do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4592 — Citibank/Egg Bank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, merger control

16.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4592 — Citibank/Egg Bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 62/09)

1.
On 23 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 Citibank Overseas Invest-
ment Corporation (‘COIC’, USA), a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (‘Citigroup’, USA), acquire(s) within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Egg Banking
plc (‘Egg’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for the undertaking COIC: banking and financial services;

— for the undertaking Egg: online banking and financial services.

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.4592 — Citibank/Egg Bank, 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: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

16.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 March 2007

(2007/C 62/06)

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

1,3226

RON

Romanian leu

155,09

7,4498

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,68275

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3685

33,969

1,8630

1,6790

1,5548

10,3323

1,9100

2,0279

KRW South Korean won

1 249,79

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

9,8424

10,2422

7,3605

12 201,65

4,6456

64,259

34,5760

43,690

9,2680

1,6088

89,03

8,0870

1,9558

0,5794

28,056

15,6466

250,22

3,4528

0,7096

0,4293

3,8950

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4532 — Lukoil/ConocoPhillips) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, motor fuel, oil industry, petroleum exploration, restrictive-practice authorisation

16.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 62/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4532 — Lukoil/ConocoPhillips)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 62/03)

On 21 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 32007M4532. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4549 — ABN-AMRO/Allianz/SDU)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 62/04)

On 7 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 32007M4549. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4575 — Ricoh/IBM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, information technology industry, merger control, office automation

C 62/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4575 — Ricoh/IBM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 62/10)

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 Ricoh Company Ltd. (‘Ricoh’, Japan)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the printer
business of International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Ricoh: manufacturing and distribution of office automation equipment such as printers, personal

computers etc.;

— for IBM: developing and manufacturing advanced information technologies, including computer systems,

software etc.; sale of printers, printing software and related services.

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.4575 — Ricoh/IBM, 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 280/2007 of 16 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

17.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 78/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 280/2007

of 16 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 17 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 16 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

EG
IL
ZZ

CU
EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
US
ZA
ZZ

113,4
93,6
143,7
158,4
127,3

132,2
65,6
162,3
120,0

65,7
110,1
87,9

233,0
121,6
177,3

47,3
51,5
52,8
45,5
52,7
64,1
52,3

68,1
52,4
60,3

76,1
79,9
92,2
84,6
69,6
112,0
73,0
95,0
85,3

68,0
83,5
110,6
75,6
84,4

(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 Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required ( OJ L 15, 20.1.2007 )
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, fishery management, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing regulations, sea fish

L 76/36

EN

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16.3.2007

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing
fish stocks, applicable in
opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of

Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

(Official Journal of the European Union L 15 of 20 January 2007)

The Corrigendum published in Official Journal of the European Union L 67 of 7 March 2007 is hereby annulled and
replaced by the following:

Page 126, Annex IIA, point 13, Table 1, the entries for ‘Beam trawls’ should read as follows:

Gear
Point
4.1

Special
condition
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.a
Kattegat

(…)

‘b.i

b.ii

b.iii

b.iv

b.iii

8.1.(c)

b.iii

8.1.(i)

b.iv

8.1.(c)

b.iv

8.1.(i)

b.iv

8.1.(e)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 80
and < 90 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 90
and < 100 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size
≥ 120 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm for vessels having
used beam trawls in 2003, 2004,
2005 or 2006

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm track records shall represent
less than 5 % of cod

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm for vessels having used beam
trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or
2006

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm track records shall represent
less than 5 % of cod and more than
60 % of plaice

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

Areas as defined in point:

2.b
1 — Skagerrak
2 — II, IVa,b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.c
VIIa

2.d
VIa

132 (2)

Unl.

132

143 (2)

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

143

Unl.

143

143

143

Unl.

143

143

155

Unl.

155

155

155

Unl.

155

155

155

Unl.

155

155

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2007 of 16 March 2007 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support, sales aid

17.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 78/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 283/2007

of 16 March 2007

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use
security should be determined accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

(1)

In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down
detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of
cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community
market (2),
the intervention agencies are opening a
standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for
that Regulation
concentrated butter. Article 54 of
the tenders received in
provides that
response
a
maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated
butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.

invitation to tender,

to each special

in the light of

(2)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 27th individual tender under the standing invitation to
tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated
butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in
Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 16,27 EUR/100 kg.

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 18 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
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: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, processing industry

C 62/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.3.2007

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 62/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

7.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 705/06

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Einsatz von Dämmstoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

Legal basis

Richtlinien zur Förderung von Projekten zum Schwerpunkt „Einsatz von Dämm-
des Marktein-
stoffen
führungsprogramms „Nachwachsende Rohstoffe“ des Bundesministeriums für
Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

nachwachsenden Rohstoffen“

im Rahmen

aus

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 5 million

50 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz
Referat L 6
Postfach 14 02 70
D-53107 Bonn

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 286/2007 of 16 March 2007 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2007 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 April to 30 June 2007 can be accepted
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, import policy, pigmeat, tariff quota

17.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 78/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 286/2007

of 16 March 2007

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2007 for import licences under the
regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period
1 April to 30 June 2007 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003
of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of
tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat
sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30
June
(EC)
No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex.

Regulation

submitted

pursuant

2007

to

The applications for import
licences lodged for the second
quarter of 2007 are for quantities less than the quantities
available and can therefore be met in full.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 341/2005 (OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28).

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ANNEX

Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted
for the period of 1 April to 30 June 2007

100

100

—

—

—

—

Order No

09.4038

09.4039

09.4071

09.4072

09.4073

09.4074

‘—’: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.
Corrigendum to Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC ( OJ L 157, 9.6.2006 )
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EC conformity marking, European standard, hoisting equipment, product safety, safety standard

16.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 76/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on
machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC

(Official Journal of the European Union L 157 of 9 June 2006)

On page 34, Article 25, first subparagraph:

for:

read:

‘Directive 98/37/EC is hereby repealed.’,

‘Directive 98/37/EC is hereby repealed as from 29 December 2009.’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 284/2007 of 16 March 2007 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 59th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2007-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

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17.3.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 284/2007

of 16 March 2007

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 59th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 59th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
tenders expired on 13 March 2007,
for the submission of
the minimum selling
at
butter
238,01 EUR/100 kg.

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1802/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3).