do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2007/660/EC: Council Decision of 9 October 2007 appointing four Netherlands members and four Netherlands alternate members to the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Netherlands, appointment of staff

13.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 270/15

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 October 2007

appointing four Netherlands members and four Netherlands alternate members to the Committee of
the Regions

(2007/660/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25
January 2010 (1).

Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the
mandates of Mr BIJMAN and Mr LOKKER. Two members’ seats have become vacant following the
resignation of Mr JANSEN and Mr HOES. Four alternate members’ seats have become vacant following
the end of the mandates of Mr van GELDER, Mr SWIERSTRA, Mr van DIESSEN and Mr EURLINGS,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term
of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

as members:

Mr Co VERDAAS, gedeputeerde in de provincie Gelderland,

Ms Johanna MAIJ-WEGGEN, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Noord-Brabant,

Mr Léon FRISSEN, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Limburg,

Mr Rob BATS, gedeputeerde in de provincie Drenthe,

and

as alternate members:

Ms Carla PEIJS, Commissaris der Koningin in de provincie Zeeland,

Mr Sjoerd GALEMA, gedeputeerde in de provincie Friesland,

Mr Joop BINNEKAMP, gedeputeerde in de provincie Utrecht,

Mr Dick BUURSINK, gedeputeerde in de provincie Overijssel.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
2007/666/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 2007 on the appointment of one member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies for its third mandate
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU body, appointment of staff, bio-ethics, ethics, new technology, scientific research

16.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 271/15

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 October 2007

on the appointment of one member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New
Technologies for its third mandate

(2007/666/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Decision 2005/383/EC of 11
May 2005 (1) on the renewal of the mandate of the European
Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Dr C. CASINI has resigned as a Member of the EGE,
consequently to his appointment as MEP, by letter of
12 July 2006.

On 15 March 2007 the Commission published a call for
applications regarding the selection of a new member of
the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Tech-
nologies and a Jury composed of senior Commission
received and
staff has
prepared a shortlist for the Commission Decision,

evaluated the

applications

Mr Francesco D. BUSNELLI is appointed as EGE member for the
period covered by the current EGE (2005-09), as a replacement
of former EGE Member Carlo CASINI.

Article 2
The new EGE member’s mandate enters into force on the same
day as the adoption of the present Decision.

Done at Brussels, 9 October 2007.

For the Commission
The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 17.
2007/661/EC: Council Decision of 9 October 2007 appointing an Italian member and an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Italy, appointment of staff

L 270/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.10.2007

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 October 2007

appointing an Italian member and an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/661/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25
January 2010 (1).

A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the
mandate of Mr GUARISCHI. An alternate member’s
following the
appointment as a member of Mr SCOMA,

seat has become vacant

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term
of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as a member:

Mr Francesco SCOMA, Deputato regionale dell’Assemblea Regionale Siciliana (change of mandate)

and

(b) as an alternate member:

Mr Sante ZUFFADA, Consigliere della Regione Lombardia.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2007 of 9 October 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

10.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 264/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1177/2007

of 9 October 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 10 October 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 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 9 October 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
TR
UY
ZA
ZW
ZZ

BR
IL
MK
TR
US
ZZ

AR
AU
CL
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
TR
ZA
ZZ

91,4
32,1
121,7
81,7

138,6
138,6

117,9
117,9

72,0
95,1
81,5
57,3
52,6
71,7

277,2
284,6
44,5
136,6
284,6
205,5

90,2
138,9
27,4
13,8
78,8
100,9
86,4
76,6

65,1
124,1
65,4
84,9

(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’.
2007/662/EC: Council Decision of 9 October 2007 appointing five Slovenian members and three Slovenian alternate members to the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Slovenia, appointment of staff

13.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 270/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 October 2007

appointing five Slovenian members and three Slovenian alternate members to the Committee of the
Regions

(2007/662/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Slovenian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25
January 2010 (1).

Five members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have fallen vacant following the end of the
mandates of Mr SOVIČ, Mr KOVAČIČ, Ms PEČAN, Mr ŠTEBE and Mr HALB. Two alternate members’
seats have fallen vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr COLARIČ and the resignation of Mr
KOVŠE. One alternate member’s seat is to fall vacant following the appointment of Ms MAJCEN as a
member (change of mandate),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term
of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as members:

Mr Franci ROKAVEC, župan Občine Litija,

Mr Franci VOVK, župan Občine Dolenjske Toplice,

Ms Irena MAJCEN, županja Občine Slovenska Bystrica (change of mandate),

Mr Aleš ČERIN, podžupan Mestne občine Ljubljana,

Ms Jasmina VIDMAR, članica občinskega sveta Mestne občine Maribor,

and

(b) as alternate members:

Mr Antón ŠTIHEC, župan Mestne občine Murska Sobota,

Mr Blaž MILAVEC, župan Občine Sodražica,

Mr Jure MEGLIČ, podžupan Občine Tržič.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4858 — Oaktree/Conbipel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, retail selling

9.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4858 — Oaktree/Conbipel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 236/06)

1.
On 25 September 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 Oaktree Capital
Management L.P. (‘Oaktree’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking Conbipel S.p.A. (‘Conbipel’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— For Oaktree: investment management,

— For Conbipel: fashion apparel retail.

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.4858 — Oaktree/Conbipel, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 236/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 October 2007

(2007/C 236/03)

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

1,4089

RON

Romanian leu

165,49

7,4517

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,69125

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3473

33,664

1,6711

1,5680

1,3863

10,9316

1,8448

2,0731

KRW South Korean won

1 288,58

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

9,6373

10,5755

7,3268

12 778,72

4,7804

62,273

35,2330

44,228

9,1665

1,6679

85,77

7,6700

1,9558

0,5842

27,513

15,6466

249,85

3,4528

0,7049

0,4293

3,7465

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4725 — Merrill Lynch/Abbey National/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, credit guarantee, economic concentration, investment, merger control, mortgage, restrictive-practice authorisation

9.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4857 — 3i/Accord)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 236/01)

On 13 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4857. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 236/02)

On 17 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4725. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4857 — 3i/Accord) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, industrial enterprise, investment company, investment transaction, logistics, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, subcontracting

9.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4857 — 3i/Accord)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 236/01)

On 13 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4857. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 236/02)

On 17 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4725. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1179/2007 of 9 October 2007 registering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bayerischer Meerrettich or Bayerischer Kren (PGI))
Date: 2007-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, location of production, product designation, root vegetable

10.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 264/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1179/2007

of 9 October 2007

registering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (Bayerischer Meerrettich or Bayerischer Kren (PGI))

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
foodstuffs (1), and in particular
subparagraph of
Article 7(4) thereof,

the first

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and Article 17(2)
thereof,
application submitted by Germany to
register the name ‘Bayerischer Meerrettich’ or ‘Bayerischer

the

Kren’ was published in the Official Journal of the European
Union (2).

(2)

One objection was notified to the Commission under
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As that
objection was
the name
should be registered,

subsequently withdrawn,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby registered.

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, 9 October 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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

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

(2) OJ C 283, 21.11.2006, p. 12.

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ANNEX

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

Class 1.6.

Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

GERMANY

Bayerischer Meerrettich or Bayerischer Kren (PGI)