do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4623 — Vinci Construction/Solétanche) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, public works, restrictive-practice authorisation, road network

C 249/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4623 — Vinci Construction/Solétanche)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/03)

On 24 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 32007M4623. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4798 — BP/Associated British Foods/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/04)

On 30 August 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 32007M4798. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
P6_TA(2007)0461#European Statistical Governance Advisory Board ***I#European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (COM(2006)0599 — C6-0348/2006 — 2006/0199(COD))
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), governance

C 263 E/410

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

16.10.2008

Wednesday 24 October 2007

P6_TA(2007)0461

European Statistical Governance Advisory Board ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a decision of the
European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory
Board (COM(2006)0599 — C6-0348/2006 — 2006/0199(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0599),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0348/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0327/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0199

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 October 2007 with a view to
the adoption of Decision No …/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing
the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Decision No 235/2008/EC.)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4737 — Sabic/GE Plastics) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, raw chemical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, soil conditioning

24.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 249/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4737 — Sabic/GE Plastics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/01)

On 2 August 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 32007M4737. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4744 — Ineos/Borealis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/02)

On 24 August 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 32007M4744. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Decision No 1530/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2007 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: France, Germany, aid to disaster victims, emergency aid, financial aid, fund (EU), natural disaster

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 337/1

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

I

DECISIONS ADOPTED JOINTLY BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE
COUNCIL

DECISION No 1530/2007/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 24 October 2007

on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Germany and France submitted applications to mobilise
the Fund, concerning two disasters caused by a major
storm and a tropical cyclone respectively,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of
11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity
Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be
year 2007,
mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 172 195 985 in
commitment and payment appropriations.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Union has created a European Union Soli-
darity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the popu-
lation of regions struck by disasters.

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows
the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of
EUR 1 billion.

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions
whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

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

Done at Strasbourg, 24 October 2007.

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

M. LOBO ANTUNES

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4744 — Ineos/Borealis) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, plastics industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

24.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 249/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4737 — Sabic/GE Plastics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/01)

On 2 August 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 32007M4737. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4744 — Ineos/Borealis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 249/02)

On 24 August 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 32007M4744. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
P6_TA(2007)0466#Mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (COM(2007)0216 — C6-0170/2007 — 2007/0073(CNS))
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, accession to an agreement, administrative cooperation, customs cooperation, mutual assistance

16.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 263 E/417

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday 24 October 2007

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 7
Article 9, paragraph 2

the Deputy Secretary-General of

The application of this Regulation is subject to notifica-
2.
tion of
the Council to the
Commission that no agreement or contract has been concluded
for the provision of networking and security services for the
exchange of data referred to in Article 1(1) pursuant to Council
Decision 2007/149/EC and Council Decision 2000/265/EC.

2.
This Regulation shall be applicable as from the date of
its publication and after notification of the Deputy Secretary-
General of the Council to the Commission that no agreement or
contract has been concluded for the provision of networking
and security services for the exchange of data referred to in
Article 1(1) pursuant
to Council Decision 2007/149/EC and
Council Decision 2000/265/EC.

P6_TA(2007)0466

Mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the recommendation for a Coun-
cil decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 18 December
1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual assistance
(COM(2007)0216 — C6-0170/2007 —
and cooperation between customs

administrations
2007/0073(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0216),

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

Council consulted Parliament (C6-0170/2007),

— recalling the efforts of consecutive Bulgarian and Romanian governments to meet the respective bench-

marks provided for the activation of the simplified accession procedure,

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

(A6-0352/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission recommendation

3.
substantially;

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

4.
ments of Bulgaria and Romania.
P6_TA(2007)0463#Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning ***I#European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 — C6-0294/2006 — 2006/0163(COD))
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, European Parliament
Subjects: continuing education, education policy, professional qualifications

C 263 E/412

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

16.10.2008

Wednesday 24 October 2007

P6_TA(2007)0463

Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning ***I

European Parliament
a
recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the
European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479 — C6-0294/2006 —
2006/0163(COD))

legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal

for

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0479),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 149(4) and 150(4) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the

Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0294/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinions of
the Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0245/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0163

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 October 2007 with a view to
the adoption of Recommendation 2008/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the
final legislative act, Recommendation 2008/…/EC.)
P6_TA(2007)0455#Agreement between the EC and Albania on short-stay visas *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas (COM(2007)0413 — C6-0293/2007 — 2007/0148(CNS))
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Albania, EU visa policy, agreement (EU)

16.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 263 E/403

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0294/2007),

Wednesday 24 October 2007

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0383/2007),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
ments and parliaments of the Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

P6_TA(2007)0455

Agreement between the EC and Albania on short-stay visas *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic
of Albania on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas (COM(2007)0413 — C6-0293/2007 —
2007/0148(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0413),

— having regard to Articles 62(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and 300(2),

first subparagraph,

first sentence, of

the

EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0293/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0382/2007),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
ments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Albania.
P6_TA(2007)0453#Agreement between the EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on readmission *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on readmission (COM(2007)0432 — C6-0300/2007 — 2007/0147(CNS))
Date: 2007-10-24
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU migration policy, North Macedonia, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, return migration

C 263 E/402

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

16.10.2008

Wednesday 24 October 2007

P6_TA(2007)0453

Agreement between the EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on
readmission *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on readmission (COM(2007)0432 — C6-0300/2007 —
2007/0147(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0432),

— having regard to Articles 63(3)(b) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0300/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0381/2007),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
ments and parliaments of the Member States and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

P6_TA(2007)0454

Agreement between the EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on
short-stay visas *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 October 2007 on the proposal for a Council
decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas (COM(2007)0421
— C6-0294/2007 — 2007/0159(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0421),

— having regard to Articles 62(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and 300(2),

first subparagraph,

first sentence, of

the

EC Treaty,