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Commission Regulation (EC) No 578/2007 of 25 May 2007 concerning the 32nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter III
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter, concentrated product, cream, retail trade, sales aid

L 135/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.5.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 578/2007

of 25 May 2007

concerning the 32nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter III

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:

(1)

and

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 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of
concentrated
cream,
the
butter
Community market (2),
the intervention agencies are
opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting
of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regu-
lation provides that in the light of the tenders received in
response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum
amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with
a minimum fat content of 96 %.

butter

on

(2)

(3)

(4)

An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to
ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by
the retail trade.

On the basis of the examination of the offers received,
the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.

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

For the 32nd tender under the standing invitation to tender
opened by Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter III no
award shall be made.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4638 — CERP/Sanacorp/Millenium) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Germany, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, service, wholesale trade

25.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4638 — CERP/Sanacorp/Millenium)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 115/01)

On 4 May 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 32007M4638. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4689 — Wingas/HydroWingas) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crude oil, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, natural gas, oil industry

C 115/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.5.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4689 — Wingas/HydroWingas)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 115/12)

1.
On 15 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 undertaking Wingas GmbH (‘Wingas’,
Germany), controlled by Wintershall Holding AG (‘Wintershall’, Germany) and belonging to the BASF
Group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking HydroWingas Limited (‘HydroWingas’, UK), currently jointly controlled by Wingas and Norsk
Hydro (UK) Limited, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Wingas: supply, transportation and storage of natural gas;

— for Wintershall: exploration, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas;

— for HydroWingas: supply and trading of natural gas in the UK.

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.4689 — Wingas/HydroWingas, 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: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 115/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.5.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 May 2007

(2007/C 115/02)

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

1,3448

RON

Romanian leu

163,20

7,4514

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67670

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2725

33,787

1,7915

1,6351

1,4552

10,5208

1,8453

2,0538

KRW South Korean won

1 252,61

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

9,5581

10,2903

7,3160

11 753,55

4,5582

62,143

34,8270

44,222

9,1957

1,6508

83,62

8,1055

1,9558

0,5832

28,252

15,6466

249,47

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,8000

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 577/2007 of 25 May 2007 concerning the 32nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter II
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, intervention price, minimum price, sales aid, selling price

26.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 135/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 577/2007

of 25 May 2007

concerning the 32nd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter II

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:

(1)

for

the

intervention agencies may

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed
rules
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream,
butter and concentrated butter on the Community
market (2),
sell by
standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter
of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid
for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of
that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders
invitation to
received in response to each individual
tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for
butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream,
butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down

that the price or aid may vary according to the intended
use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation
procedure. The amount of
the processing security as
referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.

On the basis of the examination of the offers received,
the tendering procedure should not proceed.

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

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 32nd individual invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No
1898/2005 Chapter II,
the tendering procedure should not
proceed.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 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).
2007/401/EC: Council Decision of 25 May 2007 appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of staff

L 151/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2007

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 May 2007

appointing a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2007/401/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision
2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate
the
members of
period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

the Committee of

the Regions for

Article 1

for

Ms Evelyne HUYTEBROECK, Minister
the Environment,
Energy, Tourism and Welfare of the Brussels Capital Regional
Government, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the
Committee of the Regions in place of Mr CEREXHE for the
remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January
2010.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2007.

A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of
the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of
Mr CEREXHE,

For the Council
The President

A. SCHAVAN

(1)

(2)

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 579/2007 of 25 May 2007 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 64th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, cream, market intervention, minimum price, selling price

26.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 135/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 579/2007

of 25 May 2007

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 64th 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,

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
intervention agencies
market
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

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)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 64th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
tenders expired on 22 May 2007,
for
the submission of
at
butter
the minimum selling
265,50 EUR/100 kg.

price

fixed

for

is

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 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).
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Stavanger tingrett dated 25 May 2007 in the case of Seabrokers AS v Den Norske Stat v/Skattedirektoratet (Case E-7/07)
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EFTA Court, Norway, social transfers, tax relief, tax system

C 301/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.12.2007

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Stavanger tingrett dated 25 May 2007 in
the case of Seabrokers AS v Den Norske Stat v/Skattedirektoratet

(Case E-7/07)

(2007/C 301/12)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter of 25 May 2007 from Stavanger tingrett (Stavanger
District Court), which was received at the Court Registry on 30 May 2007, for an Advisory Opinion in the
case of Seabrokers AS v Den Norske Stat v/Skattedirektoratet, on the following questions:

1. Is it contrary to Article 4, 31 or 40 of the EEA Agreement to attribute, according to the principle
of net income taxation, debt interest to the income abroad when calculating the maximum credit
allowance?

2. Is it contrary to Article 4, 31 or 40 of the EEA Agreement to attribute, according to the principle
of net income taxation, group contributions to the income abroad when calculating the
maximum credit allowance?

3. Will the answer to question 1 and/or 2 be the same if the debt interest and/or the group contri-

butions can only be linked to the business in Norway?
Council Decision of 25 May 2007 appointing two Dutch members of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2007-05-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Netherlands, appointment of staff

2.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 122/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 May 2007

appointing two Dutch members of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2007/C 122/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr MEIJER and Ms VAN WEZEL are hereby appointed members
of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of
Mr SLOOTWEG and Mr ETTY for the remainder of their term
of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

It shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2007.

For the Council

The President

A. SCHAVAN

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/651/EC, Euratom of
15 September 2006 appointing Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot,
Dutch,
Swedish and British
members and two Italian members of the European Economic
and Social Committee (1) for the period from 21 September 2006
to 20 September 2010,

Portuguese,

Finnish,

Polish,

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Netherlands
Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas two Dutch members' seats on the European Economic
and Social Committee have fallen vacant following the resigna-
tions of Mr SLOOTWEG and Mr ETTY,

(1) OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13.