do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4674 — KKR/Stefano Pessina/Alliance Boots) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment transaction, merger control, pharmaceutical product

C 112/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.5.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4674 — KKR/Stefano Pessina/Alliance Boots)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 112/12)

1.
On 8 May 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 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &
Co, L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) and Mr. Stefano Pessina (‘Mr. Stefano Pessina’, UK), through an investment vehicle, AB
Acquisitions Limited (UK), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of the undertaking Alliance Boots plc (‘Alliance Boots’, UK), by way of public bid announced on 20
April 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for KKR: private equity investment,

— for Mr. Stefano Pessina: shareholder and Executive Deputy Chairman of Alliance Boots,

— for Alliance Boots: wholesaling of pharmaceutical products and retailing of health and beauty products.

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.4674 — KKR/Stefano Pessina/Alliance Boots, 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 550/2007 of 22 May 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

23.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 131/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 550/2007

of 22 May 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:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
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

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 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 131/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2007

to Commission Regulation of 22 May 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

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TR
ZZ

JO
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
ZZ

AR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

39,0
100,6
69,8

151,2
120,2
135,7

110,5
110,5

35,7
64,8
46,2
48,9

54,3
67,6
61,0

99,8
75,1
85,7
91,8
113,6
116,9
69,1
89,0
92,6

(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’.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products (COM(2005)0671 - C6-0032/2006 - 2005/0278(CNS))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural product, animal feedingstuffs, animal production, crop production, labelling, organic farming, organic product

C 102 E/108

Tuesday 22 May 2007

P6_TA(2007)0191

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

24.4.2008

Organic production and labelling of organic products *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
on organic production and labelling of organic products (COM(2005)0671 — C6-0032/2006 —
2005/0278(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0671) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0032/2006),

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

— having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0061/2007);

1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended on 29 March 2007 (2);

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0095.

P6_TA(2007)0192

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on
the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on
the other hand (COM(2006)0804 — C6-0506/2006 — 2006/0262(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0804) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2007 of 6 March 2007 concerning the authorisation of 3-phytase (Natuphos) as a feed additive ( OJ L 73, 13.3.2007 )
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, swine, veterinary legislation, zootechnics

L 130/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.5.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 of 5 October 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping
duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of
leather originating in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam

(Official Journal of the European Union L 275 of 6 October 2006)

On page 41, in Article 1(2), last definition:

for:

‘ “slippers and other indoor footwear” shall mean such footwear falling within CN code ex 6405 10 10.’,

read:

‘ “slippers and other indoor footwear” shall mean such footwear falling within CN code ex 6405 10 00.’,

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 243/2007 of 6 March 2007 concerning the authorisation
of 3-phytase (Natuphos) as a feed additive

(Official Journal of the European Union L 73 of 13 March 2007)

On page 5, in the eighth column of the table in the Annex, for the species or category of animal ‘Pigs for fattening’,
point 2:

for:

read:

‘Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 400500 FTU.’
‘Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 400–500 FTU.’

On page 5, in the eighth column of the table in the Annex, for the species or category of animal ‘Chickens for fattening’,
point 2:

for:

read:

‘Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 500700 FTU.’
‘Recommended dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff: 500–700 FTU.’
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (COM(2006)0397 - C6-0243/2006 - 2006/0129(COD))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: environmental cooperation, environmental protection, environmental standard, groundwater, pollution control measures, quality of the environment, surface water, water pollution, water protection

C 102 E/90

Tuesday 22 May 2007

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

24.4.2008

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENT

VI, after consulting the chairman of the committee asked
for an opinion, to fall under the competence of the com-
mittee asked for an opinion, and which do not contradict
other elements of the report

consulting the chairman of the associated committee, to
fall under the exclusive competence of the associated com-
mittee and which do not contradict other elements of the
report. The chairman of the committee responsible shall
take account of any agreement reached under the third
indent;

— in the event of a conciliation procedure taking place on
include the

the proposal, Parliament's delegation shall
draftsman of any associated committee.

P6_TA(2007)0190

Environmental quality standards in the field of water policy ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water
policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (COM(2006)0397 — C6-0243/2006 — 2006/0129(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0397),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0243/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinions of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Agriculture and
Rural Development and the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0125/2007);

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 May 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (COM(2006)0382 - C6-0244/2006 - 2006/0133(COD))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, communications systems, mobile phone, regulation of telecommunications, telecommunications, transmission network

24.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102 E/277

Wednesday 23 May 2007

P6_TA(2007)0199

Roaming on public mobile networks ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 May 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the
Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic
communications networks and services (COM(2006)0382 — C6-0244/2006 — 2006/0133(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0382),

— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0244/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer
Protection and the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0155/2007);

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0133

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 May 2007 with a view to the
adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming
on public mobile telephone networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 717/2007.)
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in fisheries and the conservation of the living marine resources in the Baltic Sea (COM(2006)0868 - C6-0052/2007 - 2006/0309(CNS))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Russia, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishing agreement, ratification of an agreement

C 102 E/86

Tuesday 22 May 2007

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

24.4.2008

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0186

EC-Russia Fisheries and Conservation Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the
Russian Federation on cooperation in fisheries and the conservation of the living marine resources
in the Baltic Sea (COM(2006)0868 — C6-0052/2007 — 2006/0309(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2006)0868) (1),

— having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0052/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0160/2007);

Approves the proposal

1.
agreement;

for a Council regulation as amended and approves conclusion of

the

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Russian Federation.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENT BY
PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

During the third and last years of application of the Agree-
ment, prior to the opening of negotiations on its possible
renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parlia-
ment and to the Council general assessment reports analysing
the impact of the Agreement on the conservation of resources
and the protection of the environment, and the economic and
social repercussions of its application.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament decision of 22 May 2007 on the setting up and numerical strength of the Standing Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EP delegation, Latin America

C 102 E/110

Tuesday 22 May 2007

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

24.4.2008

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 4
Article 3a (new)

Article 3a

The Commission shall report annually to the European Parlia-
ment and the Council on the results of the sectoral fisheries
policy described in Article 4 of the Protocol.

Amendment 5
Article 4, paragraph 1a (new)

The Commission shall evaluate each year whether Member
States whose vessels operate under the Protocol have complied
with reporting requirements. Where they have not done so, the
Commission shall refuse their requests for fishing licences for
the following year.

Amendment 6
Article 4a (new)

Article 4a

Prior to the expiry of the Protocol and before the beginning of
negotiations for a possible renewal, the Commission shall sub-
mit to the European Parliament and the Council an ex post
evaluation of the Protocol, including a cost-benefit analysis.

P6_TA(2007)0193

Delegation to Eurolat

European Parliament decision of 22 May 2007 on the setting up and numerical strength of the
Standing Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Rule 188 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to its decision of 10 March 2004 on the number of interparliamentary delegations,
to parliamentary cooperation

to joint parliamentary committees

and delegations

delegations
committees (1),

— having regard to the Constituent Act of 8 November 2006 of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary

Assembly;

1.

2.

3.

Decides to set up a Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly;

Decides that the numerical strength of the Delegation shall be 60 full members and 30 substitutes;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission for information.

(1) OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 635.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4675 — Iberdrola/api/SER JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electrical industry, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, petroleum product, wind energy

22.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4675 — Iberdrola/api/SER JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 112/13)

1.
On 11 May 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 Iberdrola S.A. (‘Iberdrola’,
Spain) and api holding S.p.A. (‘api’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation joint control of the undertaking Società Energie Rinnovabili S.r.l. (‘SER’, Italy) by way of purchase of
shares in an existing company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Iberdrola: Generation, transmission, distribution, supply and trading of electricity, and the supply of

natural gas;

— for api: commercialisation and distribution of oil products as well as the generation and wholesale

supply of electricity in Italy;

— for SER: the generation and wholesale supply of electricity from wind power in Italy.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4675 — Iberdrola/api/SER JV, 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.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agronomy, chemical industry, chemical product, economic concentration, energy-generating product, exchange of information, hydrocarbon, merger control

C 112/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.5.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 112/10)

1.
On 11 May 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
Company (‘Dow’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the Wolff Walsrode business group (‘Wolff’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares and of assets. The Wolff
Walsrode Business Group (Wolff) comprises (i) Wolff Walsrode AG and subsidiaries, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bayer Chemicals AG, (ii) Wolff Cellulosics LLC, a Delaware company which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Bayer Material Science LLC and (iii) the Walsroder Casings business' production facility located
in Swidnica, Poland, owned by Bayer Sp.z.o.o. Bayer Chemicals AG, Bayer Material Science LLC and Bayer
Sp.z.o.o. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of Bayer AG, Germany.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences and hydrocarbon and energy products and services;

— Wolff: cellulosics, fibrous and plastic casings.

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.4550 — Dow Chemical/Wolff Walsrode 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.