do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/2007 of 15 June 2007 determining the extent to which the applications for import licences lodged during the first 10 days of June 2007 for butter originating in New Zealand under quota numbers 09.4195 and 09.4182 can be accepted
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: New Zealand, butter, import licence, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 675/2007

of 15 June 2007

determining the extent to which the applications for import licences lodged during the first 10 days
of June 2007 for butter originating in New Zealand under quota numbers 09.4195 and 09.4182 can
be accepted

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 2535/2001
of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import
arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff
quotas (2), and in particular Article 35a(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 and notified to the Commission
than those
by 13 June 2007, concern quantities greater
available. Allocation coefficients should therefore be fixed for
the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for butter originating in New
the quota numbers 09.4195 and 09.4182
Zealand under
lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 from 1 to
10 June 2007 and notified to the Commission by 13 June 2007
shall be accepted subject to the application of the allocation
coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Applications for import licences,
lodged from 1 to 10 June
2007 for butter originating in New Zealand under quotas
numbers 09.4195 and 09.4182 referred to in Annex IIIA to

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 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 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 487/2007 (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 8).

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ANNEX

Quota number

09.4195

09.4182

Allocation coefficient

20,172164 %

100 %
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4588 — Petroplus/Coryton Refinery Business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crude oil, disclosure of information, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, oil refining, petroleum product, restrictive-practice authorisation

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15.6.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 133/03)

On 26 April 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 32007M4588. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-06-15
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)

14 June 2007

(2007/C 133/05)

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

1,3304

RON

Romanian leu

163,56

7,4461

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67605

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2480

34,315

1,7738

1,5937

1,4202

10,3998

1,7746

2,0524

KRW South Korean won

1 237,07

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

9,6057

10,1682

7,3445

12 066,73

4,6105

62,090

34,6600

43,313

9,4166

1,6549

84,12

8,1075

1,9558

0,5835

28,603

15,6466

252,89

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,8236

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2007 of 15 June 2007 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, EU programme, audiovisual communications policy, cultural policy, employment policy

L 304/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.11.2007

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 68/2007

of 15 June 2007

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside
the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/2005
of 8 July 2005 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006
concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audio-visual sector
(MEDIA 2007) (2), as corrected by OJ L 31, 6.2.2007, p. 10.

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in Article 9(4) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 D 1718: Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15
November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European
audio-visual sector (MEDIA 2007) (OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 12), as corrected by OJ L 31,
6.2.2007, p. 10.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee
under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*).

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 12.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4720 — Doughty Hanson/Axcom) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mobile phone, private investment, telecommunications

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15.6.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4720 — Doughty Hanson/Axcom)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 133/09)

1.
On 6 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 Doughty Hanson & Co
Limited (‘DHC’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking AxCom AB (‘Axcom’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking DHC: Private equity fund;

— for undertaking Axcom: Distribution of mobile and other telecommunication equipment.

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.4720 — Doughty Hanson/Axcom, 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.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting on 15 June 2007 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.784 — Wanadoo España v Telefónica — Rapporteur: United Kingdom
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: Internet, Spain, competition law, restriction on competition, telecommunications industry, transmission network, wholesale trade

C 83/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.4.2008

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
meeting on 15 June 2007 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.784 —
Wanadoo España v Telefónica

Rapporteur: United Kingdom

(2008/C 83/02)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant product markets in Spain are the
retail broadband ‘mass’ market and the markets for wholesale broadband access at both national and
regional level. A minority abstains.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that Telefónica de España is dominant in the rele-

vant markets.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission with the methodology and data used to determine
a margin squeeze by Telefónica, including the use of different data to CMT (the Spanish Regulator) in its
decisions. A minority abstains.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's calculations determining a margin squeeze.

A minority abstains.

5. As regards the Commission's conclusion on the impact of the margin squeeze on competition and harm
to the consumer, the Advisory Committee agrees with (a) the Commission's assessment on likely effects;
and (b) the Commission's assessment on actual effects. A minority disagrees on (b).

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission (a) that there is no objective justification for the

margin squeeze; and (b) that the margin squeeze is an infringement of Article 82 of the Treaty.

7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that Telefónica had autonomy to set prices and
that CMT's decisions regarding margin squeeze do not provide Telefónica with immunity from the appli-
cation of Article 82. A minority abstains.

8. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of this opinion in the Official

Journal of

the

European Union.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 66/2007 of 15 June 2007 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, action programme, consumer policy, consumer protection

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 66/2007

of 15 June 2007

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 90/2004 of
8 June 2004 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Decision No 1926/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006
establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer policy (2007-2013) (2).

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 6 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3:

‘3a. The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2007, participate in the following programme:

— 32006 D 1926: Decision No 1926/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
18 December 2006 establishing a programme of Community action in the field of consumer
policy (2007-2013) (OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 39).’

2. The text of paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘The EFTA States shall contribute financially to the activities referred to in paragraphs 3 and 3a in
accordance with Article 82(1)(a) of the Agreement.’

3. The text of paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘The EFTA States shall, as from the start of cooperation in the activities referred to in paragraphs 3 and
3a, participate fully in the EC committees and other bodies which assist the EC Commission in the
management or development of these activities.’

(1) OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 52.
(2) OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 39.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee
under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*).

Article 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

Alan SEATTER

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4660 — MSREF/Hilton Hotels/Portfolio Hotels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, hotel industry, merger control, property market

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4660 — MSREF/Hilton Hotels/Portfolio Hotels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 133/10)

1.
On 6 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 Morgan Stanley Real Estate
F International Funding, L.P. (MSREF, USA) which is part of the Morgan Stanley group of companies (MS,
USA), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control over a port-
folio of 9 European hotels, currently under sole control of Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton, USA), by way
of a mixture of share and assets purchase.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MSREF: real estate investment and management,

— for MS: global financial services institution,

— for Hilton: ownership, management and franchising of hotels.

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.4660 — MSREF/Hilton Hotels/Portfolio Hotels, 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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 65/2007 of 15 June 2007 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU programme, European Employment Strategy, anti-discriminatory measure, gender equality, social integration, social security, working conditions

22.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 304/47

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 65/2007

of 15 June 2007

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2006
of 27 October 2006 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006
establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (2), as
corrected by OJ L 65, 3.3.2007, p. 12.

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. Paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘5. The EFTA States shall participate in the Community programmes and actions referred to in the first
two indents of paragraph 8 as from 1 January 1996, in the programme referred to in the third indent
as from 1 January 2000, in the programme referred to in the fourth indent as from 1 January 2001,
in the programmes referred to in the fifth and sixth indents as from 1 January 2002,
in the
programmes referred to in the seventh and eighth indents as from 1 January 2004 and in the
programmes referred to in the ninth and tenth indents as from 1 January 2007.’

2. The following indent shall be added in paragraph 8:

‘— 32006 D 1672: Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24
October 2006 establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity —
Progress (OJ L 315, 15.11.2006, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 65, 3.3.2007, p. 12.’

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee
under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*).

Article 2

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

(1) OJ L 366, 21.12.2006, p. 83.
(2) OJ L 315, 15.11.2006, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

Alan SEATTER
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4561 — GE/Smiths Aerospace) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.6.2007

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II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4561 — GE/Smiths Aerospace)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 133/01)

On 23 April 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 32007M4561. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4615 — Merlin/Tussauds)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 133/02)

On 26 April 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 32007M4615. EUR-Lex is the on-

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