Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Done at Brussels, 11 November 2003. For the Commission Mario Monti Member of the Commission (1) OJ C 129, 3.6.2003, p. 6. (2) OJ C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 3. (3) See footnote 1. (4) OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1. (5) OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10. (6) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 33. (7) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998, p. 9. (8) Thanks to the production of recycled aggregate, Huntmans Quarries Ltd will be able to spare its quarry of virgin aggregate, the life of which will therefore be extended. (9) OJ C 71, 11.3.2000, p. 14. (10) As for the guarantees given to investments carried out by large firms in assisted areas or by SMEs, the Commission, in its decision of 19 March 2003, found that they were compatible with the guidelines on national regional aid and with Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 respectively. (11) COM(96) 399 final of 30.7.1996. (12) Community strategy for waste management, COM(96) 399 final of 30.7.1996. (13) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/350/EC (OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.) (14) See judgment of 11 September 2003, in Case C-114/2001 AvestaPolarit Chrome Oy, not yet reported. (15) See point 83 and 84 of the decision. (16) The part of the Lease Guarantee Fund that was compatible with the regional aid guidelines and Commission regulation (EC) No 70/2001 was the object of a positive decision of the Commission on 19 March 2003.