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Commission Regulation (EC) No 125/2007 of 9 February 2007 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, refrigerated product

10.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 38/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 125/2007

of 9 February 2007

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may

be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2006
to 30 June 2007 at 11 500 t.

(3)

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout
the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 February
2007 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of March 2007 for 7 368,045 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1745/2006 (OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 22).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4578 — LBO France/Santé partenaires) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, medical institution, merger control

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4578 — LBO France/Santé partenaires)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 29/07)

1.
On 1 February 2007 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking LBO France Gestion SAS
(‘LBO’, France) is to acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, sole control of
the undertaking Santé Partenaires SAS and its subsidiaries (‘Santé’, France), by way of transfer of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for LBO: capital investment company;

— for Santé: company specialised in the acquisition and management of private hospital clinics.

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 to it any observations they have on the

4.
proposed operation.

5.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date of this publication.
Observations may 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.4578 — LBO France/Santé partenaires, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, electronic publishing, electronics industry, merger control, music

C 29/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.2.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 29/06)

1.
On 9 Janvier 2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Bertelsmann AG (‘Bertelsmann’, Germany) and Sony Corporation of America
belonging to the Sony group (‘Sony’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the undertaking ‘Sony BMG’ by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

On 19 July 2004, the Commission declared the concentration compatible with the common market.
2.
On 13 July 2006, the Court of First Instance of the European Communities annulled the Commission's deci-
sion. The notification was up-dated on 31 Janvier 2007.

3.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Bertelsmann: Music recording and publishing, television, radio, publishing of books and magazines,

book and music clubs;

— Sony: Music recording and publishing, industrial and consumer electronics, entertainment services;

— Sony BMG: Combination of

the worldwide recorded music businesses of Sony and Bertelsmann

(excluding Sony's activities in Japan).

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

4.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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

5.
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 by post, under reference
number COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1.

Corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1.

Corrigendum OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 of 5 February 2007 concerning the authorisation of monensin sodium (Coxidin) as a feed additive ( OJ L 31, 6.2.2007 )
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fattening, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, market approval, poultry, zootechnics

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Official Journal of the European Union

9.2.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 of 5 February 2007 concerning the authorisation of
monensin sodium (Coxidin) as a feed additive

(Official Journal of the European Union L 31 of 6 February 2007)

On page 8, in the Annex, first column of the table, under the heading ‘Registration number of the additive’:

for:

‘E 1701’,

read:

‘5 1 701’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 29/9

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2007

(2007/C 29/04)

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

1,2991

RON

Romanian leu

157,68

7,4529

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,66320

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3742

34,583

1,8263

1,6669

1,5413

10,1533

1,8954

1,9926

KRW South Korean won

1 214,72

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

9,3034

10,0659

7,3811

11 760,10

4,5397

62,883

34,2690

44,401

9,0947

1,6232

88,36

8,0955

1,9558

0,5791

28,212

15,6466

253,12

3,4528

0,6965

0,4293

3,8764

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 124/2007 of 9 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

10.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 38/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 124/2007

of 9 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 10 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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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10.2.2007

to Commission Regulation of 9 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

EG
JO
MA
SN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

MA
ZZ

IL
MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
TR
ZZ

CA
CN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
US
ZA
ZZ

221,0
55,1
148,3
143,6
142,0

255,9
163,6
96,9
112,5
149,9
155,8

52,5
129,9
91,2

26,8
26,8

48,0
55,9
50,4
41,4
67,0
52,5

87,3
87,3

67,9
130,0
61,9
86,6

56,1
67,8
48,1
57,3

104,2
87,5
99,7
120,7
103,0

104,0
102,1
88,7
98,3

(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’.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 423rd meeting on 9 February 2007 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/E-1/38.823 — Elevators and Escalators
Date: 2007-02-09
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU control, building services, dominant position, fine, restriction on competition, restrictive trade practice

C 75/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.3.2008

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
423rd meeting on 9 February 2007 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/E-1/38.823 —
Elevators and Escalators

(2008/C 75/07)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission assessment of the product and the

geographic scope of the agreements and/or concerted practices contained in the draft decision.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission legal assessment of the facts as agree-

ments and/or concerted practices within the meaning of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission view that the infringements refer to

four complex and continuous infringements.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission that the agreements and/or concerted
practices have as their object and/or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition
within the common market.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission that the agreements and/or concerted

practices have appreciably affected trade between Member States.

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission draft decision as regarding the addres-

sees of the decision.

7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission as regarding the duration of the infrin-

gements and the application of limitation periods.

8. The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's method of calculation of the fines.

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.