do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4545 — Statoil/Hydro) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, gas, merger control, petroleum

30.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4545 — Statoil/Hydro)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/17)

1.
On 23 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 undertakings Statoil ASA (‘Statoil’,
Norway) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation with the
petroleum business of Norsk Hydro ASA (‘Hydro’, Norway) by way of exchange of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Statoil: exploration, development, production, transportation and sale of oil and gas, including down-
stream activities such as refining of oil, retail and industrial marketing of refined oil products, and
marketing of gas to end-customers;

— Hydro: exploration, development, production, transportation and sale of oil and gas, including down-
stream activities such as retail and industrial marketing of refined oil products and gas, and marketing of
gas to end-customers.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4545 — Statoil/Hydro, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 368/2007 of 30 March 2007 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pip fruit, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 368/2007

of 30 March 2007

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

apples will
prejudice the proper working of
scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.

shortly be exceeded. This overrun will
refund

the export

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market
in fruit and vegetables (1),

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for apples after 30 March 2007 should be rejected until
the end of the current export period,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2007 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

light of

In the
to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative
quantities laid down for the current export period for

information available

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for system B export licences for apples submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 134/2007, export
declarations for which are accepted after 30 March and before
1 July 2007, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 42, 14.2.2007, p. 16, as corrected by OJ L 52, 21.2.2007,

p. 12.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Uruguay relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of accession to the European Community
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU relations, European Community, Uruguay, accession to the European Union, beef, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)

30.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 90/93

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Brazil relating to the modification of concessions in the
schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of accession to the
European Community

The above Agreement (pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994) (OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 11) has entered into force on 18 December 2006.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Community and Uruguay relating to the modification of concessions in the
schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of
Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of accession to the
European Community

The above Agreement (pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994) (OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 11) has entered into force on 18 December 2006.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crude oil, economic concentration, exchange of information, international trade, merger control, oil refining, petroleum product

30.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/27

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/15)

1.
On 19 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 Petroplus Refining and
Marketing Limited (‘Petroplus’, United Kingdom) controlled by Petroplus Holding AG (‘Petroplus Holding’,
Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole
of the Coryton Refinery Business (‘Coryton Refinery Business’, UK), comprising a crude oil refinery located
in Coryton in the United Kingdom, together with an adjacent bulk terminal and bitumen business, all
previously belonging to BP Oil UK Limited by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Petroplus: acquisition vehicle;

— for Petroplus Holding: refining, storing, marketing and international trading of crude oil and other petro-

leum products;

— for Coryton Refinery Business: it comprises an oil refinery with an adjacent bulk terminal and the manu-

facture and marketing bitumen business.

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.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4499 — Holding Gonvarri/ASSC/ASSC Slovakia) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, shopping centre, steel

C 73/2

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30.3.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4573 — Candover/Parques Reunidos)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/03)

On 12 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 32007M4573. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/04)

On 19 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 32007M4499. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4615 — Merlin/Tussauds) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment bank, leisure park, merger control

C 73/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4615 — Merlin/Tussauds)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/14)

1.
On 19 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 Merlin Entertainments
Group Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (‘Merlin’, Luxembourg) belonging to the Blackstone Group International Limited
(‘Blackstone’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the Tussauds Group Limited (‘Tussauds’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Blackstone: investment bank;

— for Merlin: operating theme/amusement parks and visitors attractions;

— for Tussauds: operating theme/amusement parks and visitors attractions.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4615 — Merlin/Tussauds, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4511 — Crédit Agricole/Cariparma/Friuladria) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, banking, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

30.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4511 — Crédit Agricole/Cariparma/Friuladria)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/01)

On 27 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 French 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 32007M4511. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 73/02)

On 8 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 French 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 32007M4578. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 360/2007 of 30 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

31.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 360/2007

of 30 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 31 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 30 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
SN
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
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

171,2
101,6
320,6
175,4
159,0
185,6

171,8
102,4
116,2
130,1

58,2
109,3
83,8

242,2
80,8
161,5

38,6
38,5
41,9
44,7
54,1
40,7
43,1

62,2
52,4
57,3

77,6
75,4
101,7
88,3
55,8
123,6
110,8
68,1
81,5
87,0

69,5
78,2
54,5
76,8
69,8

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 March 2007

(2007/C 73/07)

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

1,3352

RON

Romanian leu

156,75

7,4499

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67930

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3640

33,381

1,8598

1,6506

1,5487

10,4322

1,8713

2,0274

KRW South Korean won

1 256,22

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

9,7745

10,3171

7,3906

12 187,04

4,6124

64,357

34,7020

43,160

9,3370

1,6215

88,24

8,1020

1,9558

0,5807

28,035

15,6466

248,00

3,4528

0,7096

0,4293

3,8697

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 364/2007 of 30 March 2007 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 28th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
Date: 2007-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support, sales aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 364/2007

of 30 March 2007

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 28th 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 Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

(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 28th 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 12,00 EUR/100 kg.

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 13 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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).