do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission opinion of 21 June 2007 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant, located in the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, decommissioning of power stations, internal border of the EU, nuclear safety, radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radioactive waste, uranium

C 138/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.6.2007

COMMISSION OPINION

of 21 June 2007

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the
Obrigheim nuclear power plant, located in the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with
Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(only the German text is authentic)

(2007/C 138/02)

On 18 September 2006, the European Commission received from the Government of the Federal Republic
of Germany, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the
disposal of radioactive waste arising from the decommissioning of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant.

On the basis of these data, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has
drawn up the following opinion:

1. The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case France, is

approximately 80 km.

2. During normal decommissioning operation, discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an

exposure liable to affect the health of the population in other Member States.

3. Solid radioactive waste produced during decommissioning will be stored in a facility on site before final
disposal in an agreed storage facility. Non-radioactive solid waste and materials in compliance with clear-
ance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for recycling or
reuse. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Council
Directive 96/29/Euratom).

4. In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the type and
magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in other Member States would not be
liable to affect the health of the population.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the decommissioning of the Obrigheim nuclear power
plant, located in the Federal Republic of Germany, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident
of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in the radioactive contami-
nation of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
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: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, substitute fuel, tariff reduction

21.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/3

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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 137/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

22.3.2007

N 652/06

Cyprus

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Φορολογικές απαλλαγές για τη χρήση βιοκαυσίμων για τις μεταφορές

Legal basis

— Ο περί φόρων κατανάλωσης νόμος του 2004 — Διάταγμα δυνάμει του άρθρου

44(5)

— Νομοσχέδιο με τίτλο «Νόμος που τροποποιεί τον περί της προώθησης της
χρήσης βιοκαυσίμων ή άλλων ανανεώσιμων καυσίμων για τις μεταφορές νόμο του
2005»

— Ο περί της προώθησης της χρήσης βιοκαυσίμων ή άλλων ανανεώσιμων καυσίμων

για τις μεταφορές νόμος του 2005 — 66(Ι) του 2005

— Ο περί φόρων κατανάλωσης νόμος του 2004 — N. 91(I)/2004

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Environmental protection

Tax rate reduction

Annual budget: CYP 2,2 million; Overall budget: CYP 8,8 million

—

31.10.2006-31.12.2010

Biofuel production

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
A. Araouzou, 13-15
CY-1421 Nicosia

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/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4656 — Deutsche Bank/Aviva/Blackstone/Vitus) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial bank, consultancy, economic concentration, holding company, insurance, investment, merger control, property leasing, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 137/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4656 — Deutsche Bank/Aviva/Blackstone/Vitus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 137/04)

On 12 June 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 32007M4656. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4600 — TUI/First Choice)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 137/05)

On 4 June 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(2) 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 32007M4600. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/7

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 June 2007

(2007/C 137/06)

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

1,3427

RON

Romanian leu

165,88

7,4442

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67370

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2051

33,743

1,7435

1,5851

1,4310

10,4923

1,7625

2,0613

KRW South Korean won

1 245,76

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

9,5004

10,2287

7,3305

12 010,45

4,6048

61,630

34,8300

43,396

9,2990

1,6605

83,40

8,0525

1,9558

0,5837

28,728

15,6466

248,08

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

3,7763

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 701/2007 of 21 June 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

22.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 161/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 701/2007

of 21 June 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 22 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 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 21 June 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
TR
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
CO
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

TR
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

CL
US
ZA
ZZ

IL
US
ZZ

31,6
81,1
56,4

148,5
148,5

86,6
86,6

53,4
92,6
68,9
58,2
68,3

92,0
84,0
102,7
86,0
88,0
90,0
98,0
109,3
78,0
98,5
92,7

201,3
201,3

288,0
341,9
315,0

101,4
149,4
88,5
113,1

164,9
222,0
193,5

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4600 — TUI/First Choice) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, maritime transport, merger control, tourism, travel agency

C 137/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4656 — Deutsche Bank/Aviva/Blackstone/Vitus)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 137/04)

On 12 June 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 32007M4656. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4600 — TUI/First Choice)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 137/05)

On 4 June 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(2) 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 32007M4600. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2007/360/EC of 29 May 2007 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat ( OJ L 138, 30.5.2007 )
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Brazil, Combined Nomenclature, GATT, Thailand, common customs tariff, customs duties, poultrymeat, tariff nomenclature, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)

21.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 160/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 580/2007 of 29 May 2007 concerning the implementation of
Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and Brazil, and between the
European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(GATT 1994), amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 30 May 2007)

In the Contents on page 1 of the cover, and on page 1, in the title:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 1, in the date of signature:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 1, in the signature:

for:

read:

‘J. PLEWA’
‘A. SCHAVAN’

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2007/360/EC of 29 May 2007 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of
Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the
European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat

(Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 30 May 2007)

In the Contents on page 1 of the cover, and on page 10, in the title:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 11, in the date of signature:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 11, in the signature:

for:

read:

‘J. PLEWA’
‘A. SCHAVAN’
Commission opinion of 21 June 2007 concerning the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the SOCATRI decontamination and uranium recovery plant at the Tricastin site in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, internal border of the EU, nuclear safety, public safety, radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radioactive waste, uranium

22.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/1

I

(Resolutions, recommendations, guidelines and opinions)

OPINIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION OPINION

of 21 June 2007

concerning the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive waste from the SOCATRI decontami-
nation and uranium recovery plant at the Tricastin site in France, in accordance with Article 37 of
the Euratom Treaty

(only the French text is authentic)

(2007/C 138/01)

On 25 October 2006, the European Commission received from the French Government, in accordance with
Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the modified plan for the disposal of radioactive
waste from the SOCATRI decontamination and uranium recovery plant.

On the basis of the General Data, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission
has drawn up the following opinion:

1. The distance between the plant and the nearest point on the territory of another Member State, in this

case Italy, is approximately 170 km.

2. The overall result of the planned modification will be to increase the discharge authorisation of airborne
radioactive effluents in respect of tritium, carbon-14 and radionuclides produced during the treatment of
effluents presenting a uranium reprocessing spectrum.

3. During normal operation, the planned modification will not cause an exposure liable to affect the health

of the population in other Member States.

4. In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents resulting from an accident of the type and
magnitude considered in the initial General Data, the planned modification will not give rise to doses in
other Member States liable to affect the health of the population.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the modified plan for the
disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form from the SOCATRI decontamination and uranium recovery
plant at the Tricastin site in France, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type
and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in the radioactive contamination of the
water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 580/2007 of 29 May 2007 concerning the implementation of Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and Brazil, and between the European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff ( OJ L 138, 30.5.2007 )
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Brazil, Combined Nomenclature, GATT, Thailand, common customs tariff, customs duties, poultrymeat, tariff nomenclature, tariff quota, trade agreement (EU)

21.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 160/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 580/2007 of 29 May 2007 concerning the implementation of
Agreements in the form of Agreed Minutes between the European Community and Brazil, and between the
European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(GATT 1994), amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 30 May 2007)

In the Contents on page 1 of the cover, and on page 1, in the title:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 1, in the date of signature:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 1, in the signature:

for:

read:

‘J. PLEWA’
‘A. SCHAVAN’

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2007/360/EC of 29 May 2007 on the conclusion of Agreements in the form of
Agreed Minutes between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, and between the
European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994) relating to the modification of concessions with respect to poultry meat

(Official Journal of the European Union L 138 of 30 May 2007)

In the Contents on page 1 of the cover, and on page 10, in the title:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 11, in the date of signature:

for:

read:

‘29 May 2007’
‘25 May 2007’

On page 11, in the signature:

for:

read:

‘J. PLEWA’
‘A. SCHAVAN’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4661 — Mapfre/Cattolica/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, merger control, motor vehicle insurance

C 137/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4661 — Mapfre/Cattolica/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 137/07)

1.
On 13 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 undertakings Mapfre S.A (‘Mapfre’,
Spain) and Società Cattolica di Assicurazioni soc.coop. (‘Cattolica’, Italy) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Mapfre Cattolica Auto S.p.A. (‘JV’, Italy) by way of
contribution of assets and purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Mapfre: insurance services, primarily in Spain;

— for for Cattolica: insurance services, primarily in Italy;

— for JV: motor vehicle liability insurance services 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.4661 — Mapfre/Cattolica/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.