do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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21.8.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 August 2007

(2007/C 193/02)

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

1,3476

RON

Romanian leu

155,14

7,4412

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67890

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2588

33,657

1,8185

1,6791

1,4298

10,5331

1,9336

2,0587

KRW South Korean won

1 270,72

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

9,9213

10,2244

7,3252

12 653,96

4,7011

63,000

34,7560

44,220

9,3296

1,6284

91,17

7,9910

1,9558

0,5842

27,699

15,6466

259,19

3,4528

0,6977

0,4293

3,8377

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to national regional investment aid (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Navarre, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional investment

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to national
regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 193/04)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 118/07

Spain

Navarra

Title of aid scheme or the name of the
undertaking
aid
receiving
supplement

hoc

ad

Ayudas regionales a la inversión en industrias agroalimentarias

Legal basis

Orden Foral 146/2007 del Consejero de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación
por la que se aprueban las normas que regulan las ayudas estatales de la Comu-
nidad Foral de Navarra a la transformación y comercialización de productos
agroalimentarios en las zonas incluidas en el Mapa de Ayudas de Finalidad
Regional de Navarra para el período 2007-2013

Type of measure

Annual budget

Aid scheme

EUR 6 million

Maximum aid intensity

10 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

2.6.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Limited to specific sectors

DA 15

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Gobierno de Navarra
Departamento de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Alimentación
C/ Tudela, 20
E-31003 Pamplona

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.cfnavarra.es/bon/076/F0708205.htm

Other information

—
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4612 — Accor/Pierre et Vacances/Newcity JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, tourism

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II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4612 — Accor/Pierre et Vacances/Newcity JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 193/01)

On 4 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 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 32007M4612. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4696 — KKR/Harman) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual equipment, economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, merger control, private investment

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V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4696 — KKR/Harman)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 193/06)

1.
On 13 August 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 KHI Manager LLC,
controlled by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
Industries,
of
Incorporated (‘Harman’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

the undertaking Harman International

the Council Regulation control of

the whole of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for KKR: private equity,

— for Harman: manufacture of high fidelity audio products and electronic systems.

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.4696 — KKR/Harman, 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.4772 — Carlyle/Zodiac Marine) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, private investment, sports facilities

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4772 — Carlyle/Zodiac Marine)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 193/07)

1.
On 10 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Zodiac Marine, one of the business
segments of the undertaking Zodiac S.A. (France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Carlyle: private equity investments, active inter alia via its subsidiary Jandy Pool Products, Inc. in pool

equipments,

— for Zodiac Marine: inflatable boats, pools and pool equipments.

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.4772 — Carlyle/Zodiac Marine, 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.4725 — Merrill Lynch/Abbey National/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, credit guarantee, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, mortgage

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4725 — Merrill Lynch/Abbey National/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 193/08)

1.
On 13 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation 139/2004 (1) by which Merrill Lynch International, belonging to the Merrill
Lynch Group (‘Merrill Lynch’ , USA) and Abbey National plc (‘Abbey’, UK), belonging to the Banco Santander
Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Concert
Mortgages Holdings Ltd (‘Concert Mortgages’, UK), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Merrill Lynch: banking and investment banking services,

— for Abbey/Santander: retail and corporate banking,

— for Concert Mortgages: provision of non-conforming mortgages in the UK and payment protection

insurance for those mortgages.

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.4725 — Merrill Lynch/Abbey National/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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 982/2007 of 21 August 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pimentón de la Vera (PDO) — Karlovarský suchar (PGI) — Riso di Baraggia biellese e vercellese (PDO))
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Italy, Spain, confectionery product, designation of origin, fruit vegetable, product designation, rice

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22.8.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/2007

of 21 August 2007

registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected
indications (Pimentón de la Vera (PDO) — Karlovarský suchar (PGI) — Riso di
geographical

Baraggia biellese e vercellese (PDO))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20
March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and
designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

to register the name ‘Karlovarský suchar’ and Italy’s appli-
cation to register the name ‘Riso di Baraggia Biellese e
Vercellese’ were published in the Official
Journal of the
European Union (2).

(2)

As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
510/2006 was sent to the Commission, those names
should be registered,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names
registered.

in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby

(1)

In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2)
to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No
and pursuant
510/2006, Spain’s application to register
the name
‘Pimentón de la Vera’, the Czech Republic’s application

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 21 August 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 287, 24.11.2006, p. 2 (Pimentón de la Vera); OJ C 290,
29.11.2006, p. 20 (Karlovarský suchar); OJ C 291, 30.11.2006,
p. 10 (Riso di Baraggia Biellese e Vercellese).

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ANNEX

1. Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty

Class 1.6. — Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

ITALY

Riso di Baraggia Biellese e Vercellese (PDO)

Class 1.8. — Other products of Annex I to the Treaty (spices, etc.)

SPAIN

Pimentón de la Vera (PDO)

2. Foodstuffs referred to in Annex I to the Regulation

Class 2.4. — Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

CZECH REPUBLIC

Karlovarský suchar (PGI)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 978/2007 of 21 August 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, cattle, fixing of prices, price index, representative market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/2007

of 21 August 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on
representative Community markets

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

Whereas,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 (2)
lays
down provisions on the recording of prices on the repre-
sentative markets of the Member States for various cate-
gories of bovine animals. Detailed rules on the infor-
mation to be provided for the price survey for each of
these categories are provided in the Annexes to that
Regulation.

On the request of France, Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 2273/2002 should be partly revised in light of
how marketing of cattle in that Member State has
survey
the price
thereby ensuring that
developed,
continues to be based on representative markets.

Point 1 of Part D of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002
is amended as follows:

‘1. Representative markets

Rethel, Dijon, Rabastens, Lezay, Bourg-en-Bresse, Agen, Le
Cateau, Sancoins, Château-Gonthier, Saint-Étienne’.

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, 21 August 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2002, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 446/2007 (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 30).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 974/2007 of 21 August 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 974/2007

of 21 August 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:

in
standard values for imports from third countries,
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
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 August 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 August 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 756/2007 (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 41).

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to Commission Regulation of 21 August 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MK
TR
XK
XS
ZZ

TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
UY
ZA
ZZ

EG
TR
US
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
CN
NZ
TR
ZA
ZZ

TR
US
ZA
ZZ

IL
ZZ

28,3
69,6
48,8
42,4
47,3

124,4
124,4

85,9
85,9

65,8
58,9
57,6
60,8

236,6
104,1
164,8
168,5

47,4
77,5
78,0
77,4
88,9
97,0
88,0
79,2

52,9
21,3
109,7
130,0
104,1
83,6

143,0
172,7
80,5
132,1

153,7
153,7

(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’.