do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4594 — OEP/ArvinMeritor (Emissions Technologies Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial vehicle, company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, spare part, vehicle, vehicle parts

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4594 — OEP/ArvinMeritor (Emissions Technologies Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/11)

1.
On 2 March 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 One Equity Partners II, L.P.,
(‘OEP’, USA), ultimately controlled by JP Morgan Chase & Co (‘JPMC’, USA) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the Emissions Technologies Business of
ArvinMeritor, Inc. (‘ArvinMeritor ETB’, USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for OEP: private equity company;

— for ArvinMeritor ETB: supplier of exhaust systems and components for light and commercial vehicles.

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.4594 — OEP/ArvinMeritor (Emissions Technologies Business), 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 256/2007 of 9 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

10.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 71/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 256/2007

of 9 March 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 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 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 71/2

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10.3.2007

to Commission Regulation of 9 March 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 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

IL
ZZ

CU
EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

107,9
73,4
143,7
111,5
109,1

171,8
96,3
176,8
148,3

76,6
110,3
93,5

119,7
119,7

36,7
49,8
54,0
40,8
50,7
65,4
49,6

58,9
61,6
55,1
58,5

81,1
69,2
91,5
90,6
116,5
80,5
101,9
90,2

71,8
61,8
75,5
110,6
78,2
79,6

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 54/2

EN

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9.3.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 March 2007

(2007/C 54/03)

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

1,3152

RON

Romanian leu

154,02

7,4482

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,68140

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3770

33,925

1,8700

1,6890

1,5494

10,2793

1,9149

2,0082

KRW South Korean won

1 245,82

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

9,7130

10,1796

7,3530

12 063,67

4,6124

63,689

34,4590

43,248

9,2850

1,6066

87,98

8,1530

1,9558

0,5794

28,145

15,6466

251,65

3,4528

0,7088

0,4293

3,8844

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, travel agency

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/01)

On 2 March 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 32007M4539. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4515 — CSN/CORUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/02)

On 29 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 32007M4515. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4515 — CSN/CORUS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4539 — TPG/Silver Lake/Sabre)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/01)

On 2 March 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 32007M4539. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4515 — CSN/CORUS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/02)

On 29 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 32007M4515. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4591 — Weather Investments/Hellas Telecommunications) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, radio telecommunications, telecommunications

C 54/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.3.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4591 — Weather Investments/Hellas Telecommunications)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/08)

1.
On 28 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 Weather Investments
S.p.A. (‘Weather’, Italy) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of Hellas Telecommunications (‘Hellas’, Greece) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Weather: Supply of mobile and fixed telecommunications products and services;

— for undertaking Hellas: Supply of mobile and fixed telecommunications products and services.

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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
to the
under
following address:

reference number COMP/M.4591 — Weather

Investments/Hellas Telecommunications

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.4577 — Blackstone/Cardinal Health (PTS Division)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, medicinal product, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4577 — Blackstone/Cardinal Health (PTS Division))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/09)

1.
On 28 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 Blackstone Group (‘Blackstone’, USA),
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of Pharmaceutical Tech-
nologies and Services Division of Cardinal Health Inc. (‘PTS’, USA) by way of transfer of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Blackstone: private merchant banking;

— for PTS: development, manufacture and packaging of medication for pharmaceutical and biotech compa-

nies.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No139/2004. 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.4577 — Blackstone/Cardinal Health (PTS Division) 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.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 143rd meeting on 28 July 2006 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4094 — Ineos/BP Dormagen — Rapporteur: France
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Concentrations
Subjects: chemical alcohol, hydrocarbon, merger, merger control, vertical agreement

9.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 54/3

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 143rd meeting on 28 July 2006
concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4094 — Ineos/BP Dormagen

Rapporteur: France

(2007/C 54/04)

The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission that the notified operation is a

1.
concentration in the sense of article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation 139/2004.

2.

The Advisory Committee agrees that this operation has a Community dimension.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the definition of the following relevant

3.
markets:

a. For the purposes of this case, ethylene oxide constitutes a relevant product market only as to its distinc-

tion of purified EO.

b. It is not necessary to distinguish between the on-site (by pipeline) and the off-site (by rail or truck)
supply of ethylene oxide as the results of the competitive analysis would not be modified. (One Member
State abstains).

c. It is not necessary to further subdivide ethylene glycols according to the different types.

d. It is not necessary for the assessment of the merger to reach a conclusion on the exact geographic

market for ethylene and ethylene oxide and that the geographic market for EGs is at least EEA-wide.

4.

The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's analysis that the operation should be authorised:

a. In relation to ethylene oxide:

a.1. Purified ethylene oxide merchant market is an affected market.

a.2. Competing undertakings are capable of increasing their production should the combined entity raise

prices unilaterally. (One Member State abstains).

a.3. The forecast development of capacities will be such as to reinforce the current excess capacity and
will enable competitors to respond to any risk of price increases on the part of the combined entity.

a.4. As a result the operation will not affect competition on the market for ethylene oxide.

b. In relation to ethylene glycol:

b.1. The combined entity will not have a dominant position on this market.

b.2. As a result the operation will not affect competition on the market for ethylene glycol.

c. In relation to vertical integration:

c.1. The upstream market for ethylene used for the production of ethylene oxide is not affected by the

operation.

c.2. The other downstream markets for ethylene oxide derivatives (excluding ethylene glycols) are not

affected by the operation.

5.
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that as a result the proposed operation would
not significantly impede effective competition in the common market or in a substantial part of it and can
therefore be declared compatible in the sense of articles 2(2) et 8(1) of Council Regulation 139/2004 on the
control of concentrations between undertakings and the EEA agreement.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/2007 of 9 March 2007 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

10.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 71/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/2007

of 9 March 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 March
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 April 2007 for 8 130,328 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 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.4576 — AVR/Van Gansewinkel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, private investment, provision of services, waste management

C 54/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.3.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4576 — AVR/Van Gansewinkel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 54/10)

1.
On 27 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 undertakings AVR Acquitions B.V.
(‘AVR’, the Netherlands), controlled by CVC Capital Partners Group Sarl (‘CVC Group’) and Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co. L.P. (‘KKR Group’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking Van Gansewinkel Holding B.V. (‘Van Gansewinkel’, the Netherlands)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CVC Group and KKR Group: private equity investment;

— for AVR: waste management services;

— for Van Gansewinkel: waste management services.

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.4576 — AVR/Van Gansewinkel, 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.