# Official Journal C 85/2007

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ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 85

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5019 April 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 085/01 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 1 |
| 2007/C 085/02 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 6 |
| 2007/C 085/03 | Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs | 9 |
| 2007/C 085/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4570 — AREVA/Repower) (
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  ) | 12 |
| 2007/C 085/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 085/01

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2007/C 085/02

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

6

2007/C 085/03

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

9

2007/C 085/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4570 — AREVA/Repower) (
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  )

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12

2007/C 085/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 085/06 | Euro exchange rates | 13 |
| 2007/C 085/07 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 381st meeting on 11 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain | 14 |
| 2007/C 085/08 | Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain | 15 |
| 2007/C 085/09 | Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco, Spain (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21) | 16 |
| 2007/C 085/10 | Notice on import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (This notice replaces that published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 92 of 16 April 2005, p. 2) | 17 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 085/11 | List of recognised interbranch organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector | 22 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 085/06

Euro exchange rates

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2007/C 085/07

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 381st meeting on 11 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

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2007/C 085/08

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

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2007/C 085/09

Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco, Spain (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

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2007/C 085/10

Notice on import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (This notice replaces that published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 92 of 16 April 2005, p. 2)

(This notice replaces that published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 92 of 16 April 2005, p. 2)

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 085/11

List of recognised interbranch organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
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| 2007/C 085/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 085/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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19.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/1

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(2007/C 85/01)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘CEREZA DEL JERTE’

EC No: ES/PDO/005/0233/20.02.2002

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Subdirección General de Calidad y Promoción Agroalimentaria — Dirección General de Industria Agroalimentaria y Alimentación — Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España |
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| Address: | Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1 |
| E-28071 Madrid |

Name:

Subdirección General de Calidad y Promoción Agroalimentaria — Dirección General de Industria Agroalimentaria y Alimentación — Secretaría General de Agricultura y Alimentación del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España

Address:

Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, 1

E-28071 Madrid

Telephone:

(34-91) 347 53 94

Fax:

(34-91) 347 54 10

E-mail:

sgcaproagro@mapya.es

2.   group:

| Name: | Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada Agrupación de Cooperativas Valle del Jerte |
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| Address: | Ctra. Nacional 110, km 381 |
| E-10614 Valdastillas Cáceres |

Name:

Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada Agrupación de Cooperativas Valle del Jerte

Address:

Ctra. Nacional 110, km 381

E-10614 Valdastillas Cáceres

Telephone:

(34-927) 47 10 70

Fax:

(34-927) 47 10 74

E-mail:

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Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other categories ( )

3.   Type of product:

Class 1.6: fruit

4.   Specification

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1.   Name: ‘Cereza del Jerte’

4.2.   Description: The protected designation of origin ‘Cereza del Jerte ’applies exclusively to table cherries for fresh consumption of species Prunus avium L., belonging to the local varieties ‘Navalinda’, ‘Ambrunés’, ‘Pico Limón Negro’, ‘Pico Negro ’and ‘Pico Colorado’.

The cherry varieties covered by the protected designation of origin belong to the following types:

Bigarreau cherries (‘Picotas’): the ‘Ambrunés’, ‘Pico Negro’, ‘Pico Colorado ’and ‘Pico Limón Negro ’varieties. Most of the production belongs to this group, called ‘bigarreau cherries’; these are cherries whose basic difference is that they separate naturally from the stem when they are picked.

Cherries with a stem: ‘Navalinda’

As regards the product's characteristics, the fruit is reddish in colour, the cherries being predominantly wine-red or purple. Depending on the variety, their flesh, which is firm and crunchy, varies from red to yellowish or cream-coloured, and their juice from red to colourless. The fruit may be kidney-shaped, flat-ended, rounded or elongated in form. Depending on the variety, the stone may be medium-sized, large or very large, and spherical or elongated in shape.

The following table summarises the main requirements as regards sugar content (measured in degrees Brix), form, minimum size and acidity (measured in mequivalents/100 ml of malic acid) for each of the protected varieties:

Table 1:

sugar content, form, minimum size and acidity of the cherries protected by the PDO, by variety

Cherries protected by the PDO ‘Cereza del Jerte ’will be from the ‘Extra ’class only, as defined in the marketing standard for cherries adopted in Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2004 of 6 February 2004.

4.3.   Geographical area: The production area lies in the Jerte, Ambroz and La Vera mountain valleys in the north of the province of Cáceres, in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura.

The strong link between quality, mountain location of the farms and type of production means that land and farms not located in the hill-farming area are excluded from the geographical area, based on the following heights above sea level:

Valley of the Jerte: all farms in all municipalities are included, irrespective of altitude;

District of La Vera: farms below 500 m are excluded;

Valley of the Ambroz: farms below 600 m are excluded.

The production area coincides with the bottling and packaging area.

4.4.   Proof of origin: The quality and origin of the protected product will be ensured by checks and analyses carried out by the Consejo Regulador (Regulatory Council) at the plantations and packing warehouses entered in the various registers for the protected designation of origin, in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Manual de Calidad (Quality Manual) and the Manual de Procedimientos (Manual of Procedures).

On completion of all the checks referred to above, the Assessment Committee of the Consejo Regulador, on which all the parties concerned are represented, will evaluate the results in order to reach an impartial and objective decision. Where the Assessment Committee decides in favour of certification, the Consejo Regulador will issue the corresponding certificate.

The cherries protected by the PDO ‘Cereza del Jerte ’must be packaged in the defined geographical area, as prescribed by the applicant group, since this is considered necessary to safeguard the quality and ensure traceability and control throughout the certification process.

The process is completed when a numbered, second label is affixed to their packaging, guaranteeing their origin and quality; this is issued by the Consejo Regulador, the scope of whose powers is defined in its regulation as follows:

as regards territory, the production area;

as regards products, those protected by the PDO ‘Cereza del Jerte ’at all stages of production, storage, packaging, distribution and marketing;

as regards persons, those in the various registers.

This means that packaging must take place in the designated geographical area, as defined in section C of this Specification, to ensure traceability and control by the inspection body throughout the process and ensure the quality of the protected product, since, in a mountain area with difficult access routes, transportation of the cherries would involve subjecting them to inappropriate environmental conditions, exacerbated by the longer transport time. There is no doubt that this would affect the fruit's specific characteristics, and could alter the product profiles defined in the Designation of Origin.

The product will be placed on the market with a guarantee of origin in the form of the numbered label or second label of the Consejo Regulador.

4.5.   Method of production: The crop is grown on small terraced farms on the hillsides. The average size of the smallholdings is 1.6 ha and 4.5 plots per farm.

This structure means that most of the farms use family labour to carry out the main tasks, in particular picking the cherries, which is very arduous and requires considerable practice.

The spacing of the trees is determined by the narrowness of the terraces, a very high proportion of which allow no more than a single line of trees, occupying approximately 125 feet/ha, which indicates a high degree of extensification. The trees are trained using the tall-cone, short-cone, pyramidical and standard systems.

Draught animals are still largely used for ploughing, which is usually carried out three times a year. Similarly, fertilisation still relies on manure and turning weeds under. Pruning is generally light and is limited to singling and tipping.

Crop cultivation methods, which are imbued with age-old traditions, and the picking, processing, packaging and transport of the product are carried out with great care, the necessary checks being made so that the product retains its typical features.

4.6.   Link: The name ‘Jerte ’or ‘Valle del Jerte ’has a close link with cherries, a large number of consumers in Spain automatically associating the place with the ‘cherry ’product, or vice versa. The area is well-known therefore for the excellence of its cherries and in particular of its ‘Picotas ’(bigarreau cherries).

Legend has it that the cherry tree was introduced by the Arabs and that, after the Reconquest, the new settlers found that it had adapted to the land. Not until the 14th century, however, is there reliable evidence of its existence.

On 2 June 1352 a party of the king's emissaries stopped to spend the night in one of the villages in the area. The knights ate trout and cherries there, which shows that already at that time the cherry was a choice product of sufficient quality to offer to such distinguished travellers.

In the following centuries, cherry-growing survived and prospered. The famous Spanish doctor, Luis de Toro, refers to the cherries of the Jerte in the 16th century and differentiates them by size, colour and flavour.

It was in the 18th century, when the chestnut groves were ravaged by ink disease, that the cherry started to become a genuine economic alternative. At the end of that century and throughout the 19th, cherry orchards spread in the Valle del Jerte and the two neighbouring valleys.

In the early 1800s, writers were already maintaining that the best thing about the area ‘... are its cherries, which accordingly are very appreciated at Court...’. Throughout the century, cherry trees spread to all villages, so that at the dawn of the 20th the area was well-known for ‘its delicious cherries’.

The five protected varieties are indigenous, coming either from the Valle del Jerte or from the neighbouring valleys of the Ambroz and La Vera. They are virtually exclusive to this region, since attempts to introduce them elsewhere have so far had little success.

Various authors state that the presence of stemless cherry varieties in the valley of the Jerte is the result of a long process of acclimatisation and semi-induced selection from different stocks of Prunus avium L., an indigenous forest species present in these mountain valleys since ancient times.

Combined with the improvements and clonal selection carried out by the inhabitants of the Jerte, environmental factors such as high humidity (even in summer), the breezes in the valley, its orientation, average annual sunshine, altitude, the variety of microclimates and the acidity of the soil have done the rest

The structure of the properties and the conditions resulting from the difficult topography form a landscaped area of small, sometimes tiny, terraces supported by stone walls, which has to be worked largely without recourse to mechanisation.

The product's characteristics are therefore determined by the use of specific plant material, adapted and acclimatised to the environmental conditions typical of the Jerte basin and the neighbouring valleys, but also by the special features of a system of production where cherry growing is tied to farming traditions based on smallholding and the family organisation of labour. The farms, generally situated on terraced plots on steeply sloping hillsides where mechanisation is difficult, make it possible to balance the low yields obtained with better quality.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen ‘Cereza del Jerte’ |
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| Address: | Pol. Ind. Centro de Empresas. |
| Carretera Nacional 110, km 381, 400 |
| E-10614 Valdastillas Cáceres |

Name:

Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen ‘Cereza del Jerte’

Address:

Pol. Ind. Centro de Empresas.

Carretera Nacional 110, km 381, 400

E-10614 Valdastillas Cáceres

Telephone:

(34-927) 47 11 01

Fax:

(34-927) 47 11 03

E-mail:

picota@cerezadeljerte.org

The inspection body for the designation of protected origin ‘Cereza del Jerte ’satisfies the European Standard EN45011.

4.8.   Labelling: The name of the protected designation of origin ‘Cereza del Jerte ’must be prominently displayed on the packaging.

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(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  These are the minimum diameters required for the cherries to qualify for the PDO ‘Cereza del Jerte’, so that cherries with a diameter of less than 21mm cannot be marketed under the PDO.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/6 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/6

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(2007/C 85/02)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (1) Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘KARLOVARSKÉ OPLATKY’

EC No: CZ/PGI/005/0381/20.10.2004

PDO ( ) PGI ( X )

This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1.   responsible department in the member state:

| Name: | Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví |
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| Address: | Antonína Čermáka 2a |
| CZ-160 68 Praha 6 |

Name:

Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví

Address:

Antonína Čermáka 2a

CZ-160 68 Praha 6

Tel.:

(420) 220 38 31 11

Fax:

(420) 224 32 47 18

E-mail:

posta@upv.cz

2.   Group:

| Name: | Sdružení výrobců Karlovarských oplatek |
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| Address: | Slepá 517/1 |
| CZ-360 05 Karlovy Vary |

Name:

Sdružení výrobců Karlovarských oplatek

Address:

Slepá 517/1

CZ-360 05 Karlovy Vary

Tel.:

(420) 353 56 30 06

Fax:

(420) 353 56 30 06

E-mail:

obchod@karlovarskapekarna.cz

Composition:

producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   type of product:

Class 2.4: Biscuits — wafers

4.   Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1.   Name: ‘Karlovarské oplatky’

4.2.   Description: Karlovarské oplatky are produced according to a traditional recipe in the form of flat rounds of about 19 cm in diameter. They are composed of two thin wafer sheets bearing a characteristic relief depicting, in a 30 mm-wide strip around the outer edge, a branch which is in leaf, below which is the circular inscription ‘Karlovarské oplatky’, which is at least 20 mm wide. In the middle of the wafer is a symbol of the spa town of Karlovy Vary — either a mineral water fountain or a chamois, which, according to legend, is associated with the founding of Karlovy Vary. Among the raw materials used in their production, Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water plays a significant role in determining their taste and in moistening the wafer sheets. The wafer sheets are assembled into a single wafer by baking after being sprinkled with a sugar-and-hazelnut mixture or, depending on the variety, a mixture of a different flavour, most often almond, cocoa, vanilla or cinnamon. The wafers are crisp, light, thin and round, and bear a relief on their surface. They are also have a distinctive flavour and odour.

The basic raw materials for Karlovarské oplatky are wheat flour, Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water, vegetable fat, sugar, milk, egg mix, starch, baking powder, butter and, depending on the type of sprinkling mixture used, hazelnuts, almonds, cocoa powder, vanilla or cinnamon.

Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water, which is used in the production of Karlovarské oplatky, has specific properties that are characteristic of the defined area. It is the properties of Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water that give the wafer its distinctive characteristics, in particular its crispness and specific odour and taste. Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water is a natural bicarbonate-sulphate-chloride type water which seeps to the surface through a tectonic fracture from a depth of more than 800 m at a temperature of 73 °C and contains lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, copper, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, zinc, cadmium, aluminium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony, selenium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, fluorides, chlorides, bromides, sulphates, bicarbonates, carbonates and silicic acid. It has been used for centuries in Karlovy Vary, the biggest Czech spa, to treat chronic stomach ulcers, dyskinesis of bile excretory ducts, including postcholecystectomic syndrome, chronic disorders of the pancreas and liver, and bladder calculus and gout. Karlovarské oplatky are easily digestible and have a low calorific value, and this is due to their composition and, in particular, the use of Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water.

Karlovarské oplatky are produced by the piece. They are packaged in boxes of five pieces (125 g), six pieces (150 g) or eight pieces (200 g).

4.3.   Geographical area: The area covered by the spa town of Karlovy Vary.

4.4.   Proof of origin: Production conforms to the food production rules in force, and the HACCP system is used during the production process. Producers keep registers of suppliers of raw materials and purchasers of finished products. Each product is accompanied by information on the producer. Compliance with the specification is monitored by the local office of competent State authority, namely the Plzeň Area Inspectorate of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce).

4.5.   Method of production: Karlovarské oplatky are composed of two thin round sheets of wafer having a diameter of about 19 cm and bearing a distinctive relief. The batter is prepared by mixing the ingredients listed above (see 4.2) with fresh Karlovy Vary thermal spring water, and the vegetable fat must first be heated so that it melts. The well-mixed liquid, slightly yellowish batter, which does not increase in volume as it contains no leavening agent (in contrast to other baked products), is left to stand at a temperature of 20–26 °C for about 60 minutes before being poured into the reservoir of a rotary baking oven. The wafer sheets are baked by piping thin batter onto rotary baking trays (the equipment normally used for baking wafers) at a temperature of 220 °C, where the traditional production process results in a wafer thickness of up to 2 mm. The wafers sheets produced in this manner are placed for at least 48 hours in a moistening chamber, where Karlovy Vary medicinal thermal spring water is again used, this time to produce the moisture to which they are exposed. The wafer sheets must be specially arranged and weighted down in the moistening chamber so that they are moistened correctly and do not become deformed. The temperature in the moistening chamber must reach 40 °C, with 90 % humidity. At the end of the production process, the wafer sheets are placed on special rotary baking trays (of the type normally used for combining wafer sheets, which differ from the rotary ovens used to produce the wafer sheets in that they do not apply any relief) at a temperature of 180 °C, and two wafer sheets are assembled into a single wafer by baking after being sprinkled with sugar-and-hazelnut mixture, or another flavour of mixture, depending on the variety (see 4.2). The sprinkling mixture is prepared by crushing and mixing the individual ingredients into a fine powder, which is then applied by hand to the bottom sheet of wafer in such a way as to obtain an even layer of no more than 1 mm, covered with the other sheet of wafer and baked through. In order to maintain the product's quality and specific properties, it is essential that at least the mixing of the batter, and the baking, resting and the assembly of the wafers take place in the defined area.

4.6.   Link: The specific characteristics of Karlovarské oplatky are imparted by the use of Karlovy Vary thermal spring water and its specific properties, obtained from springs in the defined geographical area, and by the traditional recipe (see 4.2).

The first historical references to the production of Karlovarské oplatky in the defined geographical area date from the mid-18th century. These take the form of the oldest preserved wafer-making irons, which are now in the Karlovy Vary museum, and a written reference dating from 1788, published in a book entitled Karlsbad, Beschrieben zur Bequemlichkeit der hohen Gäste. Karlovarské oplatky were originally home-baked, the first known wafer bakery (albeit a small one that was part of a hotel kitchen) was apparently at the Hotel U zlatého štítu, operated around 1810 by Anna Grasmuck, wife of Count Josef von Bolza. Nevertheless, it is likely that until the middle of the 19th century demand for Karlovarské oplatky was covered almost exclusively by home-baked produce.

Bakeries specialising in the production of Karlovarské oplatky did not begin to appear until the second half of the 19th century. What is probably the most famous such bakery, Bayer, whose products were supplied to Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany and won a number of awards at international exhibitions, was established in 1867. In 1904 there were already 22 bakeries producing Karlovarské oplatky in the defined geographical area. At that time, they were producing some four million wafers a year.

The production and sales of Karlovarské oplatky increased until the pre-war period, i.e. until 1939. At that time, Karlovarské oplatky were being produced by 26 specialised producers in the defined geographical area, i.e. in the spa town of Karlovy Vary. After the Second World War, production continued in about half of the firms under the direction of ‘national administrators’. Following nationalisation in 1948, Karlovarské oplatky were produced until 1989 in the Karlovy Vary factory of the national enterprise Orion.

After the reintroduction of a market economy, the tradition of producing Karlovarské oplatky in the defined geographical area was carried on by members of the Karlovarské oplatky Producers' Association.

The production of Karlovarské oplatky in Karlovy Vary has been handed down for more than two centuries. Thanks to the single-minded and patient work of local producers, this popular confection has become a speciality of the town of Karlovy Vary.

Karlovarské oplatky achieved their renown and recognition in the last century and the century before that. They were awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Paris World Exposition. In recent times, they were, as a typical Czech product, one of the best-selling products at the Czech pavilion at the EXPO 2000 Universal World Fair in Hanover, as confirmed by the Commissioner-General for the Czech Republic.

On 1 February 1974, the designation of origin Karlovarské oplatky was registered in the Czech register of designations of origin under entry No 72.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát Plzeň |
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| Address: | Jiráskovo náměstí 8 |
| CZ-308 58 Plzeň 8 |

Name:

Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, inspektorát Plzeň

Address:

Jiráskovo náměstí 8

CZ-308 58 Plzeň 8

Tel.:

(420) 377 43 34 11

Fax:

(420) 377 45 52 29

E-mail:

plzen@szpi.gov.cz

4.8.   Labelling: ‘Karlovarské oplatky’

The product designation must be appear as the chief feature on the front of the product and/or its packaging.

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(1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/9 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/9

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Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(2007/C 85/03)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of publication.

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

‘PECORINO DI FILIANO’

EC No: IT/PDO/005/0279/25.02.2003

PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.

1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

| Name: | Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Via XX Settembre, 20 |
| I-00187 Roma |

Name:

Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali

Address:

Via XX Settembre, 20

I-00187 Roma

Tel.:

(39) 06 481 99 68

Fax:

(39) 06 42 01 31 26

e-mail:

qtc3@politicheagricole.it

2.   Group:

| Name: | Consorzio per la tutela del Pecorino di Filiano |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Via Giovanni XXIII |
| I-85020 Filiano (Potenza) |

Name:

Consorzio per la tutela del Pecorino di Filiano

Address:

Via Giovanni XXIII

I-85020 Filiano (Potenza)

Tel.:

(39) 0971 83 60 10

Fax:

(39) 0971 83 60 09

e-mail:

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Composition:

Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( )

3.   Type of product:

Class 1.3 — Cheese.

4.   Specification:

(summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

4.1   Name: ‘Pecorino di Filiano’

4.2.   Description: ‘Pecorino di Filiano ’is a hard cheese produced from raw whole sheep's milk from one or two milkings and originating in holdings located in the area indicated in point 4.3.

It is a semi-cooked cheese, cylindrical with straight sides and a straight or slightly convex heel. Its rind bears typical golden yellow basketwork marks (which are dark brown in more mature specimens) and the surface is treated with extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar.

The colour of the cheese varies from white to straw, the latter being typical of the more mature product. It is compact in texture with irregularly distributed tiny eyes.

The taste, which is initially mild and delicate, becomes slightly pungent by the end of the minimum ripening period — it then becomes progressively stronger.

The percentage of fat in dry matter may not be less than 30 %.

Weight ranges from 2,5 to 5 kg, the diameter from 15 to 30 cm and the height of the heel from 8 to 18 cm.

The product is put on sale after no less than 180 days of ripening.

4.3.   Geographical area: The production of the milk, its processing and ripening take place in the area set out in the product specification, comprising 30 municipalities in the province of Potenza (Region of Basilicata), located in the Apennines between Monte Vulture and the high mountain of Muro Lucano: this is a volcanic area of natural pastureland rich in wild aromatic plants.

4.4.   Proof of origin: The area has always produced pecorino cheese and sheep were kept at the time of the Roman conquest, particularly close to the Appian Way, which linked a dense network of ‘tratturi’, tracks used by shepherds during transhumance.

Subsequently the production of pecorino cheese played an important part in the economy of the Kingdom of Naples, whose capital became its natural market outlet.

The Doria family, who became lords following the grant in 1530 by the Emperor Charles V of the area around Monte Vulture largely corresponding to that of Pecorino di Filiano, organised structures for the production and processing of milk and wool: the records of the family holding show that Filiano, which in 1952 secured its administrative autonomy from Avigliano, of which it had been a part, had as many as 10 000 sheep, which in summer moved from the plain of the Ofanto river to higher land in the Vitalba valley.

The sheep feed on the excellent pastureland comprising mainly rye-grass, clover, meadowgrass, fescue, wild oats, sulla, thyme and wild fennel, with fresh water laden with mineral salts from the volcanic slopes of Monte Vulture. Only milk fulfilling these criteria may enter the processing plants.

The rennet used to coagulate the milk is taken from the stomachs of kids and lambs strictly in accordance with the rules set out in the product specification.

Maturation, and in many instances the cheese-making itself in the case of small production units, takes place in natural tufa caves or underground to give the product its freshness and highly prized organoleptic characteristics.

Proof of origin is further confirmed by the specific requirements imposed on milk producers, cheese producers, ripeners and cutters, if they are not also the ripeners: this means that at any time the product may be traced through documentary checks and inspections by the authorised body.

4.5.   Method of production: The milk used to produce Pecorino di Filiano comes from sheep of the breeds Gentile di Puglia and Gentile di Lucania, Leccese, Comisana, Sarda and their crosses.

The raw milk is filtered and heated, traditionally in vats, up to a maximum of 40 °C; when the product reaches a temperature of 36 to 40 °C the non-industrial rennet as described in the product specification is added.

The curds are vigorously broken up with a wooden pestle with a knob at the end to produce pieces of the size of a grain of rice.

After they have been under the whey for a few minutes, the curds are extracted and placed in containers made of rush or other rush-like material suitable for food products.

They are then lightly pressed by hand to expel the whey. The cheeses are then immersed for 15 minutes in the whey at a temperature of not more than 90oC.

The cheese is dry-salted or immersed in saturated brine.

It is then put to mature in the characteristic tufa caves or suitable underground locations at a constant temperature of 12 to 14 °C and a relative humidity of 70 to 85 % for at least 180 days. From the 20th day, its surface may be treated with extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar.

Pecorino di Filiano is produced all year round.

4.6.   Link: This sheep's cheese takes its name from Filiano, a municipality in the province of Potenza, in the Region of Basilicata, formerly Lucania.

Production peaks in spring and early summer, to allow the sheep to feed off the excellent spring pastureland in the mountains, to meet the higher demand for lambs at Eastertime and as a result of the planned births. This allows the animals to produce the largest quantity of milk just at the time when the fodder plants in the natural pastureland (rye-grass, clover, meadowgrass, fescue, cocksfoot, vetch, wild oats, sulla, thyme, mallow and wild fennel) are most abundant.

The milk is normally processed in small-scale cheese-making centres, each of which makes its own rennet using the traditional method described in the product specification; this too is subject to conformity checks. The production method preserves the qualities of the raw material, bringing out all its sensory characteristics. Note the use of raw milk, the fact that processing of the milk must start within 24 hours of first milking and the use of traditional-style rennet to coagulate the milk.

A further link to the local environment is the ripening of the cheese in natural tufo caves or, failing that, in structures that reproduce the same conditions of temperature and humidity. Stockfarmers and makers of Pecorino di Filiano use these special structures to confer on the product its distinctive freshness and sensory characteristics.

The cheese's popularity over the last century is demonstrated by the successful sagra (festival) of Pecorino di Filiano, which has been held without interruption for the last thirty years, attracting, producers, specialists and consumers.

4.7.   Inspection body:

| Name: | AGROQUALITA |
| --- | --- |
| Address: | Via Montebello, 8 |
| I-00185 Roma |

Name:

AGROQUALITA

Address:

Via Montebello, 8

I-00185 Roma

Tel.:

(39) 06 47 82 24 63

Fax:

—

e-mail:

agroqualita@agroqualita.it

4.8.   Labelling: When placed on the market, Pecorino di Filiano must be identified by a brand-mark in the form of an oval containing the letter ‘F’, a star, and the words ‘PECORINO di FILIANO ’and ‘denominazione di origine protetta ’or the abbreviation ‘D.O.P.’.

The product may be marketed in halves or quarters of the certified whole cheese.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/12 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/12

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4570 — AREVA/Repower)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 85/04)

On 2 March 2007, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4570. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4570. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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19.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 85/05)

On 23 March 2007, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

—

from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4589. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
| --- | --- |

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4589. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/13 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/13

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Euro exchange rates (1)

18 April 2007

(2007/C 85/06)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3577 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 160,77 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4536 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67730 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2176 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6367 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 88,44 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1100 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5813 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,992 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 246,10 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7040 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8078 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3305 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,458 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8356 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6291 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5386 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6045 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8342 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0519 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 261,30 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,5950 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,4839 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4061 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 341,49 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6542 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 64,525 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,9720 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,100 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3577

JPY

Japanese yen

160,77

DKK

Danish krone

7,4536

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67730

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2176

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6367

ISK

Iceland króna

88,44

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1100

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5813

CZK

Czech koruna

27,992

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

246,10

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7040

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8078

RON

Romanian leu

3,3305

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,458

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8356

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6291

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5386

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6045

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8342

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0519

KRW

South Korean won

1 261,30

ZAR

South African rand

9,5950

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,4839

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4061

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 341,49

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6542

PHP

Philippine peso

64,525

RUB

Russian rouble

34,9720

THB

Thai baht

44,100

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/14 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/14

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 381st meeting on 11 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

(2007/C 85/07)

| 1. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that in this decision it is not necessary to define the relevant market. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
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1.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that in this decision it is not necessary to define the relevant market. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 2. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft decision have participated in two separate, single and continuous, agreements and/or concerted practices contrary to Article 81(1) EC. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft decision have participated in two separate, single and continuous, agreements and/or concerted practices contrary to Article 81(1) EC. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 3. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted practices have as their object the restriction of competition. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
| --- | --- |

3.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted practices have as their object the restriction of competition. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 4. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision. |
| --- | --- |

4.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.

| 5. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the basic amount of the fines. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
| --- | --- |

5.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the basic amount of the fines. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 6. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the aggravating circumstances. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
| --- | --- |

6.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the aggravating circumstances. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 7. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the attenuating circumstances. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains. |
| --- | --- |

7.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the attenuating circumstances. A minority of the Advisory Committee abstains.

| 8. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the application of the 1996 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases. |
| --- | --- |

8.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's reasoning on the application of the 1996 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases.

| 9. | The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

9.

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

| 10. | The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion. |
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10.

The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/15 |
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19.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/15

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco Spain

(2007/C 85/08)

| 1. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines. A minority abstains. |
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1.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines. A minority abstains.

| 2. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount due to aggravating circumstances. A minority abstains. |
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2.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount due to aggravating circumstances. A minority abstains.

| 3. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction of the basic amount due to attenuating circumstances. A minority abstains. |
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3.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction of the basic amount due to attenuating circumstances. A minority abstains.

| 4. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the amounts of reduction of the fines based on the 1996 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases. A minority abstains. |
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4.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the amounts of reduction of the fines based on the 1996 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases. A minority abstains.

| 5. | The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines. A minority abstains. |
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5.

The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines. A minority abstains.

| 6. | The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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6.

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

| 7. | The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion. |
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7.

The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion.

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/16 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/16

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Final Report of the Hearing Officer in Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw Tobacco, Spain

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2007/C 85/09)

The draft decision calls for the following observations.

The statement of objections identified two infringements of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty. For several years the sale of raw tobacco on the Spanish market was the subject of a cartel between producers, and the purchase of raw tobacco was the subject of a cartel between processors. The object of both cartels was to fix price components in advance so as to control as far as possible the final selling price of bales of raw tobacco.

On 16, 17 and 19 December 2003 a statement of objections was sent to the producers associations ASAJA, UPA, COAG, CCAE, FNCT, ACOTAB and TABARES, and to the processors Cetarsa, Agroexpansión, WWTE, Taes, Deltafina and Anetab, as well as to the parent companies of the Spanish processors, Dimon Inc., Intabex Netherlands BV, Standard Commercial Corp., Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. Inc., Transcontinental Leaf Tobacco Corp. Ltd, Universal Corp. and Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. Inc.

Access to the file was provided by means of an individualised CD-ROM for each addressee, which was sent with the statement of objections.

The statement of objections set a time-limit of two and a half months for replies; at the request of the producers, I extended this by two weeks.

The addressees of the statement of objections all replied within the time allowed.

In accordance with Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2842/98, several of the parties — Cetarsa, Agroexpansión, WWTE, Taes, Deltafina, ASAJA, UPA, COAG, CCAE, TABARES, ACOTAB, FNCT, Universal Corporation and Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc — asked for a formal hearing, which was held on 29 March 2004.

Following the written comments on the statement of objections and the formal hearing, the Commission clarified the thrust of the draft decision on two points.

In the statement of objections the Commission claimed that the processors had concluded a price agreement fixing the average price for each variety. At the hearing, and in their written comments, the processors said that by consulting together on the average price they managed to align the final prices they would pay to the producers as closely as possible. The Commission accepted this, and the draft decision takes account of the clarification: it now speaks of agreements between processors regarding the maximum average price for each variety of raw tobacco.

Lastly, unlike what was set out in the statement of objections, the Commission has decided not to attribute responsibility for the infringement to the processing firms' parent companies Universal Corp, Universal Leaf and Intabex, or to the association of Spanish processors (Anetab) since its conduct cannot be distinguished from that of its members. In the same way, the Commission has dropped the allegations against TABARES, ACOTAB and FNCT since they acted as sectoral branches of the agricultural trade unions, which are already recipients of the draft decision.

Furthermore, the statement of objections included references to negotiations on price bands that took place as from 1999 between the producers' representatives and the processors. As a result the text was slightly ambiguous with regard to the definition of the infringements referred to in this case. The draft decision removes this ambiguity.

I accordingly consider that the right to be heard has been respected in this case. In my opinion the draft decision relates only to objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the opportunity of making known their views.

Brussels, 11 October 2004

Serge DURANDE

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| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/17 |
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19.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/17

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Notice on import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products

(This notice replaces that published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 92 of 16 April 2005, p. 2)

(2007/C 85/10)

I.   General

| 1. | Licences, advance-fixing certificates and extracts thereof shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States. They shall be valid for imports and exports to be effected in any Member State, except in special cases provided for in the Community rules. |
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1.

Licences, advance-fixing certificates and extracts thereof shall be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States. They shall be valid for imports and exports to be effected in any Member State, except in special cases provided for in the Community rules.

| 2. | In accordance with Article 2(2) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (1), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are not working days for the purpose of lodging applications for licences and certificates, and for their issue. |
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2.

In accordance with Article 2(2) of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (1), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are not working days for the purpose of lodging applications for licences and certificates, and for their issue.

| 3. | Applicants need complete only Sections 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 of the form. However, Member States may require applicants to complete Section 1 and, as appropriate, Section 5. |
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3.

Applicants need complete only Sections 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 of the form. However, Member States may require applicants to complete Section 1 and, as appropriate, Section 5.

| 4. | The form must be filled in in printed form in one of the official languages of the Community designated or accepted by the competent authorities of the issuing Member State. Licences and certificates shall be completed in one language only. However, Member States may allow applications to be handwritten, in which case they must be filled in in ink and in block capitals. |
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4.

The form must be filled in in printed form in one of the official languages of the Community designated or accepted by the competent authorities of the issuing Member State. Licences and certificates shall be completed in one language only. However, Member States may allow applications to be handwritten, in which case they must be filled in in ink and in block capitals.

| 5. | Applications, licences and certificates must not bear any erasures or over-writing. Should an error be made in completing the form, a fresh application or licence must be made out. |
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5.

Applications, licences and certificates must not bear any erasures or over-writing. Should an error be made in completing the form, a fresh application or licence must be made out.

| 6. | Sums shall be indicated in figures in euro; however, Member States not belonging to the euro zone may indicate the sums in national currency. |
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6.

Sums shall be indicated in figures in euro; however, Member States not belonging to the euro zone may indicate the sums in national currency.

| 7. | Quantities shall be given:






  — | in metric units of weight or volume using the following abbreviations:






  — | t for tonnes |
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7.

Quantities shall be given:

—

in metric units of weight or volume using the following abbreviations:

—

t for tonnes

| — | kg for kilograms |
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—

kg for kilograms

| — | hl for hectolitres |
| --- | --- |

—

hl for hectolitres

| — | per head for live animals, as appropriate. |
| --- | --- |

—

per head for live animals, as appropriate.

| 8. | If there is not enough space for all the details required by Community regulations in Sections 7 and 8 of the form used for imports and Section 7 of the form used for exports, all the details shall be entered in Section 20, preceded by an asterisk corresponding to one placed in Section 7 or 8, as appropriate.
  If there is not enough space for all the details in Section 20, they shall be entered in Section 15, preceded by an asterisk corresponding to one placed in Section 7 or 8, as appropriate. |
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8.

If there is not enough space for all the details required by Community regulations in Sections 7 and 8 of the form used for imports and Section 7 of the form used for exports, all the details shall be entered in Section 20, preceded by an asterisk corresponding to one placed in Section 7 or 8, as appropriate.

If there is not enough space for all the details in Section 20, they shall be entered in Section 15, preceded by an asterisk corresponding to one placed in Section 7 or 8, as appropriate.

| 9. | In Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the form, an ‘X ’must be entered in the box before ‘yes ’or ‘no’, as appropriate. |
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9.

In Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the form, an ‘X ’must be entered in the box before ‘yes ’or ‘no’, as appropriate.

| 10. | — | In the cases referred to in Article 2(a) and Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (2), no import licence or certificate shall be presented. |
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10.

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In the cases referred to in Article 2(a) and Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (2), no import licence or certificate shall be presented.

| — | In the cases referred to in Article 2(b) and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, no export licence or certificate shall be presented. |
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In the cases referred to in Article 2(b) and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, no export licence or certificate shall be presented.

| — | In the cases referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, where import or export does not take place under preferential arrangements which are granted by means of a licence, no export licence or certificate shall be presented, except in the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund for milk products for delivery to the armed forces under Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006. |
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In the cases referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, where import or export does not take place under preferential arrangements which are granted by means of a licence, no export licence or certificate shall be presented, except in the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund for milk products for delivery to the armed forces under Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006.

| 11. | Example of application of Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000:
  13.00 hours in the Regulation corresponds to 13.00 hours (Belgian time):






  Member States | Local time (winter and summer) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 13.00 hours |
| Belgium |
| Denmark |
| Spain |
| France |
| Italy |
| Luxembourg |
| Netherlands |
| Austria |
| Sweden |
| Czech Republic |
| Hungary |
| Malta |
| Poland |
| Slovenia |
| Slovakia |
| Ireland | 12 .00 hours (= 13.00 hours, Belgian time) |
| Portugal |
| United Kingdom |
| Bulgaria | 14.00 hours (= 13.00 hours, Belgian time) |
| Cyprus, |
| Greece |
| Finland |
| Estonia |
| Latvia |
| Lithuania |
| Romania |

11.

Example of application of Article 17(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000:

13.00 hours in the Regulation corresponds to 13.00 hours (Belgian time):

Member States

Local time (winter and summer)

Germany

13.00 hours

Belgium

Denmark

Spain

France

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Sweden

Czech Republic

Hungary

Malta

Poland

Slovenia

Slovakia

Ireland

12 .00 hours (= 13.00 hours, Belgian time)

Portugal

United Kingdom

Bulgaria

14.00 hours (= 13.00 hours, Belgian time)

Cyprus,

Greece

Finland

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Romania

II.   Forms to be used for imports

Section 7

‘Exporting country ’means the non-member country from which the product is despatched to the Community.

| 1. | The exporting country or group of countries must be given where this is required by Community rules. |
| --- | --- |

1.

The exporting country or group of countries must be given where this is required by Community rules.

| 2. | Where the Community rules require compulsory provenance, an ‘X ’must be placed in the box before the word ‘yes ’and the provenance of the products must correspond to that given on the licence or certificate. The licence or certificate shall not be valid otherwise. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Where the Community rules require compulsory provenance, an ‘X ’must be placed in the box before the word ‘yes ’and the provenance of the products must correspond to that given on the licence or certificate. The licence or certificate shall not be valid otherwise.

| 3. | In other cases, indication of the exporting country is optional. It may nevertheless be useful for applying Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which relates to Sections of force majeure. |
| --- | --- |

3.

In other cases, indication of the exporting country is optional. It may nevertheless be useful for applying Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which relates to Sections of force majeure.

Section 8

| — | The country of origin shall be established in accordance with the relevant Community rules. |
| --- | --- |

—

The country of origin shall be established in accordance with the relevant Community rules.

| — | The remarks applying to Section 7 shall apply by analogy. |
| --- | --- |

—

The remarks applying to Section 7 shall apply by analogy.

Section 14

Products are to be described by their usual commercial names (e.g. sugar), and not by their trademark.

Sections 15 and 16

As a general rule, the licence or certificate shall be applied for and issued for all the products falling within one CN subheading. However, in special cases provided for in Community rules, the licence or certificate shall be applied for and issued, as appropriate, either:

| — | for products falling within more than one CN subheading, or |
| --- | --- |

—

for products falling within more than one CN subheading, or

| — | for only some of the products falling within one CN subheading. |
| --- | --- |

—

for only some of the products falling within one CN subheading.

If there is not enough space for entering more than one CN subheading in Section 16, all the subheadings shall be entered in Section 15, preceded by an asterisk corresponding to one placed in Section 16.

Section 15

| — | The description may be simplified provided it includes the details necessary to establish the classification of the product under the CN code given in Section 16. |
| --- | --- |

—

The description may be simplified provided it includes the details necessary to establish the classification of the product under the CN code given in Section 16.

| — | For vine products, the description must also include the colour of the wine or the must, white, red or rosé. |
| --- | --- |

—

For vine products, the description must also include the colour of the wine or the must, white, red or rosé.

Section 16

The CN code should be given in full. However, in the special cases provided for in Community rules:

| — | the full code or codes in the combined nomenclature preceded by ‘ex ’should be given,
  or |
| --- | --- |

—

the full code or codes in the combined nomenclature preceded by ‘ex ’should be given,

or

| — | the codes should be given in the manner laid down by the Community rules in question. |
| --- | --- |

—

the codes should be given in the manner laid down by the Community rules in question.

Section 19

| 1. | This should be filled in in accordance with the Community rules on the accepted tolerance for the product in question. |
| --- | --- |

1.

This should be filled in in accordance with the Community rules on the accepted tolerance for the product in question.

| 2. | The figure zero [0] is to be entered in Section 19 of licences or certificates where there is no provision for any plus tolerance. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The figure zero [0] is to be entered in Section 19 of licences or certificates where there is no provision for any plus tolerance.

Section 20

This should be filled in in accordance with the special Community rules on each sector of the common organisation of the market.

For example, ‘High quality beef/veal — Regulation (EEC) No 936/97’.

III.   Forms to be used for exports

Section 7

| 1. | Indication of the country or group of countries of destination is required where provided for under Community rules. |
| --- | --- |

1.

Indication of the country or group of countries of destination is required where provided for under Community rules.

| 2. | In the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund, the name of the country or area of destination, as appropriate, must be indicated in this Section.
  Indicating the name of the country or, where appropriate, the area of destination does not make that destination obligatory. |
| --- | --- |

2.

In the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund, the name of the country or area of destination, as appropriate, must be indicated in this Section.

Indicating the name of the country or, where appropriate, the area of destination does not make that destination obligatory.

| 3. | Where Community rules specify an obligatory destination, an ‘X ’must be entered in the box before the word ‘yes ’and the product must be exported to the destination indicated on the licence or certificate. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Where Community rules specify an obligatory destination, an ‘X ’must be entered in the box before the word ‘yes ’and the product must be exported to the destination indicated on the licence or certificate.

| 4. | Where Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 applies, the country or destination must be shown in this Section and export to that country or destination under the licence or certificate shall be compulsory. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Where Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 applies, the country or destination must be shown in this Section and export to that country or destination under the licence or certificate shall be compulsory.

| 5. | In all other cases, indication of the country or destination is optional. It may nevertheless be useful for applying Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which relates to cases of force majeure. |
| --- | --- |

5.

In all other cases, indication of the country or destination is optional. It may nevertheless be useful for applying Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, which relates to cases of force majeure.

Sections 14, 15 and 16

| 1. | These should be completed as for imports. Even in special cases where Community rules allow more than one CN subheading to be given, the products for export must still be declared under a single code of the nomenclature used for refunds when customs formalities are completed. |
| --- | --- |

1.

These should be completed as for imports. Even in special cases where Community rules allow more than one CN subheading to be given, the products for export must still be declared under a single code of the nomenclature used for refunds when customs formalities are completed.

| 2. | In the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund, the 12-figure product code of the nomenclature used for refunds must be indicated in Section 16, save where special provisions apply.
  However, in the case of the categories or product groups referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the product codes belonging to the same category or product group may be entered in the licence application and licence. |
| --- | --- |

2.

In the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund, the 12-figure product code of the nomenclature used for refunds must be indicated in Section 16, save where special provisions apply.

However, in the case of the categories or product groups referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the product codes belonging to the same category or product group may be entered in the licence application and licence.

Section 19

| 1. | This should be filled in in accordance with the Community rules on the accepted tolerance for the product in question. |
| --- | --- |

1.

This should be filled in in accordance with the Community rules on the accepted tolerance for the product in question.

| 2. | The figure zero [0] is to be entered in Section 19 of licences or certificates where there is no provision for any plus tolerance. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The figure zero [0] is to be entered in Section 19 of licences or certificates where there is no provision for any plus tolerance.

| 3. | Where a plus tolerance exists for the export duty but no plus tolerance for the right to the refund in respect of one and the same licence or certificate, the plus tolerance for the export duty is to be entered in Section 19 and a remark to the effect that no plus tolerance exists for the right to the refund in Section 22. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Where a plus tolerance exists for the export duty but no plus tolerance for the right to the refund in respect of one and the same licence or certificate, the plus tolerance for the export duty is to be entered in Section 19 and a remark to the effect that no plus tolerance exists for the right to the refund in Section 22.

Section 20

| 1. | This should be filled in in accordance with the special Community rules on each product sector. |
| --- | --- |

1.

This should be filled in in accordance with the special Community rules on each product sector.

| 2. | Where Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 applies, one of the following must be added:






  (a) | ‘Крайната дата за подаване на офертите ...’,
  ‘Поканата за подаване на оферти е издадена от ... (име на агенцията)’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

Where Article 49 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 applies, one of the following must be added:

(a)

‘Крайната дата за подаване на офертите ...’,

‘Поканата за подаване на оферти е издадена от ... (име на агенцията)’

| (b) | ‘Fecha límite para la presentación de las ofertas ...’,
  ‘La licitación procede de ... (nombre del organismo)’ |
| --- | --- |

(b)

‘Fecha límite para la presentación de las ofertas ...’,

‘La licitación procede de ... (nombre del organismo)’

| (c) | ‘Konečný termín pro podání nabídek ...’,
  ‘Oznámení o nabídkovém řízení vydané ... (název orgánu)’ |
| --- | --- |

(c)

‘Konečný termín pro podání nabídek ...’,

‘Oznámení o nabídkovém řízení vydané ... (název orgánu)’

| (d) | ‘Frist for indgivelse af tilbud ...’,
  ‘Licitation fra ... (institutionens navn)’ |
| --- | --- |

(d)

‘Frist for indgivelse af tilbud ...’,

‘Licitation fra ... (institutionens navn)’

| (e) | ‘Frist zur Angebotsabgabe ...’,
  ‘Ausschreibung vom ... (Bezeichnung der Stelle)’ |
| --- | --- |

(e)

‘Frist zur Angebotsabgabe ...’,

‘Ausschreibung vom ... (Bezeichnung der Stelle)’

| (f) | ‘Πρoθεσμία υπoβoλής των πρoσφoρών ...’,
  ‘Η δημoπρασία πρoέρχεται από ... (όνoμα τoυ oργανισμoύ)’ |
| --- | --- |

(f)

‘Πρoθεσμία υπoβoλής των πρoσφoρών ...’,

‘Η δημoπρασία πρoέρχεται από ... (όνoμα τoυ oργανισμoύ)’

| (g) | ‘Pakkumiste esitamise tähtaeg ...’,
  ‘Enampakkumise kutse väljastas ... (asutuse nimi)’ |
| --- | --- |

(g)

‘Pakkumiste esitamise tähtaeg ...’,

‘Enampakkumise kutse väljastas ... (asutuse nimi)’

| (h) | ‘Closing date for the submission of tenders ...’,
  ‘The invitation to tender is issued by ... (name of agency)’ |
| --- | --- |

(h)

‘Closing date for the submission of tenders ...’,

‘The invitation to tender is issued by ... (name of agency)’

| (i) | ‘Date limite du dépôt des offres ...’,
  ‘L'adjudication émane de ... (nom de l'organisme)’ |
| --- | --- |

(i)

‘Date limite du dépôt des offres ...’,

‘L'adjudication émane de ... (nom de l'organisme)’

| (j) | ‘Data limite per il deposito delle offerte ...’,
  ‘Gara indetta da ... (denominazione dell'organismo)’ |
| --- | --- |

(j)

‘Data limite per il deposito delle offerte ...’,

‘Gara indetta da ... (denominazione dell'organismo)’

| (k) | ‘Pēdējais termiņš piedāvājumu iesniegšanai ...’,
  ‘Konkursu izsludina ... (organizācijas nosaukums)’ |
| --- | --- |

(k)

‘Pēdējais termiņš piedāvājumu iesniegšanai ...’,

‘Konkursu izsludina ... (organizācijas nosaukums)’

| (l) | ‘Galutinė paraiškų pateikimo data ...’,
  ‘Konkursą skelbia ... (institucijos pavadinimas)’ |
| --- | --- |

(l)

‘Galutinė paraiškų pateikimo data ...’,

‘Konkursą skelbia ... (institucijos pavadinimas)’

| (m) | ‘Ajánlattételi határidő: ...’,
  ‘A pályázatot a(z) ... (ügynökség neve) bonyolítja.’ |
| --- | --- |

(m)

‘Ajánlattételi határidő: ...’,

‘A pályázatot a(z) ... (ügynökség neve) bonyolítja.’

| (n) | (MT) |
| --- | --- |

(n)

(MT)

| (o) | ‘Indieningstermijn aanbiedingen eindigt op ...’,
  ‘Openbare inschrijving van ... (naam instanties)’ |
| --- | --- |

(o)

‘Indieningstermijn aanbiedingen eindigt op ...’,

‘Openbare inschrijving van ... (naam instanties)’

| (p) | ‘Ostateczny termin składania ofert ...’,
  ‘Procedura przetargowa jest prowadzona przez: ... (nazwa jednostki)’ |
| --- | --- |

(p)

‘Ostateczny termin składania ofert ...’,

‘Procedura przetargowa jest prowadzona przez: ... (nazwa jednostki)’

| (q) | ‘Date limite para a apresentaçao das propostas ...’,
  ‘O concurso emana de ... (nome do organismo)’ |
| --- | --- |

(q)

‘Date limite para a apresentaçao das propostas ...’,

‘O concurso emana de ... (nome do organismo)’

| (r) | ‘Termenul de depunere a ofertelor ...’,
  ‘Invitaţia de participare la licitaţie este emisă de ... (denumirea agenţiei)’ |
| --- | --- |

(r)

‘Termenul de depunere a ofertelor ...’,

‘Invitaţia de participare la licitaţie este emisă de ... (denumirea agenţiei)’

| (s) | ‘Konečný termín predloženia ponúk ...’,
  ‘Oznámenie o výberom konaní vydané ... (názov orgánu)’ |
| --- | --- |

(s)

‘Konečný termín predloženia ponúk ...’,

‘Oznámenie o výberom konaní vydané ... (názov orgánu)’

| (t) | ‘Datum oddaje ponudb ...’,
  ‘Javni razpis objavi ... (ime organa)’ |
| --- | --- |

(t)

‘Datum oddaje ponudb ...’,

‘Javni razpis objavi ... (ime organa)’

| (u) | ‘Sista dag för inlämnande av anbud ...’,
  ‘Anbudsinfordran utfärdas av ... (organets namn)’ |
| --- | --- |

(u)

‘Sista dag för inlämnande av anbud ...’,

‘Anbudsinfordran utfärdas av ... (organets namn)’

| (v) | ‘Tarjousten viimeinen jättöpäivä ...’,
  ‘Tarjouskilpailun on julistanut ... (toimielimen nimi)’. |
| --- | --- |

(v)

‘Tarjousten viimeinen jättöpäivä ...’,

‘Tarjouskilpailun on julistanut ... (toimielimen nimi)’.

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(1)  OJ L 124, 8.6.1971, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/22 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/22

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LIST OF RECOGNISED INTERBRANCH ORGANISATIONS IN THE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SECTOR

(2007/C 85/11)

This publication is based on Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 33) (Situation on 19 April 2007)

| | Име на организацията
  Nombre y dirección
  Název a adresa
  Navn og adresse
  Name und Anschrift
  Nimi ja aadress
  Ονομασία και διεύθυνση
  Name and address
  Nom et adresse
  Nome e indirizzo
  Nosaukums un adrese
  Pavadinimas ir adresas
  Név és cím
  Isem u indirizz
  Naam en adres
  Nazwa i adres
  Nome e endereço
  Nume şi adresă
  Názov a adresa
  Ime in naslov
  Nimi ja osoite
  Namn och adress | Дата на признаване
  Fecha del reconocimento
  Datum uznání
  Dato for anerkendelsen
  Datum der Anerkennung
  Tunnustamise kuupäev
  Ημερομηνία αναγνώρισης
  Date of recognition
  Date de reconnaissance
  Data del riconoscimento
  Atzīšanas diena
  Pripažinimo data
  Elismerés dátuma
  Data tar-rikonoxximent
  Datum van erkenning
  Data dopuszczenia
  Data de reconhecimento
  Data recunoaşterii
  Dátum uznania
  Datum priznanja
  Hyväksymispäivä
  Datum för godkännandet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ESPAÑA | | | |
| ESP OI-002 | AQUAPISCIS | 27.8.2002 |
| C/ General Moscardó, 3 — 5° F | |
| E-28020 Madrid | Tel. (34) 915 53 06 16 |
| | Fax (34) 915 53 06 64 |
| | E-mail: info@piscicultores.org |
| Circunscripción económica o actividad (R.104/2000, art. 13, ap. 6): Nacional |
| Medidas de extensión a los no afiliados (R.104/2000, art. 15): no |
| Fecha de inicio: |
| Fecha de vencimiento: |
| ESP OI-001 | INTERATÚN | 26.7.2001 |
| Carretera del colegio Universitario, 16 | |
| E-36310 Vigo (Pontevedra) | Tel. (34) 986 46 93 01 |
| | Fax (34) 986 46 92 69 |
| | E-mail: info@interatun.com |
| Circunscripción económica o actividad (R.104/2000, art. 13, ap. 6): Nacional |
| Medidas de extensión a los no afiliados (R.104/2000, art. 15): no |
| Fecha de inicio: |
| Fecha de vencimiento: |
| FRANCE | | | |
| FRA OI-001 | Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture
  C.I.P.A. | 24.7.1998 |
| Rue de Paradis, 32 | Tel. (33-1) 40 58 68 00 |
| F-75010 Paris | Fax (33-1) 40 59 00 19 |
| | E-mail: www.lapisciculture.com |
| Zone économique ou activité (R.104/2000 Art. 13§6): France |
| Actions d'extensions aux non-membres (R.104/2000 Art.15): non |
| Début de validité: |
| Fin de validité: |
| ITALIA | | | |
| ITA OI-001 | Organizzazione Interprofessionale della Filiera Pesca ed acquacoltura in Italia
  O.I. FILIERA ITTICA | 27.8.2002 |
| Via Emilio de' Cavalieri 7 | Tel. (39) 06 85 54 198 |
| I-00198 Roma | Fax (39) 06 85 35 29 92 |
| | E-mail: filieraittica@federop.it |
| Zona economica o attività (art. 13 § 6 del reg. 104/2000): Nazionale |
| Estensione ad operatori non membri (art. 15 del reg. 104/2000): no |
| Inizio del periodo di validità: | |
| Fine del periodo di validità: | |

Име на организацията

Nombre y dirección

Název a adresa

Navn og adresse

Name und Anschrift

Nimi ja aadress

Ονομασία και διεύθυνση

Name and address

Nom et adresse

Nome e indirizzo

Nosaukums un adrese

Pavadinimas ir adresas

Név és cím

Isem u indirizz

Naam en adres

Nazwa i adres

Nome e endereço

Nume şi adresă

Názov a adresa

Ime in naslov

Nimi ja osoite

Namn och adress

Дата на признаване

Fecha del reconocimento

Datum uznání

Dato for anerkendelsen

Datum der Anerkennung

Tunnustamise kuupäev

Ημερομηνία αναγνώρισης

Date of recognition

Date de reconnaissance

Data del riconoscimento

Atzīšanas diena

Pripažinimo data

Elismerés dátuma

Data tar-rikonoxximent

Datum van erkenning

Data dopuszczenia

Data de reconhecimento

Data recunoaşterii

Dátum uznania

Datum priznanja

Hyväksymispäivä

Datum för godkännandet

ESPAÑA

ESP OI-002

AQUAPISCIS

27.8.2002

C/ General Moscardó, 3 — 5° F

E-28020 Madrid

Tel. (34) 915 53 06 16

Fax (34) 915 53 06 64

E-mail: info@piscicultores.org

Circunscripción económica o actividad (R.104/2000, art. 13, ap. 6): Nacional

Medidas de extensión a los no afiliados (R.104/2000, art. 15): no

Fecha de inicio:

Fecha de vencimiento:

ESP OI-001

INTERATÚN

26.7.2001

Carretera del colegio Universitario, 16

E-36310 Vigo (Pontevedra)

Tel. (34) 986 46 93 01

Fax (34) 986 46 92 69

E-mail: info@interatun.com

Circunscripción económica o actividad (R.104/2000, art. 13, ap. 6): Nacional

Medidas de extensión a los no afiliados (R.104/2000, art. 15): no

Fecha de inicio:

Fecha de vencimiento:

FRANCE

FRA OI-001

Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture

C.I.P.A.

24.7.1998

Rue de Paradis, 32

Tel. (33-1) 40 58 68 00

F-75010 Paris

Fax (33-1) 40 59 00 19

E-mail: www.lapisciculture.com

Zone économique ou activité (R.104/2000 Art. 13§6): France

Actions d'extensions aux non-membres (R.104/2000 Art.15): non

Début de validité:

Fin de validité:

ITALIA

ITA OI-001

Organizzazione Interprofessionale della Filiera Pesca ed acquacoltura in Italia

O.I. FILIERA ITTICA

27.8.2002

Via Emilio de' Cavalieri 7

Tel. (39) 06 85 54 198

I-00198 Roma

Fax (39) 06 85 35 29 92

E-mail: filieraittica@federop.it

Zona economica o attività (art. 13 § 6 del reg. 104/2000): Nazionale

Estensione ad operatori non membri (art. 15 del reg. 104/2000): no

Inizio del periodo di validità:

Fine del periodo di validità:

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 19.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 85/24 |
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19.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/24

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 85/12)

| 1. | On 4 April 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking voestalpine AG (‘voestalpine’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Dancke Stanztechnik GmbH & Co.KG and Dancke Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co.KG (‘Dancke’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 4 April 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking voestalpine AG (‘voestalpine’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Dancke Stanztechnik GmbH & Co.KG and Dancke Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co.KG (‘Dancke’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for voestalpine: manufacture and sale of steel products; |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for voestalpine: manufacture and sale of steel products;

| — | for Dancke: manufacture and sale of pressed metal parts and components. |
| --- | --- |

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for Dancke: manufacture and sale of pressed metal parts and components.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4593 — voestalpine/Dancke, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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