do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4843 — RBS/ABN AMRO assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, banking, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

13.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4843 — RBS/ABN AMRO assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 270/04)

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 32007M4843. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, regional development, research and development

13.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/5

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 270/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

10.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 850/06

Member State

Region

Germany

Sachsen-Anhalt

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Q-Cells

Legal basis

Investitionszulagengesetz 2005 und 2007; 35. GA-Rahmenplan

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Direct grant, Tax allowance

Overall budget: EUR 38,16 million

17,64 %

1.9.2006-31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Electrical and optical equipment

Name and address of
authority

the granting

IZ:
Finanzamt Bitterfeld
Röhrenstrasse 33
D-06749 Bitterfeld

GA:
Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt
Domplatz 12
D-39104 Magdeburg

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision

8.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 274/07

Member State

Region

Germany

Land Sachsen-Anhalt

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beschäftigung von Inno-

vationsassistenten und zur Förderung des Personalaustauschs

C 270/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2007

Legal basis

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Beschäftigung von Inno-
vationsassistenten und zur Förderung des Personalaustauschs

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Research and development, Employment

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 2 million; overall budget: EUR 13 million

50 %

6 years

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt
Domplatz 12
D-39104 Magdeburg

Other information

—

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Commission Communication supplementing the drawings in item 3.2.1 of Annex II to Directive 71/316/EEC by the drawing for the sign TR for Turkey, as required by Decision No 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Association Council (EU), EC conformity marking, Türkiye, approximation of laws, measuring equipment, metrology

13.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/11

Commission Communication supplementing the drawings in item 3.2.1 of Annex II to Directive
71/316/EEC by the drawing for the sign ‘TR’ for Turkey, as required by Decision No 2/97 of the
EC-Turkey Association Council

(2007/C 270/06)

1. Decision No 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 4 June 1997 establishes the list of Com-
munity instruments relating to the removal of technical barriers to trade between European Union and
Turkey, as required by Article 8(2) of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of
22 December 1995 on implementing the final phase of the Customs Union. This list includes Directive
71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (1).

2. Directive 71/316/EEC makes provision in item 3.1.1.1a of Annex II, for the distinguishing capital letter
of the State where the original check is carried out, to be used for the EEC initial verification mark
affixed on a measuring instrument and indicating that the latter conforms to the EEC requirements.

3. Directive 71/316/EEC makes provision in item 3.2.1 of Annex II, for the drawings showing the shape,
dimensions and outline of the letters for the EEC initial verification marks as laid down in item 3.1 of
that Annex.

4. Decision No 2/97 contains the necessary adaptations of Directive 71/316/EEC, so that it can be effec-
tively put into force by Turkey. According to Chapter IX, point 1 of Annex II to the Decision, the provi-
sions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of Decision No 1/95, be read with the following adaptations:
(a) to the first indent of point 3.1 of Annex I and to the first indent of point 3.1.1.1a of Annex II, the
following shall be added to the text in brackets:
‘TR for Turkey’; (b) the drawings to which Annex II,
point 3.2.1 refers shall be supplemented by the letters necessary for the sign ‘TR’.

5. Therefore, on the basis of Chapter IX, point 1 of Annex II to Decision No 2/97, the drawings referred to
in point 3.2.1 of Annex II to Directive 71/316/EEC are supplemented, for the purposes of Decision
No 1/95, by the drawing of the distinguishing letters ‘TR’ for Turkey, in accordance with the model
below:

(1) OJ L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1320/2007 of 12 November 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

13.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1320/2007

of 12 November 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 13 November 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 November 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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13.11.2007

to Commission Regulation of 12 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

MA
ZZ

IL
TR
UY
ZZ

AR
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZZ

AR
CA
CL
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
CN
TR
ZZ

69,9
18,4
88,6
59,0

196,3
237,9
104,5
179,6

74,2
96,7
85,5

93,3
93,3

69,1
81,8
94,2
81,7

63,6
93,5
62,8
73,3

233,7
129,8
291,2
218,2

80,9
111,1
33,5
29,7
99,3
89,0
73,9

49,4
51,9
129,4
76,9

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4817 — Aviva/Banco Popolare/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, merger control

C 270/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4817 — Aviva/Banco Popolare/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 270/08)

On 30 October 2007,

1.
the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Aviva Italia
Holding S.p.A. (‘Aviva’, Italy), belonging to the group Aviva (‘Aviva Group’, UK) and Banco Popolare Soc.
Coop. (‘Banco Popolare’, Italy), belonging to the group Banco Popolare (‘Banco Popolare Group’, Italy)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
Novara Assicura S.p.A. (‘Novara Assicura’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Aviva: ownership and management of insurance companies,

— for Banco Popolare: retail banking,

— for Novara Assicura: insurance (non-life).

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.4817 — Aviva/Banco Popolare/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.
Council Joint Action 2007/732/CFSP of 13 November 2007 amending Joint Action 2007/106/CFSP extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Afghanistan, common foreign and security policy, diplomatic representation, police cooperation, the EU's international role

L 295/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2007

III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/732/CFSP

of 13 November 2007

amending Joint Action 2007/106/CFSP extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the
European Union for Afghanistan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

Joint Action 2007/106/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

On 15 February 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action
2007/106/CFSP extending the mandate of the Special
Representative of the European Union for Afghanistan (1).

On 30 May 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action
2007/369/CFSP on establishment of
the European
Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHA-
NISTAN) (2) for a period of three years.

the Council adopted Joint
On 13 November 2007,
2007/733/CFSP (3)
Action
amending
Joint Action
the new command and
2007/369/CFSP to reflect
control
structure for EU civilian crisis management
operations as approved by the Council on 18 June 2007.

the Special Representative of

the
The mandate of
European Union for Afghanistan should be amended to
reflect his role in relation to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in
line with the new command and control structure for EU
civilian crisis management operations,

1. The following point shall be added to Article 3:

‘(i) provide the Head of the European Union Police Mission
in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) with local
political guidance. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation
Commander shall consult each other as required.’

2. Point (e) of Article 7(2) shall be deleted.

Article 2

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

its

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 55.
(2) OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 33.
(3) See page 31 of this Official Journal.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2007 of 5 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing ( OJ L 290, 8.11.2007 )
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common fisheries policy, data transmission, disclosure of information, fishing controls, fishing regulations, remote sensing

L 294/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2007 of 5 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for
the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing
activities and on means of remote sensing

(Official Journal of the European Union L 290 of 8 November 2007)

The publication of this Regulation in the abovementioned Official Journal is annulled.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2007 of 13 November 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

14.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 295/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1327/2007

of 13 November 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 14 November 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 November 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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14.11.2007

to Commission Regulation of 13 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

MA
ZZ

HR
IL
TR
UY
ZZ

AR
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZZ

AR
CA
CL
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
CN
TR
ZZ

62,7
18,4
80,3
53,8

196,3
67,7
114,7
126,2

66,6
95,8
81,2

93,8
93,8

39,6
69,0
77,0
99,1
71,2

65,5
99,4
62,0
75,6

237,9
136,0
267,2
213,7

80,9
95,9
33,5
31,5
101,7
85,8
71,6

49,4
56,0
129,4
78,3

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 270/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 November 2007

(2007/C 270/05)

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

1,4579

RON

Romanian leu

159,55

7,4525

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,70445

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,4451

33,000

1,7660

1,6516

1,3956

11,3519

1,9524

2,1113

KRW South Korean won

1 329,02

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

9,8305

10,8064

7,3440

13 368,94

4,8657

62,602

35,8010

46,079

9,3214

1,6403

88,74

7,8740

1,9558

0,5842

26,645

15,6466

254,50

3,4528

0,7024

0,4293

3,6437

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.