do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4320 — ONEX Corporation/AON Warranty Group) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer goods, economic concentration, insurance, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, shareholding

19.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 13/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4320 — ONEX Corporation/AON Warranty Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 13/01)

On 17 November 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4320. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4168 — Österreichische POST/TRANS-O-FLEX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 13/02)

On 12 December 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German 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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4168. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Recommendation No 1/2007 of the EU-Lebanon Association Council of 19 January 2007 on the implementation of the EU-Lebanon Action Plan
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: Association Council
Subjects: European Association Agreement, Lebanon, action programme, economic integration, political cooperation

24.4.2007

EN

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C 89/1

I

(Resolutions, recommendations, guidelines and opinions)

RECOMMENDATIONS

COUNCIL

RECOMMENDATION No 1/2007 OF THE EU-LEBANON ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 19 January 2007

on the implementation of the EU-Lebanon Action Plan

(2007/C 89/01)

THE EU-LEBANON ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

(5)

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement estab-
lishing an association between the European Community and its
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon,
of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Euro-Mediterra-
nean Agreement’), and in particular Article 76(2),
second
sentence thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 76 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement gives
the Association Council the power to make appropriate
recommendations, for the purpose of attaining the objec-
tives of the Agreement.

the Parties shall

In terms of Article 86 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agree-
take any general or specific
ment,
measures required to fulfil their obligations under the
Agreement and shall see to it that the objectives set out
in the Agreement are attained.

The Parties to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement have
agreed on the text of the EU-Lebanon Action Plan.

The EU-Lebanon Action Plan will support the implemen-
tation of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement through the
elaboration and agreement between the Parties of
concrete steps which will provide practical guidance for
such implementation.

The Action Plan serves the dual purpose of setting out
concrete steps in bringing the fulfilment of the Parties'
obligations set out in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement,
and of providing a broader
further
strengthening EU-Lebanon relations to involve a signifi-
cant measure of economic integration and a deepening of
in accordance with the overall
political cooperation,
objectives of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement,

framework for

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:

Sole Article

The Association Council recommends that the Parties imple-
ment the EU-Lebanon Action Plan (1), insofar as such implemen-
tation is directed towards attainment of the objectives of the
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.

Done at Brussels, on 19 January 2007.

For the Association Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) http://register.consilium.europa.eu
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.1.2007

EN

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C 13/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 January 2007

(2007/C 13/04)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

1,2922

RON

Romanian leu

156,79

7,4541

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,65650

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3894

34,837

1,8375

1,6423

1,5207

10,0913

1,8611

1,9865

KRW South Korean won

1 210,40

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

9,2554

10,0417

7,3615

11 762,90

4,5250

63,059

34,3330

45,507

9,0995

1,6182

90,59

8,3640

1,9558

0,5784

27,855

15,6466

252,56

3,4528

0,6975

0,4293

3,8803

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2007 of 19 January 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 34/2007 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences for bananas originating in the ACP countries for the period to 31 December 2007
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, quantitative restriction, tariff quota, tropical fruit

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20.1.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 47/2007

of 19 January 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 34/2007 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to appli-
cations for import licences for bananas originating in the ACP countries for the period to
31 December 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29
November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2006
of 5 December 2006 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of the tariff quota for the import of bananas falling
under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries for
the period 1 January to 31 December 2007 (2), and in particular
Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import licences submitted in the
Member States under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1789/2006 and sent to the Commission in accordance
with Article 5 of that Regulation exceed the available
quantities fixed in Article 2(a)
i.e. 146 848
tonnes for the operators referred to in Chapter II.

thereof,

The Commission lays down the award coefficient to be
applied to each application in Regulation (EC) No
34/2007 (3).

As a result of an administrative error made by competent
national bodies when notifying the quantity referred to in
Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1789/2006, that coef-
ficient was set at too low a level. Commission Regulation
(EC) No 34/2007 should
amended
accordingly.

therefore be

(4)

The allocation coefficient to be applied to each appli-
cation should therefore be modified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 34/2007 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 1

An allocation coefficient of 91,209128 % shall be applied to
each import licence application submitted by the operators
referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 1789/2006
under the tariff subquota of 146 848 tonnes.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 10, 17.1.2007, p. 9.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4168 — Österreichische POST/TRANS-O-FLEX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, economic concentration, merger control, postal service, restrictive-practice authorisation, universal service

19.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 13/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4320 — ONEX Corporation/AON Warranty Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 13/01)

On 17 November 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4320. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4168 — Österreichische POST/TRANS-O-FLEX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 13/02)

On 12 December 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in German 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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4168. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 45/2007 of 19 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

20.1.2007

EN

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 45/2007

of 19 January 2007

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

in
standard values for imports from third countries,
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

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20.1.2007

to Commission Regulation of 19 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0709 90 80

0805 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

CN
IL
MA
TR
ZZ

AR
TR
ZZ

CA
CN
US
ZZ

CN
US
ZA
ZZ

55,3
77,5
148,3
147,2
107,1

166,3
87,1
139,3
130,9

83,1
131,7
107,4

40,8
40,8

52,4
49,1
59,3
57,0
57,6
55,1

79,0
73,2
76,1

82,9
67,7
59,6
66,2
69,1

67,1
61,9
64,5

100,0
74,7
122,4
99,0

64,3
81,8
81,1
75,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2007 of 19 January 2007 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged 16 January 2007 under the Community tariff quota for manioc starch opened by Regulation (EC) No 2402/96
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cassava, import licence, quantitative restriction, starch, tariff quota

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 14/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 46/2007

of 19 January 2007

fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged 16 January
2007 under the Community tariff quota for manioc starch opened by Regulation (EC) No 2402/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1),

excess of those available. The extent to which import
licences may be issued should therefore be determined
and the allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to
the quantities applied for.

(3)

Import licences should no longer be issued under Regu-
lation (EC) No 2402/96 for the current quota period,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
for agricultural products
istration of
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 (3) has opened
an annual import tariff quota of 10 000 tonnes and an
additional autonomous annual tariff quota of 500 tonnes
of manioc starch (order number 09.4064).

Based on the notification made under Article 10 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 2402/96, the applications lodged on 16
January 2007 until 13.00 (Brussels time) in accordance
with Article 9 of that Regulation, relate to quantities in

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Each import licence application for manioc starch under
the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2402/96 and
lodged on 16 January 2007 until 13.00 (Brussels time) shall
give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for,
multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 78,635324 %.

2.
The issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 16
January 2007 1 p.m. (Brussels time) is hereby suspended for the
current quota year.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 14. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1884/2006 (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 44).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) (COM(2006)0692 - C6-0429/2006 - 2003/0099(COD))
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: application of EU law, approximation of laws, codification of EU law, consumer protection, infringement procedure (EU)

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EN

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C 146 E/73

Tuesday 19 June 2007

P6_TA(2007)0241

Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the amended proposal for a directive
of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers'
interests (codified version) (COM(2006)0692 — C6-0429/2006 — 2003/0099(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0692),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0429/2006),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working

method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

— having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0046/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0242

Steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or
version) ***I

forestry tractors

(codified

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the steering equipment for wheeled agricultural or
forestry tractors (codified version) (COM(2006)0670 — C6-0404/2006 — 2006/0225(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0670),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0404/2006),

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working

method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

(1) OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4429 — AIG/GIP/Stratfield) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial market, holding company, insurance, investment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, services company, technology

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19.1.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4429 — AIG/GIP/Stratfield)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 13/03)

On 23 November 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4429. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 422nd meeting on 19 January 2007 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.899 — Gas Insulated Switchgear
Date: 2007-01-19
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: dominant position, electrical industry, fine, restriction on competition, restrictive trade practice

C 5/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.1.2008

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
422nd meeting on 19 January 2007 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.899 —
Gas Insulated Switchgear

(2008/C 5/06)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount to ensure

sufficient deterrent effect.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount due to aggra-

vating circumstances.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the amounts of reduction of the fine based on

the 2002 Commission Notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.

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

Union.