do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4415 — Motorola/Symbol) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer, data processing, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications

C 27/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4415 — Motorola/Symbol)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/04)

On 8 January 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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4415. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission notice concerning the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Community, Algeria, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Community, Israel, free-trade agreement, originating product, third country, trade agreement (EU)

C 27/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2007

Commission notice concerning the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing
for diagonal cumulation between the Community, Algeria, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel,
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
and West Bank and Gaza Strip

(2007/C 27/06)

Further to the Commission notice published in OJ C 220 of 13 September 2006, economic operators and
customs authorities are hereby informed that the protocol on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumula-
tion applied between Bulgaria and Israel from 1 April to 31 December 2006 and between Bulgaria and the
European Union from 1 to 31 December 2006.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4426 — Sabic/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, hydrocarbon, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/17

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4426 — Sabic/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/02)

On 20 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 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 32006M4426. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4519 — Lagardère/Sportfive)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/03)

On 18 January 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 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 32007M4519. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4565 — Cerberus/BAWAG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, hire purchase, insurance, investment transaction, merger control

7.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/27

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4565 — Cerberus/BAWAG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/11)

1.
On 29 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 Cerberus Group (‘Cerberus’,
USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft
(‘BAWAG’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Cerberus: private equity fund,

— for undertaking BAWAG P.S.K.: banking, leasing and insurance.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4565 — Cerberus/BAWAG, 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 113/2007 of 7 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

8.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 35/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 113/2007

of 7 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 8 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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).

L 35/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.2.2007

to Commission Regulation of 7 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
ZZ

IL
MA
TR
ZZ

EG
TR
ZZ

CA
CN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
US
ZA
ZZ

221,4
54,2
157,6
176,0
152,3

163,6
65,2
161,7
130,2

43,6
135,7
89,7

26,8
26,8

47,5
57,6
47,3
41,6
71,2
53,0

85,3
85,3

66,7
126,1
60,2
84,3

56,1
56,5
56,3

104,2
85,2
90,5
113,1
98,3

111,0
103,3
94,2
102,8

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4519 — Lagardère/Sportfive) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cable distribution, economic concentration, merger control, multimedia, restrictive-practice authorisation, sports body, theory of marketing

7.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/17

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4426 — Sabic/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/02)

On 20 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 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 32006M4426. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4519 — Lagardère/Sportfive)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/03)

On 18 January 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 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 32007M4519. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, hotel industry, small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism

C 27/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2007

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC
Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/08)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 125/05

Republic of Poland

Północno-zachodni

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Legal basis

Hotel and tourist services enterprise: Hotel-Tur Szczecin sp. Z o.o.

Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji
i prywatyzacji (Dz. U.
nr 171/2002, poz. 1397, z późn.zm.) art. 52 ust. 3 i 4 w związku z art. 54
ust. 1; Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 16 października 1997 r. w
sprawie szczegółowych zasad ustalania należności za korzystanie z przedsię-
części należności oraz
biorstwa,
warunków oprocentowania nie
(Dz. U. 130/1997
poz. 855) § 8 ust. 1

sposobu zabezpieczenia nie

spłaconej należności

spłaconej

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of indi-
vidual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 0,128546 million (1)

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the
Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

10.6.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.6.2011

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Minister Skarbu Państwa

Ul. Krucza 36/Wspólna 6
PL-00-522 Warszawa

Yes

Yes

Yes

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) Amount of aid awarded to the firm expressed as gross grant equivalent.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4541 — Bridgepoint/Rodenstock) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, optical industry, private investment

C 27/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4541 — Bridgepoint/Rodenstock)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/10)

1.
On 30 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 Bridgepoint Capital Group
Limited (‘Bridgepoint’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of the undertaking First Optical Holding GmbH (‘Rodenstock’, Germany) by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Bridgepoint: private investment fund, active notably in the retail sale of optical products;

— Rodenstock: development, production and sale of spectacle lenses and frames.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4541 — Bridgepoint/Rodenstock, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J 70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/19

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 February 2007

(2007/C 27/05)

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

1,2955

RON

Romanian leu

155,56

7,4538

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,65780

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3678

34,527

1,8115

1,6674

1,5322

10,1163

1,8998

1,9858

KRW South Korean won

1 208,64

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

9,3153

10,0473

7,3880

11 729,46

4,5291

62,832

34,3600

44,330

9,1365

1,6100

88,45

8,1120

1,9558

0,5791

28,125

15,6466

252,48

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,8643

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4456 — Mahle/Dana EPG) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, engine, exchange of information, merger control, vehicle

7.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/25

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4456 — Mahle/Dana EPG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 27/09)

On 30 January 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which Mahle GmbH (Mahle, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of Dana Corporation's Engines Product Group (Dana EPG, United States) by way
of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Mahle: automotive and engine industry,

— for Dana EPG: automotive and engine industry.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4456 — Mahle/Dana EPG, 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.