do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4547 — KKR/Permira/Prosiebensat.1) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment, television

C 17/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4547 — KKR/Permira/Prosiebensat.1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 17/12)

1.
On 18 January 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &
CO (‘KKR’, USA) and Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’, Channel Islands) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (‘P7S1’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking KKR: private equity firm;

— for undertaking Permira: private equity fund;

— for undertaking P7S1: free-to-air television.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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

4.
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.4547 — KKR/Permira/Prosiebensat.1, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Regulation 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure ( OJ L 399, 30.12.2006 )
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: civil procedure, civil proceedings, claim, form, injunction

25.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 18/11

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for
Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 210 of 31 July 2006)

On page 93, in Annex II, second indent:

for:

‘— Bosnia’,

read:

‘— Bosnia and Herzegovina’.

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and
associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and,
for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

(Official Journal of the European Union L 15 of 20 January 2007)

In the contents and in the title, on page 1:

for:

read:

‘… (EC) No 41/2006 …’,
‘… (EC) No 41/2007 …’.

Corrigendum to Regulation 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006
creating a European order for payment procedure

(Official Journal of the European Union L 399 of 30 December 2006)

On page 14, in box 7 of the Annex, the last three entries in the table should read as follows, in English:

‘ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

Starting from

Starting from

Starting from

to

to

to’
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) ( OJ L 210, 31.7.2006 )
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, accession to the European Union, pre-accession strategy

25.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 18/11

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for
Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 210 of 31 July 2006)

On page 93, in Annex II, second indent:

for:

‘— Bosnia’,

read:

‘— Bosnia and Herzegovina’.

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and
associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and,
for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

(Official Journal of the European Union L 15 of 20 January 2007)

In the contents and in the title, on page 1:

for:

read:

‘… (EC) No 41/2006 …’,
‘… (EC) No 41/2007 …’.

Corrigendum to Regulation 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006
creating a European order for payment procedure

(Official Journal of the European Union L 399 of 30 December 2006)

On page 14, in box 7 of the Annex, the last three entries in the table should read as follows, in English:

‘ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

ID *

Code

Interest rate (%)

% over base rate (ECB)

on (amount)

Starting from

Starting from

Starting from

to

to

to’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 60/2007 of 25 January 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

26.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 60/2007

of 25 January 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
25 January 2007,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June
2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 25 January 2007,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be
28,548 EUR/100 kg.

the product

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).

(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 71/2007 of 25 January 2007 establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 38/2007
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, export, intervention agency, sale, white sugar

26.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 71/2007

of 25 January 2007

establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of
white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 38/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted
in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
25 January 2007,
it is appropriate to decide that no
award shall be made for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Sugar Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January
2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the
resale for export of sugar held by the intervention
agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland,
Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires
the issuing of partial invitations to tender.

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 25 January 2007,
for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No
38/2007, no award shall be made.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 11, 18.1.2007, p. 4.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion

C 17/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2007

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 17/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

11.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 663/06

Member State

Region

Slovakia

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc spoločnosti Petit Press a.s. na týždenník Vasárnap

Legal basis

a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej

správy

a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 –

§ 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

c) Výnos Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky č. MK – 2165/2006-110/
6075, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa výnos MK SR č. MK-12947/05-110/30493
o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Individual aid

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: SKK 1,05 million

23 %

1.1.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská
republika

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

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C 17/23

Date of adoption of the decision

11.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 664/06

Member State

Region

Slovakia

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc spoločnosti Petit Press a.s. na denník Új Szó

Legal basis

a) Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej

správy

a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

b) Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 –

§ 4 ods. 1, písm. d),

c) Výnos MK SR – 12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

MK SR

Individual aid

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: SKK 2,4 million

37 %

1.1.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská
republika

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/25

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 January 2007

(2007/C 17/06)

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

1,3005

RON

Romanian leu

158,06

7,4548

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,65950

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3916

34,970

1,8368

1,6631

1,5336

10,1480

1,8634

1,9971

KRW South Korean won

1 217,00

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

9,2744

10,1081

7,3915

11 807,00

4,5518

63,480

34,4420

45,723

9,0595

1,6195

89,45

8,2635

1,9558

0,5784

28,063

15,6466

254,13

3,4528

0,6974

0,4293

3,8860

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2007 of 25 January 2007 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 can be accepted
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, import licence, pigmeat, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

26.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 68/2007

of 25 January 2007

determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1233/2006
of 16 August 2006 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of an import tariff quota of pigmeat allocated to the
United States of America (1), and in particular Article 5(5)
thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
1.
to 31 March 2007 submitted pursuant
to Regulation (EC)
No 1233/2006 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to
this Regulation.

2.
Application for import licences for the period 1 April to
30 June 2007 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1233/2006 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to
this Regulation.

The applications for import
licences lodged for the period
1 January to 31 March 2007 are less than the quantities
available and can therefore be fulfilled entirely,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 14.

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26.1.2007

ANNEX

Order No

09.4170

Percentage of acceptance of import licences
submitted for the period
of 1 January to 31 March 2007

Total quantity available for the period
of 1 April to 30 June 2007
(t)

100

3 719,7

‘—’: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4424 — Japan Tobacco/Gallaher ) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, tobacco industry

C 17/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITION POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4424 — Japan Tobacco/Gallaher )

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 17/08)

On 17 January 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Japan Tobacco Inc. (‘JT’,
Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking Gallaher Group plc. (‘Gallaher’, UK), by way of a public offer announced on 15 December
2006.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— JT: Manufacture and distribution of tobacco products;

— Gallaher: Manufacture and distribution of tobacco products;

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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

4.
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.4424 — Japan Tobacco/Gallaher, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4556 — Advent/Oxo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, primary product

25.1.2007

EN

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C 17/31

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4556 — Advent/Oxo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 17/11)

1.
On 16 January 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Advent International
Corporation (‘Advent’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the ‘oxo’ products and derivatives businesses (‘Oxo’, USA/Germany) currently controlled by Cela-
nese Corporation and, partly, by Degussa AG, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Advent: private equity fund;

— for Oxo: production and sale of key chemical building blocks an derivatives for diverse applications

including coatings, inks, lubricants and plasticizers, mainly in Europe and North America.

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.

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

4.
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.4556 — Advent/Oxo, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2007 of 25 January 2007 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 January to 31 March 2007 can be accepted
Date: 2007-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

26.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 69/2007

of 25 January 2007

determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import licences under the
regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period
1 January to 31 March 2007 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003
of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of
tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat
sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import licences lodged for the first
quarter of 2007 are for quantities less than the quantities
available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined,

Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to Regulation (EC)

1.
to 31 March 2007 submitted pursuant
No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

the period 1 April

2.
For
lodged
cations may
No 1458/2003 for import
referred to in Annex II.

be

to 30 June 2007,
to Regulation

appli-
(EC)
pursuant
licences for a total quantity as

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 341/2005 (OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28).

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26.1.2007

ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the
period 1 January to 31 March 2007

100

100

—

—

—

—

Order No

09.4038

09.4039

09.4071

09.4072

09.4073

09.4074

‘—’: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.

ANNEX II

Total quantity available for the period
1 April to 30 June 2007

(t)

27 770,248

3 629,0

3 002,0

6 161,0

15 067,0

5 350,7

Order No

09.4038

09.4039

09.4071

09.4072

09.4073

09.4074