do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, energy consumption, energy industry, exchange of information, investment, invoicing, merger control

12.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/05)

1.
On 28 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 Charterhouse Capital
Limited (‘Charterhouse’, UK) belonging to the Charterhouse group acquires within the meaning of Article 3
(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ista International GmbH (‘ista’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Charterhouse: private equity company;

— for undertaking ista: consumption based measurement and invoicing of electricity, gas, heat and water.

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.4649 — Charterhouse/ista, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, engineering structure, exchange of information, merger control, shareholding

C 79/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.4.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/06)

1.
On 2 April 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners Group (‘CVC’,
Cayman) and Victor Rijssen BV (‘VR’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of Koninklijke Volker Vessels Stevin N.V. (‘Volker Wessels’, Netherlands) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CVC: investment advice,

— VR: holding,

— Volker Wessels: building and construction.

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.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 of 2 April 2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods ( OJ L 92, 3.4.2007 )
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food contamination, food safety, food standard, foodstuffs legislation, health risk, plasticiser

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12.4.2007

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 of 2 April 2007 laying down transitional migration
limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods

(Official Journal of the European Union L 92 of 3 April 2007)

On page 9, recital 2 is replaced by the following:

‘(2) Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials
and articles intended to come into contact with food (3) clarifies that gaskets in lids fall under the scope of
Directive 2002/72/EC. It stipulates that Member States have to adopt measures by 1 May 2008 that allow free
circulation of gaskets in lids if they comply with SML. Non-compliant gaskets in lids will be prohibited as from
1 July 2008.’

On page 9, footnote 3 is replaced by the following:

‘OJ L 91, 31.3.2007, p. 17, corrected by OJ L 97, 12.4.2007, p. 50.’
2007/233/EC: Commission Decision of 12 April 2007 on appointment of members representing the private sector in the Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, expert group on transfer pricing
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, private sector, self-employed person, tax system, transfer pricing

17.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 100/25

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 April 2007

on appointment of members representing the private sector in the Joint Transfer Pricing Forum,
expert group on transfer pricing

(2007/233/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Decision 2007/75/EC of 22
December 2006 setting up an expert group on transfer
pricing (1) to advise the Commission on transfer pricing tax
issues, and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the call for applications for business members
and chairman for the Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, published on
22 December 2006 on the website of Taxation and Customs
Union Directorate-General,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

According to Article 4 of the Decision 2007/75/EC, the
Commission shall appoint a chairperson and a maximum
of 15 specialists from the private sector with experience
and competence in transfer pricing.

According to paragraph 15 of the call for applications,
the persons selected to become business members of the
Joint Transfer Pricing Forum will be eminent persons in
the field of transfer pricing, chosen by the European
Commission assisted by the EU Council Presidency and

the UNICE Fiscal Affairs Committee, from appropriately
qualified applicants, active in industry,
the
business community or in fields of activity linked with
transfer pricing.

services,

(3)

Some 44 applications were received following the call for
applications,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Commission herewith appoints for a period of two years
15 members representing the private sector and a Chairman in
the Joint Transfer Pricing Forum, experts group, whose names
are reproduced in the Annex.

Article 2

The Decision shall take effect on 1 March 2007.

Done at Brussels, 12 April 2007.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 32, 6.2.2007, p. 189.

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ANNEX

Selected chairman:

Bruno GIBERT

List of selected members representing the private sector:

Dirk VAN STAPPEN

Isabel VERLINDEN

Svetla MARINOVA

Werner STUFFER

Heinz-Klaus KROPPEN

Kennet PETTERSSON

Sabine WAHL

Guglielmo MAISTO

Guy KERSCH

Theo KEIJZER

Monique VAN HERKSEN

Håkan ANDREASSON

Eduardo GRACIA

Michael SUFRIN

Nicholas DEE
Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2007 of 12 April 2007 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.4.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 401/2007

of 12 April 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 April
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 May 2007 for 8 939,341 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 April 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 317/2007 (OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 4).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 398/2007 of 12 April 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, butter oil, export refund

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 398/2007

of 12 April 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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 the third sub-
paragraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for
a permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
the

and following an examination of

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 10 April 2007.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 April
2007,
the products
that Regulation shall be as
referred to in Article 1(1) of
shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

the maximum amount of

refund for

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 April 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 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 276/2007 (OJ L 76, 16.3.2007, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6).

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ANNEX

Product

Export refund Code

(EUR/100 kg)

Maximum amount of export refund for export to
the destinations referred to in the second sub-
paragraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 581/2004

Butter

Butteroil

ex 0405 10 19 9700

ex 0405 90 10 9000

88,00

107,50
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 April 2007

(2007/C 79/01)

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

1,3418

RON

Romanian leu

160,00

7,4548

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67880

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3380

33,397

1,8375

1,6263

1,5348

10,4843

1,8422

2,0350

KRW South Korean won

1 251,16

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

9,5650

10,3654

7,3995

12 190,25

4,6292

64,239

34,7830

43,875

9,2570

1,6382

89,10

8,0930

1,9558

0,5811

28,003

15,6466

245,23

3,4528

0,7055

0,4293

3,8284

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2007/230/EC: Commission Decision of 12 April 2007 on a form concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities (notified under document number C(2007) 1470)
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, drivers, exchange of information, international transport, occupational safety, road transport

L 99/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.4.2007

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 April 2007

on a form concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities

(notified under document number C(2007) 1470)

(2007/230/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the European
Having regard to Directive 2006/22/EC of
Parliament and of
the Council of 15 March 2006 on
minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regu-
lations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning
legislation relating to road transport activities and
social
repealing Council Directive 88/599/EEC (1), and in particular
Article 11(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Directive 2006/22/EC, the Commission is to
draw up an electronic and printable form to be used
when a driver has been on sick leave or on annual
leave or when the driver has driven another vehicle
scope of Regulation (EC) No
exempted from the
561/2006 of
the
Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of
certain social
legislation relating to road transport and
amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 2821/85 and
(EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3820/85 (2).

the European Parliament and of

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up
by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
3821/85 (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The form referred to in Article 11(3) of Directive 2006/22/EC
shall be as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 April 2007.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 102, 11.4.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 370, 31.12.1985, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 393/2007 of 12 April 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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EN

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L 98/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 393/2007

of 12 April 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 13 April 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 April 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 12 April 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)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

IL
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
ZA
ZZ

98,8
143,7
163,7
135,4

171,8
102,5
150,0
141,4

63,5
122,9
93,2

84,1
84,1

49,0
41,3
44,1
56,9
74,9
53,2

65,6
68,4
67,0

85,4
87,0
124,4
87,8
102,6
121,5
131,2
64,6
94,3
99,9

78,6
93,2
84,8
85,5

(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’.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG)
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, paperboard, plastics, shareholding

12.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/15

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG)

(2007/C 79/07)

On 10 November 2006, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed
concentration between CVC Capital Partners Groupe Sàrl, Ferd AS, Elopak AS and SIG Holding Ltd. On
30 March 2007, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, multimedia, service, telecommunications industry, television

C 79/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.4.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/04)

1.
On 29 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 Swisscom Italia s.r.l.
belonging to the group Swisscom (‘Swisscom’; Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of Fastweb S.p.A. (‘Fastweb’; Italy) by way of public bid
announced on 12 March 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Swisscom: telecommunication, broadcasting and multimedia services;

— for Fastweb: fixed voice, broadband and IPTV 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.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb, 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.