do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4499 — Gonvarri/ASSC/ASSC Slovakia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, shopping centre, steel

C 43/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4499 — Gonvarri/ASSC/ASSC Slovakia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/12)

1.
On 20 February 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 Holding Gonvarri S.L.
(Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Arcelor SSC Slovakia s.r.o (Slovakia), currently solely controlled by Arcelor Steel Service Centres SaS
(France), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Holding Gonvarri S.L: international group operating steel service centres in Spain, Portugal, Italy,

Germany, Poland, Mexico and Brazil;

— for Arcelor SSC Slovakia: Steel Service Centre with sales in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

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.4499 — Gonvarri/ASSC/ASSC Slovakia, 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.
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: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, processing industry

27.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/3

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 43/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

—

Reference number of the aid

N 576/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti alle grandi imprese industriali per investimenti per la tutela dell'ambiente

Legal basis

Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 1805 de 28.7.2006 «Docup Obiettivo 2
2000-2006 — Asse 2 — Misura 2.6 Aiuti alle grandi imprese, Azione 2.6.2.
Aiuti alle grandi imprese industriali per investimenti per la tutela dell'ambiente».

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 2,08 million

45 %

1.11.2006-31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

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/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance, life assurance, merger control, reinsurance, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 43/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/04)

On 16 February 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 32007M4555. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4530 — 3i Group/Azelis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/05)

On 19 February 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 32007M4530. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, investment, merger control, savings

C 43/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/09)

1.
On 16 February 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 by Delta Lloyd Verzeker-
ingen N.V. (Delta Lloyd, the Netherlands), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aviva insurance group (Aviva,
UK), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the under-
taking Erasmus Groep B.V. (Erasmus, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Delta Lloyd: active in the insurance sector in the Netherlands;

— for Aviva:

international savings,

investment and insurance group active worldwide including in the

United Kingdom, continental Europe, North America, Asia and Australia;

— for Erasmus: active in the insurance sector in the Netherlands.

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.4589 — Delta Lloyd/Erasmus Groep, 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.
Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies ( OJ L 225, 12.8.1998 )
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: approximation of laws, cessation of trading, collective dismissal, job cuts, worker consultation, worker information

L 59/84

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to collective redundancies

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 225 of 12 August 1998)

On page 17, Article 2(3)(b)(ii):

for:

‘(ii) the number of categories of workers to be made redundant;’,

read:

‘(ii) the number and categories of workers to be made redundant;’.
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: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, postal and telecommunications services

27.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/1

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 43/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

12.3.2002

Reference number of the aid

N 650/01

Member State

Region

Ireland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Equity injection notification — An Post

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Section 31 of the Postal and Telecommuications Act, 1983

Individual aid

Services of general economic interest

Other forms of equity intervention

Annual budget: —; Overall budget: EUR 12,7 million

—

1.1.2002-31.12.2003

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Public Enterprise

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/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 202/2007 of 27 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

28.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 61/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 202/2007

of 27 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 28 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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 61/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.2.2007

to Commission Regulation of 27 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

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

IL
ZZ

CU
EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
MA
ZZ

AR
IL
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
TR
ZZ

AR
CA
CL
CN
US
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

101,1
62,7
136,3
158,4
114,6

96,4
57,6
173,1
109,0

56,7
87,6
72,2

141,5
141,5

36,3
45,7
57,4
44,8
47,5
66,4
49,7

109,3
90,3
99,8

112,1
72,4
121,7
59,9
55,5
84,3

63,4
61,2
34,1
52,9

96,4
101,7
119,5
86,1
106,6
102,1

78,8
76,9
66,5
90,8
85,8
79,8

(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’.
Council Joint Action 2007/147/CFSP of 27 February 2007 repealing Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, common foreign and security policy, joint action, military intervention, multinational force, peacekeeping, repeal

L 64/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.3.2007

III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/147/CFSP

of 27 February 2007

repealing Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP on the European Union military operation in support of the
United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during
the election process

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

In accordance with Article 15(3) thereof,
2006/319/CFSP should be repealed,

Joint Action

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 14 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED JOINT ACTION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 27 April 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/319/CFSP (1) on the European Union military
operation in support of the United Nations Organisation
the Congo
Mission in the Democratic Republic of
(MONUC)
(Operation
election process
the
EUFOR RD Congo).

during

The military operation was launched on 12 June 2006
by Council Decision 2006/412/CFSP (2) and ended on 30
November 2006 as set out
Joint
Action 2006/319/CFSP. Subsequently all
forces have
been redeployed from the area of operations.

in Article 15(2) of

Council Decision 2004/197/CFSP of 23 February 2004
establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of
the common costs of European Union operations having
military or defence implications (3) (Athena) determines
the procedures for the audit and presentation of
the
accounts of an operation.

Article 1

Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP is hereby repealed. This shall not
the procedures foreseen in Decision 2004/197/CFSP
affect
regarding the audit and presentation of the accounts of the
operation.

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of
adoption.

its

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Council
The President

P. STEINBRÜCK

(1) OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 98.
(2) OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 68. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/91/CFSP (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 11).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4530 — 3i Group/Azelis) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, company with share capital, distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, venture capital

C 43/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4555 — CNP Assurances/Skandia Vida)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/04)

On 16 February 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 32007M4555. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4530 — 3i Group/Azelis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/05)

On 19 February 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 32007M4530. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
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: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, processing industry

C 43/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

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 43/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

—

Reference number of the aid

N 802/06

Member State

Region

Italy

Piemonte

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuto al salvataggio alla Sandretto Industrie SrL

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

DL 8.7.1999, n. 270 (GURI 185, 9.8.1999)

Individual aid

Rescue of firms in difficulty

Guarantee

Overall budget: EUR 5 million

—

Until 1.7.2007

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico

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/
Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway — EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the measure does not constitute State aid
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, child care, control of State aid, institution of public utility, public financing

C 207/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.9.2007

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway

EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the measure does not constitute State aid

(2007/C 207/04)

Date of adoption:

27 February 2007

EFTA State:

Case No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Norway

57325

Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway

Compensation for the services of general interest/no aid

Act No 64 of 17 June 2005 on Day-Care Institutions and Regulation No 539 of
19 March 2004 relating to equivalent treatment of child care institutions in relation
to public subsidies

Duration:

Indefinite

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4463 — AN POST/Fortis/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, banking, economic concentration, insurance, merger control, postal service, restrictive-practice authorisation

27.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4463 — AN POST/Fortis/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 43/06)

On 12 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 32007M4463. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 43/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.2.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 February 2007

(2007/C 43/07)

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

1,3160

RON

Romanian leu

158,70

7,4537

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67060

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3786

34,478

1,8224

1,6614

1,5256

10,2780

1,8578

2,0110

KRW South Korean won

1 235,40

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

9,3407

10,2036

7,3499

11 932,83

4,5948

63,247

34,4590

44,516

9,2815

1,6203

86,39

8,0630

1,9558

0,5794

28,404

15,6466

252,94

3,4528

0,7058

0,4293

3,8932

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.