do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Council Regulation (EC) No 1134/2007 of 10 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Malta
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Malta, conversion rate, euro

2.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 256/1

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1134/2007

of 10 July 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Malta

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 123(5) thereof,

establishing the European

(4)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

gation of Malta is abrogated with effect from 1 January
2008.

The introduction of
the euro in Malta requires the
adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and
the Maltese lira. This conversion rate should be set at
0,4293 lira per 1 euro, which corresponds
to the
current central rate of
the lira in the exchange rate
mechanism (ERM II).

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December
1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the
currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2)
determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.

According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession,
Malta is a Member State with a derogation as defined in
Article 122 of the Treaty.

Pursuant to Council Decision 2007/504/EC of 10 July
2007 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on
the adoption by Malta of
the single currency on
1 January 2008 (3), Malta fulfils the necessary conditions
for the adoption of the single currency and the dero-

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line
shall be inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the
Luxembourg franc and the Dutch guilder:

‘= 0,429300 Maltese liras’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ C 160, 13.7.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1086/2006 (OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 32.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 - C6-0158/2007 - 2007/0080(CNS))
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, accession to an agreement, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), criminal law, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU

10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175 E/115

Tuesday 10 July 2007

P6_TA(2007)0307

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on mutual assistance in
criminal matters *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council
decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000,
established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of
the European Union
(COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission recommendation (COM(2007)0213) (1),

— having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the

Council consulted Parliament (C6-0158/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0261/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

Calls on the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommenda-

3.
tion substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the govern-

4.
ments of Bulgaria and Romania.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0308

Accession of Bulgaria
disqualifications *

and Romania

to the Convention on driving

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council
decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998,
drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications
(COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0214) (1),

— having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the

Council consulted Parliament (C6-0155/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4550 — Dow Chemical Company/Wolff Walsrode) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agronomy, chemical industry, chemical product, economic concentration, energy-generating product, hydrocarbon, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

10.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4344 — Lactalis/Nestlé/JV (II))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/05)

On 19 September 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French 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 32006M4344. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/06)

On 20 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 32007M4550. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 - C6-0059/2007 - 2006/0308(COD))
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: accession to an agreement, code of conduct, international convention, maritime conference, maritime transport

10.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 175 E/109

Tuesday 10 July 2007

P6_TA(2007)0304

United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning
the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a
Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0869) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0059/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0258/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0305

Fishing activities in the Antarctic *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control
measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation
of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98
and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0867) (1),

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

(C6-0054/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0213/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4715 — Cerberus/Chrysler) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financing, investment company, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 157/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.7.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/03)

On 14 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 32007M4681. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4715 — Cerberus/Chrysler)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/04)

On 2 July 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 32007M4715. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, game of chance, health care, holding company, mass media, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 157/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.7.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4681 — De Agostini/Générale de Santé)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/03)

On 14 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 32007M4681. EUR-Lex is the on-

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4715 — Cerberus/Chrysler)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/04)

On 2 July 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 32007M4715. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Council Joint Action 2007/484/CFSP of 10 July 2007 extending Joint Action 2006/439/CFSP regarding a further contribution of the European Union to the conflict settlement process in Georgia/South Ossetia
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financing, Georgia, OSCE, common foreign and security policy, settlement of disputes, the EU's international role

L 181/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.7.2007

III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/484/CFSP

of 10 July 2007

extending Joint Action 2006/439/CFSP regarding a further contribution of the European Union to
the conflict settlement process in Georgia/South Ossetia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 14 thereof,

The financial reference amount referred to in Article 4 of Joint
Action 2006/439/CFSP shall cover the expenditure related to
the period from 1 July 2006 until 31 December 2007.

Whereas:

Article 3

(1)

(2)

On 27 June 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/439/CFSP (1), which expires on 30 June 2007.

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of
adoption.

its

On the basis of the assessment of the OSCE Mission to
Georgia and of the recommendations of the European
Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus
and of the Commission, the EU contribution should be
continued until the end of 2007,

Article 4

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2006/439/CFSP is hereby extended until 31
December 2007.

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 174, 28.6.2006, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 807/2007 of 10 July 2007 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, foodstuff, free movement of goods, labelling, organic farming, plant health product

L 181/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.7.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 807/2007

of 10 July 2007

amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural
products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24
June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and
indications referring thereto on agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13
thereof,

Whereas:

The authorisation to use metaldehyde in organic farming
provided for in part B of Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
No 2092/91 expired on 31 March 2006.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

It is therefore considered necessary to reintroduce for a
limited period of time the authorisation to use metal-
dehyde, while awaiting the results of research for new
methods to control molluscs and an increased availability
of alternative substances.

Annex II
therefore be amended accordingly.

to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up
by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended in

Several Member States have indicated that organic
farmers on their
territory do not have any viable
alternative to the use of metaldehyde for controlling
molluscs in certain arable crops.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication 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, 10 July 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 394/2007 (OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 3).

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 181/11

ANNEX

In Table III (Substances to be used in traps and/or dispensers) in point 1 of Part B (Products for plant protection) of
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, for the entry ‘Metaldehyde’, the date ‘31 March 2006’ is replaced by ‘31 March
2008’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4692 — Barclays/ABN AMRO) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, merger control, service

C 157/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.7.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4692 — Barclays/ABN AMRO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/11)

1.
On 2 July 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 Barclays PLC (‘Barclays’,
UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking ABN AMRO Holding N.V. (‘ABN AMRO’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on
23 April 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Barclays: a global financial services provider;

— for undertaking ABN AMRO: international bank.

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.4692 — Barclays/ABN AMRO, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4719 — Heidelberg/Hanson) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, cement, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

10.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4719 — Heidelberg/Hanson)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 157/12)

1.
On 3 July 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 HeidelbergCement AG
(‘Heidelberg’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of Hanson PLC (‘Hanson’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Heidelberg: production of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, cement additives and other related

products;

— for Hanson: production of aggregates, cement additives, ready-mix concrete and other related products.

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.4719 — Heidelberg/Hanson 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.