unavailable at the time of the notification, it should be submitted as soon as possible and not later than when it is posted to the aid recipients; (b) copies of the most recent annual reports and accounts of the aid recipient(s), and if the recipient is part of a larger group, the most recent annual reports and accounts of the group; (c) a list and short description of the contents of all other analyses, reports, studies and surveys prepared by or for the aid recipient(s) for the purpose of assessing or analysing the proposed aided investment with respect to competitive conditions, competitors (actual and potential), and market conditions. Each item in the list must include the name and position of the author. How to notify The notification must be completed in an official language of the European Union appropriate for the Member State concerned. This language will thereafter be the language of the proceeding for all notifying parties. Supporting documents must be submitted in their original language; where this is not an official language of the European Union they must be translated into the language of the proceeding. The financial data requested must be provided in local currency or ecu/euro indicating the conversion rates used. C 107/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 The notification should be sent to: European Commission, Directorate(cid:220)General for Competition, (DG IV), State Aid Directorate, (Cort. 150), rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B(cid:220)1049 Brussels, or delivered by hand during normal Commission working hours to the following address: European Commission, Directorate(cid:220)General for Competition, (DG IV), State Aid Directorate, avenue de Cortenberg/Kortenberglaan 150 B(cid:220)1040 Brussels. Secrecy The Member State and/or the aid recipient concerned should take note that any of the information requested may be used as a basis to prepare a decision on the case. Notifying parties should indicate that part of the information submitted in this notification which should not be published or otherwise divulged to other parties by marking it "Business secrets’. They should also set out the reasons why this information should not be divulged or published. However, if sensitive information is needed in the preparation of the decision, the Commission would first consult the Member State and/or the aid recipient about the publi(cid:220) cation of the parts of the decision containing sensitive information. Ex(cid:220)post control The Commission acknowledges that part of the information requested in this notification form cannot be given entirely accurately in advance. The Member State and/or the aid recipient concerned are requested to give their best estimate and to provide a justification of the information to be provided. The aided investment project will be subject to ex(cid:220)post control by which the Commission can verify the accuracy of the information provided in the context of the notification. SECTION 1 MEMBER STATE 1. 1. Information on notifying public authority 1. 1. 2. (cid:217)name and address of notifying authority; 1. 1. 3. (cid:217)name, telephone, fax and e(cid:220)mail address of, and position held by, the person(s) to be contacted in case of further inquiry. 1. 2. Information of contact in permanent representation 1. 2. 1. (cid:217)name, telephone, fax and e(cid:220)mail address of, and position held by, the person to be contacted in case of further inquiry. SECTION 2 AID RECIPIENT 2. 1. Structure of a company or companies investing in the project 2. 1. 1. (cid:217)identity of aid recipient; 2. 1. 2. (cid:217)if the legal identity of the aid recipient is different from the undertaking(s) that finance(s) the project or that receive(s) the aid, describe also these differences; 2. 1. 3. (cid:217)identify the parent group of the aid recipient, describe the group structure and ownership structure of each parent company. 2. 2. For a company or companies investing in the project, provide the following data for the last three financial years: 2. 2. 1. (cid:217)worldwide turnover, EEA turnover, turnover in Member State concerned; 2. 2. 2. (cid:217)profit after tax and cash flow (on a consolidated basis); 2. 2. 3. (cid:217)employment worldwide, at EEA level and in Member State concerned; 2. 2. 4. (cid:217)market breakdown of sales in the Member State concerned, in the rest of the EEA and outside the EEA. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/15 2. 3. If the investment takes place in an existing industrial location, provide the following data for the last three financial years of that entity 2. 3. 1. (cid:217)total turnover; 2. 3. 2. (cid:217)profit after tax and cash flow; 2. 3. 3. (cid:217)employment; 2. 3. 4. (cid:217)market breakdown of sales: in the Member State concerned, in the rest of the EEA and outside the EEA. SECTION 3 PROVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE For each measure of proposed public assistance, provide the following: 3. 1. Details 3. 1. 1. (cid:217)scheme title (or indicate if it is an "ad(cid:220)hoc’ aid); 3. 1. 2. (cid:217)legal basis (law, decree, etc. ); 3. 1. 3. (cid:217)public entity providing the assistance; 3. 1. 4. (cid:217)if the legal basis is an aid scheme approved by the Commission, provide the date of the approval and the State aid case reference number. 3. 2. Form of the proposed assistance 3. 2. 1. (cid:217)is the proposed assistance a grant, interest subsidy, reduction in social security contributions, tax credit (relief), equity participation, debt conversion or write off, soft loan, deferred tax provision, amount covered by a guarantee scheme, etc. ? 3. 2. 2. (cid:217)provide the conditions attached to the payment of the proposed assistance. 3. 3. Amount of the proposed assistance 3. 3. 1. (cid:217)nominal amount of support and its gross and net grant equivalent; 3. 3. 2. (cid:217)is the assistance measure subject to corporate tax (or other direct taxation)? If only partially, to what extent? 3. 3. 3. (cid:217)provide a complete schedule of the payment of the proposed assistance. For the package of proposed public assistance, provide the following: 3. 4. The characteristics of the assistance measures 3. 4. 1. (cid:217)are any of the assistance measures of the overall package not yet defined? If yes, specify; 3. 4. 2. (cid:217)indicate which of the abovementioned measures does not constitute State aid and for what reason(s). 3. 5. Financing(cid:216)(˛) from Community sources (EIB, ECSC instruments, Social Fund, Regional Fund, other) (˛)(cid:217)The notion of State aid may include Community financing. C 107/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 3. 5. 1. are some of the abovementioned measures to be co(cid:220)financed by Community funds? Explain; 3. 5. 2. is some additional support for the same project to be requested from any other European or inter(cid:220) national financing institutions? If so, for what amounts? 3. 6. Cumulation of public assistance measures 3. 6. 1. estimated gross grant equivalent (before taxation) of the combined aid measures; 3. 6. 2. estimated net grant equivalent (after taxation) of the combined aid measures. SECTION 4 ASSISTED PROJECT (The information to be given in this section is used inter alia to determine the outcome of the application of the capital(cid:220)labour assessment factor. ) 4. 1. Location of the project 4. 1. 1. (cid:217)Specify the region and the municipality as well as the address. 4. 2. Duration of the project 4. 2. 1. (cid:217)Specify the start date of the investment project as well as the completion date of the investment. 4. 2. 2. (cid:217)Specify the planned start date of the new production and the year by which full production may be reached. 4. 3. Description of the project 4. 3. 1. (cid:217)Specify the type of the project and whether it is a new establishment or a capacity expansion or other. 4. 3. 2. (cid:217)Provide a short general description of the project. 4. 4. Breakdown of the project costs 4. 4. 1. (cid:217)Specify the total cost of capital expenditure to be invested and depreciated over the lifetime of the project; 4. 4. 2. (cid:217)Provide a detailed breakdown of the capital and non(cid:220)capital(cid:216)(ˇ) expenditure associated with the investment project by filling in the following table: Total expenditure Eligible expenditure Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Etc. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Etc. Capital land buildings installations, machines tools intangibles(cid:216)(˛) other (specify) Non(cid:220)capital additional working capital R&D launching costs other (specify) Total(cid:218) (˛)(cid:217)For large enterprises, certain categories of intangible investments can be included in the eligible capital expenditure, however, not exceeding 25(cid:216)% of the total eligible capital expenditure (cf. Regional aid guidelines, point 4. 6). (ˇ) Investment expenditure that cannot be depreciated over the lifetime of the investment project. 7. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 107/17 4. 5. Financing of total project costs 4. 5. 1. (cid:217)Indicate the financing of the total cost of the investment project by filling in the following table: Amount Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Etc. Internal resources Equity contributions Borrowing from private institutions Borrowing from public institutions Public assistance (national and Community) Other (specify) Total(cid:218) 4. 6. Employment creation 4. 6. 1. (cid:217)Does the project create new permanent jobs (full(cid:220)time equivalent)? If yes, provide a number of the jobs to be created and over which period as well as a description of the jobs to be created. 4. 7. Safeguard of existing employment 4. 7. 1. (cid:217)Does the project safeguard existing permanent jobs? If yes, provide a number of the jobs to be safeguarded and over which period as well as a description of the jobs to be safeguarded; 4. 7. 2. (cid:217)explain in detail the re(cid:220)training in average number of hours and cost (excluding the salaries of the trainees) necessary to safeguard these permanent jobs; 4. 7. 3. (cid:217)explain why these jobs would be at imminent risk if the project was not realized. CAPACITY CONSIDERATIONS AND AFFECTED MARKET(S) SECTION 5 (The information to be given in this section is used to determine the outcome of the application of the competition assessment factor. A definition of the relevant market(s) as well as a definition of structural overcapacity and market(s) in decline are given in the appendix. ) 5. 1. Characterisation of product(s) envisaged by the project 5. 1. 1. (cid:217)Specify the product(s) that will be produced in the aided facility upon the completion of the investment (indicate the CN code) and the relevant (sub(cid:220))sector(s) to which the product(s) belong(s) (indicate the NACE code); 5. 1. 2. (cid:217)what product(s) will it replace? If these replaced products are not produced at the same location, indicate where they are currently produced; 5. 1. 3. (cid:217)what other product(s) can be produced with the same new facilities at little or no additional cost? 5. 2. Characterisation of relevant geographic market(s) 5. 2. 1. (cid:217)Specify the relevant geographic market(s) where different from EEA; 5. 2. 2. (cid:217)why is the geographic market considered to be different from EEA? 5. 3. Capacity considerations 5. 3. 1. (cid:217)Quantify the impact of the project on the aid recipient’s total viable capacity in the EEA (including at Group level) for each of the product(s) concerned (in units per year in the year preceding the start year and on completion of the project). C 107/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 4. 98 5. 3. 2. (cid:217)Provide an estimate of the total EEA (or of the relevant geographic market) capacity utilisation rate of the relevant (sub(cid:220))sector(s) for the last five years. What proportion of this capacity during this period is accounted for by the aid recipient and what has been its rate of capacity utilisation in the relevant (sub(cid:220))sector? 5. 4. Market data 5. 4. 1. (cid:217)Provide for each of the last five financial years data on apparent consumption(cid:216)(—) of the product(s) concerned. If available, include statistics prepared by other sources to illustrate the answer; 5. 4. 2. (cid:217)provide for the next three financial years a forecast of the evolution of apparent consumption of the product(s) concerned. If available, include statistics prepared by other sources to illustrate the answer; 5. 4. 3. (cid:217)is the relevant market in decline and for what reasons? If not, why? 5. 4. 4. (cid:217)An estimate of the market share (in value) of the aid recipient or of the group to which the aid recipient belongs in the year preceding the start year and on completion of the project. SECTION 6 REGIONAL IMPACT (The information to be given in this section is used to determine the outcome of the application of the regional impact assessment factor. ) 6. 1. Information on the employment created with first(cid:220)tier suppliers and customers of the aid recipient 6. 1. 1. (cid:217)In the opinion of the Member State and/or aid recipient, which of the three options below best describes the degree of jobs created with first(cid:220)tier suppliers and customers resulting from the project: (i)(cid:217)high degree of job creation for each job created by the aid recipient (more than 100(cid:216)%); (ii)(cid:217)medium degree of job creation for each job created by the aid recipient (between 50(cid:216)%(cid:220)100(cid:216)%); (iii)(cid:217)low degree of job creation for each job created by the aid recipient (less than 50(cid:216)%)? 6. 1. 2. (cid:217)Justify and explain your answer to the previous question. 6. 1. 3. (cid:217)Provide as complete a list as possible of the prospective first(cid:220)tier suppliers for the new production within the assisted region and/or assisted regions. 6. 1. 4. (cid:217)Provide as complete a list as possible of the prospective customers for the new production within the assisted region and/or assisted regions. (—)(cid:217)Production plus imports minus exports


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1077/98 by Patricia McKENNA to the Commission. Carrying bicycles on trains

eurovoc_concepts:
cycle track
international transport
rail transport
tourism
two-wheeled vehicle

text: 22. 12. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning C 402/69 (98/C 402/084) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-1077/98 fr(cid:229)n Patricia McKenna (V) till kommissionen (7 april 1998) ˜mne: Transport av cyklar p(cid:229) t(cid:229)g Europeiska cyklistf(cid:246)rbundet (ECF) har nyligen bett Europeiska kommissionen genomf(cid:246)ra en unders(cid:246)kning om m(cid:246)jligheterna att inf(cid:246)ra ett l(cid:246)nsamt system f(cid:246)r transport av cyklar p(cid:229) t(cid:229)g i Europa. ECF arbetar f(cid:246)r att man skall utrusta l(cid:229)ngdistanst(cid:229)g med utrymme f(cid:246)r cykelf(cid:246)rvaring. Vissa intercityt(cid:229)g i Tyskland har redan nappat p(cid:229) idØn. ECF p(cid:229)pekar att det (cid:228)r l(cid:228)tt f(cid:246)r bilister att transportera cyklar p(cid:229) bilens takst(cid:228)llning. Mera ekologiskt medvetna l(cid:229)ngdistansresen(cid:228)rer som vill utnyttja t(cid:229)gtransporter i st(cid:228)llet f(cid:246)r landsv(cid:228)gstransport kan emellertid st(cid:246)ta p(cid:229) m(cid:229)nga problem n(cid:228)r de f(cid:246)rs(cid:246)ker ta med sin cykel p(cid:229) t(cid:229)get. ECF anser att kommissionens unders(cid:246)kning b(cid:246)r omfatta marknadspotential, tekniska (cid:229)tg(cid:228)rder och konsekvenser f(cid:246)r turism och regionernas ekonomi. Kommer kommissionen att g(cid:229) med p(cid:229) ECF:s f(cid:246)rslag och genomf(cid:246)ra en s(cid:229)dan unders(cid:246)kning? Om svaret (cid:228)r ja, n(cid:228)r f(cid:246)rv(cid:228)ntar man sig ha genomf(cid:246)rt unders(cid:246)kningen? Svar fr(cid:229)n Neil Kinnock p(cid:229) kommissionens v(cid:228)gnar (18 juni 1998) Tv(cid:229) fr(cid:229)gor som belystes i det europeiska cyklistf(cid:246)rbundets (ECF) utredning om transport av cyklar p(cid:229) internationella t(cid:229)g (cid:228)r marknadspotential och effekter p(cid:229) turism och regionala ekonomier. Kommissionen bidrar till en analys av dessa fr(cid:229)gor genom sitt st(cid:246)d till planeringen av projektet EuroVelo f(cid:246)r internationella cykelv(cid:228)gar, lett av ECF, d(cid:228)r man kommer att beh(cid:246)va en utredning om marknadspotentialen f(cid:246)r l(cid:229)ngdistanscykelv(cid:228)gar och deras effekt p(cid:229) turism och regionala ekonomier. Planeringen av EuroVeloprojektet f(cid:246)rv(cid:228)ntas vara klar i slutet av 1998. Kommissionen leder f(cid:246)r n(cid:228)rvarande (cid:228)ven ett europeiskt samarbetsprojekt om t(cid:229)g tillg(cid:228)ngliga f(cid:246)r funktions- hindrade passagerare (COST 335) med syftet att utveckla europeiska normer f(cid:246)r konstruktion och drift av t(cid:229)g och stationer samt informationstj(cid:228)nster. Projektet (cid:228)r inriktat p(cid:229) behoven hos m(cid:228)nniskor med funktionsneds(cid:228)ttning och inte cyklisternas behov, men det (cid:228)r troligt att n(cid:229)gra av de inslag i t(cid:229)gens konstruktion som unders(cid:246)ks (cid:228)ven kommer att gagna personer medf(cid:246)rande cyklar. Detta projekt v(cid:228)ntas avslutas i slutet av 1999. Kommissionen anser dock inte att en l(cid:246)nsamhetsstudie av system f(cid:246)r att transportera cyklar p(cid:229) l(cid:229)ngdistanst(cid:229)g b(cid:246)r genomf(cid:246)ras inom den n(cid:228)rmaste framtiden, eftersom detta prim(cid:228)rt (cid:228)r en fr(cid:229)ga f(cid:246)r j(cid:228)rnv(cid:228)gsbolag och kommis- sionens begr(cid:228)nsade medel f(cid:246)rst och fr(cid:228)mst beh(cid:246)vs f(cid:246)r projekt med h(cid:246)gre prioritet. (98/C 402/085) SKRIFTLIG FR¯GA E-1078/98 fr(cid:229)n Mar(cid:237)a Estevan Bolea (PPE) till kommissionen (7 april 1998) ˜mne: Transport av farligt avfall inom Europeiska unionen N(cid:229)gra regioner i vissa medlemsstater f(cid:246)rhalar, f(cid:246)rhindrar och till och med f(cid:246)rbjuder transporten av farligt avfall mellan kommuner, provinser, regioner eller l(cid:228)nder › alla inom Europeiska unionen eller till och med inom en och samma medlemsstat › f(cid:246)r att f(cid:229) till st(cid:229)nd en korrekt hantering och en l(cid:228)mplig f(cid:246)rvaltning av detta speciella gods, vilket leder till st(cid:246)rningar i verksamheten


title: Komission asetus (EY) N:o 769/98, annettu 7 päivänä huhtikuuta 1998, B-menettelyn mukaisten hedelmä- ja vihannesalan vientitodistusten antamisesta

eurovoc_concepts:
citrus fruit
export licence

formats: pdf print

text: L 109/12 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)jen virallinen lehti 8. 4. 98 KOMISSION ASETUS (EY) N:o 769/98, annettu 7 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) huhtikuuta 1998, B-menettelyn mukaisten hedelm(cid:132)- ja vihannesalan vientitodistusten antamisesta EUROOPAN YHTEIS(cid:153)JEN KOMISSIO, joka ottaa huomioon Euroopan yhteis(cid:148)n perustamissopi- muksen, koskevista yksityiskohtaisista ottaa huomioon neuvoston asetuksen (ETY) N:o 1035/72 soveltamista s(cid:132)(cid:132)nn(cid:148)ist(cid:132) hedelm(cid:132)- ja vihannesalan vientitukien osalta 14 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) marraskuuta 1996 annetun komission asetuksen (EY) N:o 2190/96 (1), sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna asetuksella (EY) N:o 213/98 (2), ja erityisesti sen 5 artiklan 5 kohdan, olisi vahingollinen hedelm(cid:132)- ja vihannesalan vientitodis- tusj(cid:132)rjestelm(cid:132)n moitteettomalle toiminnalle, ja tilanteen helpottamiseksi on syyt(cid:132) hyl(cid:132)t(cid:132) 7 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n huhti- kuuta 1998 j(cid:132)lkeen sitruunoja koskevat B-menettelyn mukaiset todistushakemukset meneill(cid:132)(cid:132)n olevan vienti- jakson loppuun asti, ON ANTANUT T(cid:142)M(cid:142)N ASETUKSEN: 1 artikla sek(cid:132) katsoo, ett(cid:132) komission asetuksessa (EY) N:o 520/98 (3) vahvistetaan B- menettelyn mukaisten muiden kuin elintarvikeavun yhteydess(cid:132) haettujen vientitodistusten ohjeelliset m(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132)t, komission k(cid:132)yt(cid:148)ss(cid:132) t(cid:132)ll(cid:132) hetkell(cid:132) olevien tietojen mukaan meneill(cid:132)(cid:132)n olevan vientijakson ohjeellinen m(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132) on sitruunoiden osalta vaarassa ylitty(cid:132) piakkoin; t(cid:132)m(cid:132) ylitys Hyl(cid:132)t(cid:132)(cid:132)n sitruunoiden osalta B-menettelyn mukaisia vien- titodistuksia koskevat hakemukset, jotka on j(cid:132)tetty asetuksen (EY) N:o 520/98 1 artiklan mukaisesti 7 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n huhtikuuta j(cid:132)lkeen ja ennen 20 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)(cid:132) toukokuuta 1998. 2 artikla T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus tulee voimaan 8 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) huhtikuuta 1998. T(cid:132)m(cid:132) asetus on kaikilta osiltaan velvoittava, j(cid:132)senvaltioissa. ja sit(cid:132) sovelletaan sellaisenaan kaikissa Tehty Brysseliss(cid:132) 7 p(cid:132)iv(cid:132)n(cid:132) huhtikuuta 1998. Komission puolesta Franz FISCHLER Komission j(cid:132)sen (1) EYVL L 292, 15. 11. 1996, s. 12 (2) EYVL L 22, 29. 1. 1998, s. 8 (3) EYVL L 66, 6. 3. 1998, s. 8


title: 98/488/EG: Kommissionens beslut av den 7 april 1998 om fastställande av ekologiska kriterier för tilldelning av gemenskapens miljömärke till jordförbättringsmedel

eurovoc_concepts:
eco-label
fertiliser
labelling
product quality
product safety
soil conditioning

text: 7. 8. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning L 219/39 KOMMISSIONEN KOMMISSIONENS BESLUT av den 7 april 1998 om fastst(cid:132)llande av ekologiska kriterier f(cid:148)r tilldelning av gemenskapens milj(cid:148)- m(cid:132)rke till jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel (98/488/EG) EUROPEISKA GEMENSKAPERNAS KOMMISSION HAR FATTAT DETTA BESLUT med beaktande av F(cid:148)rdraget om uppr(cid:132)ttandet av Euro- peiska gemenskapen, med beaktande av r(cid:134)dets f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 880/92 av den 23 mars 1992 om ett gemenskapsprogram f(cid:148)r tilldel- ning av milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rke (1), s(cid:132)rskilt artikel 5 i denna, och I (cid:148)verensst(cid:132)mmelse med artikel 6 i f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 880/92 har kommissionen r(cid:134)dfr(cid:134)gat de huvudsakliga intressegrupperna i ett samr(cid:134)dsforum. De (cid:134)tg(cid:132)rder som f(cid:148)reskrivs i detta beslut (cid:132)r f(cid:148)renliga med yttrandet fr(cid:134)n den kommitt(cid:130) som inr(cid:132)ttats genom artikel 7 i f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 880/92. med beaktande av f(cid:148)ljande: H(cid:142)RIGENOM F(cid:153)RESKRIVS F(cid:153)LJANDE. Enligt artikel 5 i r(cid:134)dets f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 880/92 skall villkoren f(cid:148)r tilldelning av gemenskapens milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rke fastst(cid:132)llas f(cid:148)r varje produktgrupp f(cid:148)r sig. Enligt artikel 10. 2 i f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 880/92 skall en produkts p(cid:134)verkan p(cid:134) milj(cid:148)n utv(cid:132)rderas p(cid:134) grundval av s(cid:132)rskilda kriterier f(cid:148)r produktgrupperna. fastst(cid:132)llde kommissionen Genom beslut 94/923/EG (2) ekologiska kriterier tilldelning av gemenskapens milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rke till jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel. Dessa kriterier skall enligt artikel 3 i beslutet vara giltiga till och med den 14 november 1997. f(cid:148)r Artikel 1 Med produktgruppen ”jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel” avses f(cid:148)l- jande: ”Material f(cid:148)r anv(cid:132)ndning i tr(cid:132)dg(cid:134)rdsodlingar och som s(cid:132)ljs till slutanv(cid:132)ndare f(cid:148)r att tillf(cid:148)ras jord i syfte att f(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttra (cid:134)tminstone jordens fysiska och biologiska egenskaper utan skadliga effekter. ” Artikel 2 F(cid:148)r denna produktgrupp b(cid:148)r det nu beslutas om kriterier f(cid:148)r de tre (cid:134)r som f(cid:148)ljer p(cid:134) att de tidigare kriterierna l(cid:148)pt ut. Milj(cid:148)p(cid:134)verkan av denna produktgrupp enligt definitionen i artikel 1 skall bed(cid:148)mas mot bakgrund av de ekologiska kriterier som fastst(cid:132)lls i bilagan. De kriterier som fastst(cid:132)lldes genom beslut 94/923/EG b(cid:148)r ses (cid:148)ver f(cid:148)r att anpassa dem till utvecklingen p(cid:134) mark- naden. Produkterna m(cid:134)ste (cid:148)verensst(cid:132)mma med nationell lagstift- ning som (cid:148)verensst(cid:132)mmer med gemenskapens h(cid:132)lso-, s(cid:132)kerhets- och milj(cid:148)krav utan att det p(cid:134)verkar gemen- skapens r(cid:132)ttsliga krav eller nationella r(cid:132)ttsliga krav som (cid:132)r till(cid:132)mpliga under produktens livscykel. Artikel 3 Definitionen av produktgruppen och de s(cid:132)rskilda ekolo- giska kriterierna f(cid:148)r den skall g(cid:132)lla fr(cid:134)n och med den 1 april 1998 till och med den 31 mars 2001. Artikel 4 (1) EGT L 99, 11. 4. 1992, s. 1. (2) EGT L 364, 31. 12. 1994, s. 21. Produktgruppen skall tilldelas koden ”003” f(cid:148)r admini- strativa (cid:132)ndam(cid:134)l. L 219/40 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 7. 8. 98 Detta beslut riktar sig till medlemsstaterna. Artikel 5 Utf(cid:132)rdat i Bryssel den 7 april 1998. P(cid:134) kommissionens v(cid:132)gnar Ritt BJERREGAARD Ledamot av kommissionen 7. 8. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning L 219/41 BILAGA RAM F(cid:148)r att tilldelas milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rke skall jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedlet enligt definitionen nedan uppfylla kriterierna i detta dokument, vars syfte (cid:132)r att medverka till (cid:190) anv(cid:132)ndning eller (cid:134)teranv(cid:132)ndning av organiskt material som kommer fr(cid:134)n insamling eller bearbetning av avfallsmaterial, vilket bidrar till minimering av det fasta avfallet, (cid:190) minskning av milj(cid:148)f(cid:148)rst(cid:148)ringen eller risken f(cid:148)r milj(cid:148)n i samband med tungmetaller och n(cid:132)rings(cid:132)mnen i produkter som skall saluf(cid:148)ras och anv(cid:132)ndas som jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel. 1. Ursprungsmaterial jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel F(cid:148)r att ett skall dess organiska inneh(cid:134)ll utg(cid:148)ras av best(cid:134)ndsdelar som framst(cid:132)llts genom bearbetning eller (cid:134)teranv(cid:132)ndning av avfallsmaterial (enligt definition i direktiv 75/442/EEG om avfall och i bilaga I till det direktivet). skall kunna milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rkas Anm: Med uttrycket ”organisk” avses i generell mening material av levande organismer eller material som bildats av s(cid:134)dana organismer. Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte inneh(cid:134)lla slam fr(cid:134)n avloppsreningsverk. Produkter som inneh(cid:134)ller material av animaliskt ursprung skall uppfylla villkoren i den befintliga gemenskapslagstiftningen. EKOLOGISKA KRITERIER 2. Jordf(cid:148)rs(cid:132)mring och vattenf(cid:148)rst(cid:148)ring De grund(cid:132)mnen som slutprodukten inneh(cid:134)ller m(cid:134)ste vara l(cid:132)gre (cid:132)n v(cid:132)rdena i nedenst(cid:134)ende tabell, m(cid:132)tt i torrvikt: Grund(cid:132)mne Zn Cu Ni Cd Pb Hg Cr Mo (*) Se (*) As (*) F (*) mg/kg 300 100 50 1 100 1 100 2 1,5 10 200 (*) Uppgifter om f(cid:148)rekomst av dessa grund(cid:132)mnen kr(cid:132)vs endast f(cid:148)r produkter som inneh(cid:134)ller material fr(cid:134)n industrin och fast hush(cid:134)llsavfall. Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte inneh(cid:134)lla bark som har behandlats med lindan, cypermetrin eller promecarb. Om en produkt inneh(cid:134)ller bark f(cid:134)r resterna av lindan (c-HCH) i barken inte (cid:148)verstiga 0,1 mg/kg. L 219/42 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning 7. 8. 98 3. Belastning av n(cid:132)rings(cid:132)mnen Kv(cid:132)veinneh(cid:134)llet i produkten f(cid:134)r inte (cid:148)verstiga 2 % totalkv(cid:132)ve (torrvikt). Vid anv(cid:132)ndning av den rekommenderade m(cid:132)ngden f(cid:134)r produkterna inte ge en h(cid:148)gre belastning av n(cid:132)rings(cid:132)mnen (cid:132)n (cid:190) totalkv(cid:132)ve 17 g/m2, (cid:190) fosforpentoxid P2O5, 6 g/m2, (cid:190) kaliumoxid K2O, 12 g/m2. Anm: Produkterna undantas fr(cid:134)n detta krav om mindre (cid:132)n 10 viktprocent av n(cid:132)ringsinneh(cid:134)llet (cid:132)r tillg(cid:132)ngligt f(cid:148)r planttillv(cid:132)xt under den f(cid:148)rsta s(cid:132)songen de anv(cid:132)nds. S(cid:134)dana produkter (t. ex. m(cid:134)nga t(cid:132)ckningsmaterial) definieras som material med ett f(cid:148)rh(cid:134)llande C:N som (cid:132)r h(cid:148)gre (cid:132)n 30:1. (cid:153)VRIGA KRAV 4. Allm(cid:132)n m(cid:132)rkning Produkten m(cid:134)ste ha f(cid:148)ljande information p(cid:134) f(cid:148)rpackningen eller p(cid:134) annat s(cid:132)tt i anslutning till produkten (t. ex produktinformationsblad): (cid:190) Namn och adress f(cid:148)r det organ som (cid:132)r ansvarigt f(cid:148)r utsl(cid:132)ppandet p(cid:134) marknaden. (cid:190) En beskrivning av produkttypen, d(cid:132)r uttrycket ”jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel” ing(cid:134)r. (cid:190) Rekommenderade lagringsf(cid:148)rh(cid:134)llanden och rekommenderad ”b(cid:132)st f(cid:148)re”-dag. (cid:190) En beskrivning av produktens t(cid:132)nkta anv(cid:132)ndningsomr(cid:134)de och eventuella begr(cid:132)nsningar betr(cid:132)ffande anv(cid:132)ndningen. Produktens l(cid:132)mplighet f(cid:148)r vissa v(cid:132)xtgrupper (t. ex. kalcifober eller kalcifiler) b(cid:148)r anges. (cid:190) De viktigaste materialen (de material som utg(cid:148)r mer (cid:132)n 10 volymprocent) f(cid:148)r framst(cid:132)llning av produkten, med uppgift som visar om det (cid:132)r fr(cid:134)ga om fast hush(cid:134)llsavfall, avfall fr(cid:134)n jordbruk eller skogsbruk, eller industriellt eller kommersiellt avfall, med angivande av sektor (t. ex. livsmedelsindustrin, pappersindustrin osv. ). (cid:190) En redog(cid:148)relse f(cid:148)r de metoder och m(cid:132)ngder som rekommenderas f(cid:148)r anv(cid:132)ndning, varvid m(cid:132)ngderna skall uttryckas som rekommenderat antal kg eller liter av produkten per m2 mark och (cid:134)r. Rekommenderad m(cid:132)ngd skall anges med h(cid:132)nsyn till m(cid:132)ngden n(cid:132)rings(cid:132)mnen och dedras tillg(cid:132)nglighet, s(cid:134) att den maximala belastningen av n(cid:132)rings(cid:132)mnen per m2 inte (cid:148)verskrids. (cid:190) En deklaration av koncentrationen av N, P2 (cid:190) En deklaration av koncentrationen av organiskt material. och K O. 2 O 5 (cid:190) En tabell eller lista (cid:148)ver gr(cid:132)nsv(cid:132)rden f(cid:148)r koncentration av de tungmetaller som n(cid:132)mns i bilagan. (cid:190) Rekommendationer f(cid:148)r hantering och anv(cid:132)ndning. 5. Produktegenskaper Alla produkter skall levereras i fast form och inneh(cid:134)lla minst 25 viktprocent torrsubstans och minst 20 procent (m(cid:132)tt genom gl(cid:148)dgningsf(cid:148)rlust). Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte ha negativa effekter p(cid:134) v(cid:132)xters organiskt material grobarhet eller tillv(cid:132)xt. 6. H(cid:132)lsa och s(cid:132)kerhet Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte inneh(cid:134)lla h(cid:148)gre niv(cid:134)er av prim(cid:132)ra patogener (cid:132)n de v(cid:132)rden som anges i tabellen nedan: F(cid:132)rskt material Salmonella E. coli Fr(cid:134)nvarande i 25 g :1 000 MPN (*)/g (*) MPN: Most Probable Numer. 7. 8. 98 SV Europeiska gemenskapernas officiella tidning L 219/43 7. Ol(cid:132)genheter Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte ge upphov till ih(cid:134)llande obehagliga lukter n(cid:132)r de tillf(cid:148)rts jorden. Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte inneh(cid:134)lla fragment av glas, metalltr(cid:134)d, andra metaller eller h(cid:134)rdplast som kan utg(cid:148)ra en h(cid:132)lsofara. Produkterna f(cid:134)r inte tillf(cid:148)ra jorden oacceptabelt antal ogr(cid:132)sfr(cid:148)n eller vegetativt reproducerbara delar av ogr(cid:132)s. 8. Testmetoder och analyser Testmetoder och analyser f(cid:148)r tungmetaller skall uppfylla kraven i direktiven 86/278/EEG. I avsaknad av internationellt avseende jordf(cid:148)rb(cid:132)ttringsmedel skall medlemsstaterna ansvara f(cid:148)r testmetoderna. och mikrobiologisk (cid:148)verenskomna testmetoder fysikalisk analys f(cid:148)r Produkten m(cid:134)ste ha f(cid:148)ljande information p(cid:134) f(cid:148)rpackningen: KONSUMENTINFORMATION Denna produkt uppfyller kraven f(cid:148)r EU:s milj(cid:148)m(cid:132)rke, eftersom den • bidrar till att minska mark- och vattenf(cid:148)roreningar och till att minimera avfallet genom att dess (cid:134)terv(cid:132)ndning uppmuntras