do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 663/2007 of 14 June 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

15.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/2007

of 14 June 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June
2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
14 June 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export
refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 14 June 2007, the
maximum export
referred
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be
38,778 EUR/100 kg.

product

refund

the

for

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007,
p. 3).

(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 203/2007 (OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 3).
2007/421/EC: Commission Decision of 14 June 2007 repealing Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 2379)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative check, roadworthiness tests, supervisory body, transport safety, vessel

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.6.2007

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 June 2007

repealing Decision 96/587/EC on the publication of the list of recognised organisations which have
been notified by Member States in accordance with Council Directive 94/57/EC

(notified under document number C(2007) 2379)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/421/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November
1994 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and
survey organisations and for relevant activities of maritime
administrations (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and
the Slovak Republic.

(6)

Decision 96/587/EC, now obsolete, should therefore be
repealed while an updated list of
the organisations
recognised in compliance with Directive 94/57/EC
the
should be published in the Official
European Union at regular intervals,

Journal of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Decision 96/587/EC (2)
listed the organi-
sations recognised by the Member States in accordance
with Directive 94/57/EC.

Decision 96/587/EC is repealed.

Article 2

In accordance with Article 4(5) of Directive 94/57/EC,
the organisations which on 22 January 2002 are already
recognised on the basis of
the said Directive shall
continue to be recognised.

Commission Decision 2005/623/EC (3)
extended the
limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping
for a period of three years, with effects for Greece and
Cyprus.

Commission Decision 2006/382/EC (4)
extended the
limited recognition of the Hellenic Register of Shipping
with effects for Malta.

Decision

Commission
granted
Community limited recognition to the Polish Register
of Shipping for a period of three years with effects for

2006/660/EC (5)

The Director General for Energy and Transport shall publish in
the European Union an updated list of
the Official
organisations
compliance with Directive
in
94/57/EC by 1 July each year.

recognised

Journal of

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2007.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2002/84/EC of
(OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).

(2) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 43. Decision as last amended by Decision

2002/221/EC (OJ L 73, 15.3.2002, p. 30).

(3) OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 151, 6.6.2006, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 272, 3.10.2006, p. 17.
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: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection

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C 132/5

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 132/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

24.4.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 272/06

Member State

Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tessenderlo Chemie NV en Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV te Tessenderlo

Legal basis

Decreet 15 december 1993 het laatst gewijzigd op 6.2.2004, (BS 04.03.94),
Besluit Vlaamse Regering betreffende steun voor ecologie-investeringen dd
11.1.2002 in toepassing van de richtlijnen MGB3.4-VL 7.4 overgangsbepaling;
Besluit Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van steun aan ondernemingen voor
ecologie-investeringen in het Vlaams Gewest dd 1.10.2004 (BS 07.02.2005) en
Ministerieel Besluit
tot uitvoering van het Besluit Vlaamse Regering van
1.10.2004, dd 29.10.2004 (BS 10.12.2004).

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 12 547 515 million

12 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

8.5.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 182/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Umbria

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aiuti agli investimenti nell'energia fotovoltaica e per la protezione ambientale

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Legal basis

Dispositivo regionale DOCUP 2000-2006 Regione Umbria Misura 3.1: sostegno
alle imprese per la tutela e la riqualificazione ambientale

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: EUR 10 million

60 %

15.4.2007-31.12.2007

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry, Hotels and restaurants (tourism)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Umbria

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 666/2007 of 14 June 2007 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

15.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 666/2007

of 14 June 2007

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 25 May 2007 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/2007 (2).

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 571/2007 to the information at
present available to the Commission that
the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as
shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 571/2007 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2007.

For the Commission

Heinz ZOUREK
Director-General Enterprise and Industry

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007,
p. 3).

(2) OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 21.

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15.6.2007

Rates of refunds applicable from 15 June 2007 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

1701 99 10

White sugar

33,78

Other

33,78

(1) The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the
Communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in
which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and to the goods listed in Tables I and II of
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss
Confederation.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4733 — Apax Partners Worldwide/Electro-Stock Grup) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, electrical equipment, exchange of information, investment transaction, merger control, provision of services

C 132/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.6.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4733 — Apax Partners Worldwide/Electro-Stock Grup)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 132/06)

1.
On 5 June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Apax Partners Worldwide LLP (‘Apax’, UK)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Electro-
Stocks Grup SL ( ‘ESG’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Apax: provides private equity fund advisory and management services to funds investing primarily in

Europe in a range of industry sectors;

— ESG: distribution of electrical components in Spain, primarily to electrical installers, builders and other

installers.

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.4733 Case — Apax Partners Worldwide/Electro-Stock Grup, 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 669/2007 of 14 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2007
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, butter, intervention buying

15.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 669/2007

of 14 June 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
for the period 1 March to 31 August 2007

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
in butter and cream (2), and in
intervention on the market
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 (3) establishes
the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is
open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999.

recent

communications by
On the basis of most
Portugal,
the Commission has observed that butter
market prices have been equal or superior to 92 % of
the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Inter-
vention buying-in should therefore be suspended in that
Member State. Portugal should therefore be withdrawn
from the
established in Regulation (EC) No
195/2007.

list

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 is replaced by the
following text:

‘Article 1

Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in the
following Member States:

— Portugal.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).

(3) OJ L 59, 27.2.2007, p. 62. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 354/2007 (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 47).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4710 — Rasperia/Raiffeisen-Holding/Uniqa/Strabag) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, merger control, provision of services, shareholding

14.6.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4710 — Rasperia/Raiffeisen-Holding/Uniqa/Strabag)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 132/07)

1.
On 7 June 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 Rasperia Trading Limited
(‘Rasperia’, Cyprus) controlled by Mr Oleg Deripaska, controlling shareholder of Basic Element Company
Limited (‘Basic Element’), Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien reg.Gen.m.b.H.
(‘Raiffeisen-Holding’,
Austria) and Uniqua Versicherungen AG (‘Uniqa’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of Strabag SE (‘Strabag’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Rasperia/Basic Element: diverse activities in the energy, aluminium, engineering, car manufacture,
mining, commodities financial services, construction, construction material and real estate industries;

— for Raiffeisen-Holding: administration and holding of participations in various industry branches

including financial services, agriculture, real estate and media;

— for Uniqa: offering products and services in all insurance sectors;

— for Strabag: providing construction services and building materials.

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.4710 — Rasperia/Raiffeisen-Holding/Uniqa/Strabag, 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 661/2007 of 14 June 2007 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, export refund

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15.6.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/2007

of 14 June 2007

granting no 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

procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
and following an examination of
the
submitted in response to the invitation to
tenders
tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the
tendering period ending on 12 June 2007.

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 subparagraph
of Article 31(3) thereof,

(3)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

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.

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC) No
581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 12 June 2007
no export refund shall be granted for the products and desti-
nations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 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
L 307,

(EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ

Commission Regulation
25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

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

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