do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/2007 of 25 October 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 282/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1253/2007

of 25 October 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

tenders submitted in response to the partial
invitation
to tender ending on 24 October 2007, it is appropriate
invi-
to fix a maximum export refund for that partial
tation to tender.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

(3)

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14
September 2007 opening a
standing invitation to
tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the
intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and
Spain,
Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial
invitations to
tender.

Ireland,

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 24 October 2007,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be
436,40 EUR/t.

the product

(2)

Pursuant
1060/2007 and following an examination of

to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
the

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007,
p. 3).

(2) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2007 of 25 October 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

26.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 282/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1249/2007

of 25 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:

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 26 October 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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).

L 282/6

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Official Journal of the European Union

26.10.2007

to Commission Regulation of 25 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
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
TR
UY
ZA
ZZ

BR
MK
TR
US
ZZ

AU
CL
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
CN
TR
ZZ

57,7
35,2
46,5

151,2
190,9
35,8
45,9
149,9
114,7

124,8
124,8

76,8
88,5
73,9
54,4
73,4

246,8
26,1
124,5
212,4
152,5

148,5
161,2
35,3
104,7
96,8
102,6
108,2

49,1
65,0
124,4
79,5

(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’.
P6_TA(2007)0476#Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 October 2007 on the draft Council Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union (9688/2007 — C6-0209/2007 — 2005/0805(CNS))
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: criminal procedure, imprisonment, mutual recognition principle, penal institution, ruling

C 263 E/616

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

16.10.2008

Thursday 25 October 2007

P6_TA(2007)0476

Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 October 2007 on the draft Council Framework
Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters
imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their
enforcement in the European Union (9688/2007 — C6-0209/2007 — 2005/0805(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council draft (9688/2007),

— having regard to the initiative of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of

Sweden (7307/2005) (1),

— having regard to its position of 14 June 2006 (2),

— having regard to Articles 31(1)(a) and 34(2)(b) of the EU Treaty,

— having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

again (C6-0209/2007)),

— having regard to Rules 93, 51 and 55(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0362/2007),

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Approves the Council draft as amended;

Calls on the Council to amend the text accordingly;

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 draft substantially;

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2a (new)

(2a)
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings are a crucial
element for ensuring mutual confidence among the Member
States in judicial cooperation, and despite the efforts of the
German Presidency, no agreement has thus far been reached
following the presentation of a draft framework decision on
procedural rights by the Commission, backed by the European
Parliament at first reading (1).

(1) OJ C 33 E, 9.2.2006, p. 159.

(1) OJ C 150, 21.6.2005, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 300 E, 9.12.2006, p. 201.
Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 1/2007/SC of 25 October 2007 amending Decision of the Standing Committee No 5/2004/SC establishing a principle of cost sharing for the EEA Financial Mechanism
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: Standing Committee of the EFTA States
Subjects: EFTA countries, EU financing, European Economic Area, financing method

L 122/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.5.2008

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES

No 1/2007/SC

of 25 October 2007

amending Decision of the Standing Committee No 5/2004/SC establishing a principle of cost sharing
for the EEA Financial Mechanism

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Agreement,

Having regard to Protocol 38a on the EEA Financial Mechanism inserted into the EEA Agreement by the
Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the
Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic
of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area, and amended
by the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic
Area,

Having regard to the Decision of
23 September 2004 establishing a principle of cost sharing for the EEA Financial Mechanism,

the Standing Committee of

the EFTA States No 5/2004/SC of

Having regard to the fact that Liechtenstein now is in the position to produce its own official data on Gross
Domestic Product (GDP),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Paragraph 6 and 7 of the Annex to the Decision of the Standing Committee No 5/2004/SC establishing a
principle of cost sharing for the EEA Financial Mechanism shall be replaced by the following:

‘6. The GDP data on which the contributions for a specific year t are to be based, shall be delivered
by 1 February of the same year and shall relate to the years t-4, t-3 and t-2. For Liechtenstein, the three
most recent years for which data is available shall be used.’

This Decision shall take immediate effect. It shall apply for the first time for the tranche 2007-2008.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2007.

For the Standing Committee

The Chairman

Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

The Secretary-General

Kåre BRYN
Corrigendum to 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 ( OJ C 193, 21.8.2007 )
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Navarre, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional investment

25.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/39

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to 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 invest-
ment aid

(Official Journal of the European Union C 193 of 21 August 2007)

(2007/C 250/11)

The publication of
Aid XR 118/07), is cancelled.

information communicated regarding State aid in the Official

Journal mentioned below (p. 5,
Scheme for reducing nitrogen oxide for vessels in the Norwegian shipping register (NOR) — Summary information
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid system, air quality, pollution control measures, pollution from ships, vessel

C 250/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2007

Scheme for reducing nitrogen oxide for vessels in the Norwegian shipping register (NOR)

Summary information

(2007/C 250/07)

Number of aid

EFTA State

61272

Norway

Title and objective of aid schemes or
name of company beneficiary of an
individual aid (aid based on a scheme
which should however be notified
individually and aid not based on a
scheme)

Scheme for reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx)-NOxRED, for vessels in the
Norwegian shipping register (NOR)

Legal basis

Adoption by the Norwegian Parliament

Annual expenditure planned or overall
amount of individual aid granted (In
national currency)

Aid scheme

Annual expenditure planned:

NOK 15 million (2007) and
NOK 35 million (2008-2009)

EUR 1,86 million (2007)
and EUR 4,34 million
(2008-2009)

Overall amount:

EUR 6,2 million

NOK 50 million (2007-2009)

Duration

2007-2009

Maximum aid intensity of
scheme

Economic sectors

to

specific

Limited
mentioned in the ‘General
tion’ (Part I, paragraph 4.2.)

sectors

as
informa-

the aid

30 % of eligible costs (15 % in the case of engine replacement)

Vessels in the Norwegian Shipping register, operating in the Norwegian coastal
area

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Norwegian Maritime Authority
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 250/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 October 2007

(2007/C 250/02)

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

1,4230

RON

Romanian leu

162,67

7,4542

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,69550

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3674

33,437

1,7254

1,5833

1,3797

11,0306

1,8941

2,0801

KRW South Korean won

1 306,60

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

9,4715

10,6620

7,3370

13 059,58

4,7948

62,790

35,4170

44,974

9,2127

1,6706

86,67

7,7455

1,9558

0,5842

27,178

15,6466

251,32

3,4528

0,7023

0,4293

3,6549

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
P6_TA(2007)0479#Business registers for statistical purposes ***II#European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 October 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (7656/5/2007 — C6-0218/2007 — 2005/0032(COD))
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, harmonisation of standards, registration of a company

C 263 E/620

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

16.10.2008

Thursday 25 October 2007

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 6
Article 3c (new)

Article 3c

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before
another agreement as to its renewal is concluded, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council
a report on the application of the Agreement and the condi-
tions under which it was implemented.

Amendment 7
Article 3d (new)

Article 3d

On the basis of the report referred to in Article 3c and after
consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where
appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate
with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

P6_TA(2007)0479

Business registers for statistical purposes ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 October 2007 on the Council common position for
adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common frame-
work for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2186/93 (7656/5/2007 — C6-0218/2007 — 2005/0032(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (7656/5/2007 — C6-0218/2007),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2005)0112),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Economic and Monetary

Affairs (A6-0353/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

(1) OJ C 298 E, 8.12.2006, p. 127.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, State aid, control of State aid, innovation, research and development, research body, research policy

25.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/27

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2007/C 250/08)

Date of adoption: 27 February 2007

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Case 60221

Scheme for Centres for Research-based Innovation

The principal objective of the scheme is to promote research, development and innova-
tion by:

— creating a knowledge base that will give enterprises an incentive to innovate,

— facilitating active alliances between research active enterprises and research groups

at research institutions,

— supporting industrially oriented research groups doing frontier research, and

— by stimulating researcher training and transfer of research-based knowledge.

Legal basis:

Government White Paper on Research 2005 ‘Commitment to Research’ (St. meld. No 20,
2004-2005) and the Budget document for 2006 from the Ministry of Education and
Research to the Research Council of Norway.

Budget/Duration:

The yearly budget of the scheme is NOK 100 million (approximately EUR 12,5 million).
The scheme is notified for a duration of 8 years starting in 2007 and ending in 2015.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found
at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1252/2007 of 25 October 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

26.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 282/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1252/2007

of 25 October 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July
2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/2008
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
25 October 2007,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 25 October 2007,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be
36,062 EUR/100 kg.

the product

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 October 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007,
p. 3).

(2) OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4834 — ALSTOM/Ecotècnia) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, capital goods, economic concentration, energy production, merger control, rail transport, restrictive-practice authorisation, soft energy, telecommunications

25.10.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4834 — ALSTOM/Ecotècnia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 250/01)

On 19 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 32007M4834. EUR-Lex is the

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