do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, small and medium-sized enterprises

1.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 23/5

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 23/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

6.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 407/06

Member State

Region

Germany

Sachsen-Anhalt

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Food retail and production CS GmbH — KMU Aufschlag

Legal basis

33. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe
regionalen
Wirtschaftstsstruktur’ approved as N 642/2002; Investitionszulagengesetz 2005
in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 30. September 2005 (BGBI I S. 2961,
BStBI
I S. 943) approved as N 142a/2004; Programm für unmittelbare
Bürgschaften des Bundes und der Länder in den neuen Bundesländern und
Berlin Ost approved as N 297/1991

‘Verbesserung der

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Direct grant, Tax advantage, Guarantee

Overall budget: EUR 7485 million

15 %

—

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Sachsen-Anhalt, Domplatz

Investitionsbank
12, D-39104 Magdeburg
(Gemeinschaftsaufgabe); Finanzamt Magdeburg, Tessenowstrasse 6, D-39114
Magdeburg
Lise-Meitner-
Strasse 1, D-10589 Berlin (Bürgschaft)

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG,

(Investitionszulage);

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

24.10.2006

Reference number of the aid

NN 62/B/06

Member State

Region

Germany, Sweden

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Syndicated loan and bilateral loan for the construction by Framatome ANP of a
nuclear power station for Teollisuuden Voima Oy

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Individual measure

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Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2007

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Measure not constituting aid

—

Measure not constituting aid

Measure not constituting aid

—

Economic sectors

Electricity generation

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/
European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non-original vehicle equipment (11523/2006 - C6-0346/2006 - 2006/0035(AVC))
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: motor vehicle, safety device, safety standard, technical regulations, transport safety, vehicle parts

25.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250 E/75

TEXTS ADOPTED

Thursday 1 February 2007

P6_TA(2007)0011

Protection of passengers against displaced luggage ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of
the Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe concerning the approval of partitioning systems to protect passengers against displaced
(11523/2006 — C6-0346/2006 —
luggage,

supplied as non-original vehicle

equipment
2006/0035(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Council decision (11523/2006) (1),

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 4(2), second indent,

of Council Decision 97/836/EC (2) (C6-0346/2006),

— having regard to Rules 75(1) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0473/2006),

1.

2.

Gives its assent to the draft Council decision;

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the
Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical
prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles
and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958
Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).

P6_TA(2007)0012

Approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of the
driver ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the position of the
Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the forward field of vision of
the motor vehicle driver (11522/2006 — C6-0347/2006 — 2006/0041(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the draft Council decision (11522/2006) (1),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4524 — Nemak/Hydro Castings) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part

C 23/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4524 — Nemak/Hydro Castings)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 23/05)

1.
On 23 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 Tenedora Nemak, S.A. de
C.V. (‘Nemak’, Mexico) controlled by Alfa S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico) acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control over the European casting operation Norsk Hydro ASA
(Norway) by purchase of shares of four companies: the Aluminium Alucast GmbH (Germany), the Hydro
Aluminium Mandl & Berger GmbH (Austria), the Hydro Aluminium Győr Alumíniumöntöde Kft., (Hungary)
and the Hydro Aluminium Fundo AS (Sweden) (together referred to as ‘Hydro Castings’).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Nemak: manufacturing of castings for the automotive industry with a focus on cylinder heads and

engine blocks;

— for Hydro Castings: manufacturing of castings for the automotive industry with a focus on cylinder

heads and engine blocks.

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.4524 — Nemak/Hydro Castings, 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.
European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 − Structural Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre, Section III - Commission (5739/2007 - C6-0060/2007 - 2006/2303(BUD))
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: amending budget, financial year, general budget (EU)

C 250 E/86

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

25.10.2007

Thursday 1 February 2007

P6_TA(2007)0015

Draft amending budget No 1/2007

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for
the financial year 2007: agreement resulting from the trialogue on 28 November 2006 — Structural
Funds, European Fisheries Fund, European Investment Fund and Joint Research Centre, Section III
— Commission (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007 — 2006/2303(BUD))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272(4),

penultimate subparagraph, thereof,

— having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular

Article 177 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,

— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2007, as finally

adopted on 14 December 2006,

— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,

the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2),

— having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2007 of the European Union for the finan-

cial year 2007, which the Commission presented on 20 December 2006 (SEC(2006)1776),

— having regard to Draft amending budget No 1/2007, which the Council established on 30 January

2007 (5739/2007 — C6-0060/2007),

— having regard to Rule 69 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0010/2007),

A. whereas technical adjustments are necessary so as the outcome of the trialogue meeting on 28 Novem-
ber 2006 can be taken into account and implemented in the budget of the European Union for 2007,

B. whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 1/2007 is to introduce those adjustments,

1. Welcomes Draft amending budget No 1/2007;

2.

3.

Approves Draft amending budget No 1/2007 unamended;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, footwear industry, investment, merger control, retail trade

C 23/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 23/10)

1.
On 25 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 Charterhouse Capital Ltd (‘Charterhouse’,
UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
Vivarte (‘Vivarte’, France, part the Novarte Group) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Charterhouse: equity capital;

— Vivarte: retailing of footwear and clothing.

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. 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.4535 — Charterhouse/Vivarte, 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 99/2007 of 1 February 2007 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, food processing, frozen product, import, meat processing industry

2.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 26/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 99/2007

of 1 February 2007

determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2007 for import rights in respect of
frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

available. Under

cations lodged relate to total quantities which exceed the
quantities
circumstances and
taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the
available quantities,
it is appropriate to reduce propor-
tionally the quantities applied for,

these

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 of
12 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of
an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
(1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Article 5(4)
thereof,

Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with
Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 for the period 1 January to 30
June 2007 shall be granted to the following extent, expressed as
bone-in beef:

Whereas:

(a) 6,04342 % of

the quantity requested for beef

imports
intended for the manufacture of ‘preserves’ as defined by
Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006,

(1)

(2)

Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 fixes the
quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which
may be imported under special terms in the period from
1 January to 30 June 2007.

Article 5(4) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006 lays down
that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The appli-

(b) 33,499412 % of the quantity requested for beef imports
intended for the manufacture of products as defined by
Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 727/2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 February 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 67).

(2) OJ L 126, 13.5.2006, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2007 of 1 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

2.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 26/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 98/2007

of 1 February 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 2 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 February 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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2.2.2007

to Commission Regulation of 1 February 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

EG
IL
MA
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

CA
CN
TR
US
ZZ

CN
US
ZA
ZZ

203,0
64,4
148,3
149,8
141,4

178,8
58,1
188,1
141,7

51,9
135,3
93,6

26,8
26,8

50,5
57,2
50,9
46,7
67,4
54,5

75,0
21,5
48,3

88,0
63,9
59,5
64,9
69,1

55,0
55,0

103,5
78,1
90,5
125,9
99,5

44,7
97,8
85,7
76,1

(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’.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/90/EC of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC ( OJ L 31, 4.2.2004 )
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common transport policy, pedestrian, road safety, transport accident, two-wheeled vehicle

L 25/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2004/90/EC of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the
implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to
the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor
vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC

(Official Journal of the European Union L 31 of 4 February 2004)

On page 23, the second sentence of the second paragraph of point 2.2 of Part I of the Annex:

for:

read:

‘If this condition is met, either the vehicle shall be adjusted to the design position, or all further measurements shall
be adjusted, and tests performed, to simulate the vehicle being at the design position.’,
‘If this condition is not met, either the vehicle shall be adjusted to the design position, or all further measurements
shall be adjusted, and tests performed, to simulate the vehicle being at the design position.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4551 — Goldman Sachs/Onex/RAC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, bank, banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, securities, shareholding

1.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 23/35

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4551 — Goldman Sachs/Onex/RAC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 23/09)

1.
On 22 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 The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) and Onex Corporation (‘Onex’, Canada) acquire within the meaning of Article 3
(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Raytheon Aircraft Company (‘RAC’, USA)
by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management and the provision

of a wide range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide;

— for Onex: the acquisition, administration and divestment of participations in undertakings in a wide

range of markets;

— for RAC: the production and sale of corporate jets, turboprops, piston powered aircraft, turboprop trai-
ners, and special mission aircraft; the distribution of spare parts and the provision of business aviation
services at airports.

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.4551 — Goldman Sachs/Onex/RAC, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-02-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 23/7

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 January 2007

(2007/C 23/03)

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

1,2954

RON

Romanian leu

157,27

7,4553

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,66325

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,4049

35,120

1,8405

1,6786

1,5325

10,1132

1,8975

1,9917

KRW South Korean won

1 219,17

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

9,4166

10,0703

7,3675

11 788,14

4,5345

63,319

34,3890

44,756

9,0520

1,6214

88,58

8,1480

1,9558

0,5787

28,163

15,6466

257,22

3,4528

0,6963

0,4293

3,9274

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.