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Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1 and Annex III, Section III.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC refer to provisions set out in international agreements on the inland transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways as defined in Art. 2 of that Directive. The provisions of these international agreements are updated every two years. Consequently, amended versions of these agreements will apply as from 1 January 2011, with a transitional period up to 30 June 2011. Annex I, Section I.1, Annex II, Section II.1 and Annex III, Section III.1 to Directive 2008/68/EC are therefore amended accordingly by this Directive which Member States must implement in national law by 30 June 2011. The amendments are however minor and mainly refer to replacing the terms "contracting party" and "RID Contracting State" with the term "member state" as appropriate.

Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 concerns conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity. Under that Regulation, the European Commission is required to establish guidelines specifying details of the procedure and methodology to be applied in the inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism and appropriate rules leading to a progressive harmonisation of the setting of charges under national tariff systems. In that context, guidelines both for an inter-transmission system operator compensation mechanism and for a common regulatory approach to transmission charging are annexed to this Regulation. It enters into force on 23 September 2010 and expires on 2 March 2011.

This notice invites all parties claiming debts or other rights from Byr Savings Bank, Iceland, to submit their claims in writing to the Winding-up Committee of the Bank by 13 October 2010. A creditors’ meeting will be held on 17 November 2010 in Reykjavik. Any party who has filed a claim against the bank is entitled to attend the meeting. Further information on the filing and handling of claims will be made available on the website of Byr Savings Bank.