do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4969 — DZ Equity Partner/Welle Holding/PAIDI Moebel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: child, economic concentration, exchange of information, furniture industry, medium-sized business, merger control, shareholding

20.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4969 — DZ Equity Partner/Welle Holding/PAIDI Moebel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 277/09)

1.
On 12 November 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 undertakings DZ Equity Partner
GmbH (‘DZ EQUITY’, Germany) and Welle Holding AG & CO. KG (‘Welle Holding’, Germany) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of PAIDI Moebel GmbH
(‘PAIDI’, Germany) by way of purchase of securities.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for DZ EQUITY: financial investor specializing in equity investment in medium sized companies,

— for Welle Holding: family owned company active in the production of furniture (for kitchen, babies, kids

and teenagers),

— for PAIDI: produces and distributes furniture for babies, kids and teenagers.

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.4969 — DZ Equity Partner/Welle Holding/PAIDI Moebel, 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.
Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the basis of Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: Netherlands
Subjects: Netherlands, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

20.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/17

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the
basis of Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of
hydrocarbons

(2007/C 277/11)

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation
to prospect for hydrocarbons in block G13 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining
Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).

With reference to the Directive 94/22/EC mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act
(Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs
hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydro-
carbons in block G13 of the Dutch continental shelf.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria,
conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the above-mentioned Directive are
set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the
Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to: The Minister for Economic Affairs, For the atten-
tion of J.C. De Groot, Director for the Energy Market, ALP/562, P.O. Box 20101, 2500 EC Den Haag,
the Netherlands.

Applications submitted after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than twelve months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained from the following telephone number: (31-70) 379 77 62 (contact
person: E.J. Hoppel).
Case C-190/07: Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, marketing, national implementing measure, seed, testing, third country

23.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/39

Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Italian
Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 29 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

(Case C-190/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/67)

Language of the case: Italian

(Case C-234/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/70)

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 16 November 2007
(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Zala Megyei
Bíróság — Republic of Hungary) — OTP Bank rt and
Merlin Gerin Zala kft v Zala Megyei Közigazgatási Hivatal

Order of the President of the Court of 5 December 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Federal
Republic of Germany

(Case C-195/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/68)

Language of the case: Hungarian

(Case C-245/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/71)

Language of the case: German

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 21 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

(Case C-206/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/69)

(Case C-266/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/72)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 November 2007

(2007/C 277/03)

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

1,4654

RON

Romanian leu

161,58

7,4529

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,71445

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,4825

33,142

1,7409

1,6456

1,4318

11,4079

1,9313

2,1209

KRW South Korean won

1 347,29

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

9,8263

10,8859

7,3468

13 672,18

4,9421

63,305

35,8880

46,165

9,2829

1,6379

89,49

8,0780

1,9558

0,5842

26,693

15,6466

254,23

3,4528

0,6993

0,4293

3,6706

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4617 — Nutreco/BASF) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production, chemical industry, economic concentration, food production, gas industry, merger control, pet food, plastics industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 277/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2007

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4617 — Nutreco/BASF)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 277/02)

On 25 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 32007M4617. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Case T-424/07: Action brought on 20 November 2007 — Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM)
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), agricultural product, genetic engineering, trade-mark law

12.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 8/29

Action brought on 20 November 2007 — Pioneer Hi-Bred
International v OHIM (OPTIMUM)

(Case T-424/07)

(2008/C 8/51)

Form of order sought

— The decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 11 September
2007 in Case R 288/2007-2 concerning Community trade
mark application No 4 893 053 ‘OPTIMUM’ be annulled;

— defendant pay the costs of the proceedings.

Language of the case: English

Pleas in law and main arguments

Parties

Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, United
States)
(represented by: G. Würtenberger, R. Kunze, and T.
Wittmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs)

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘OPTIMUM’ for
goods in class 1 — application No 4 893 053

Decision of the examiner: Refusal of the application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and (c), 7(2), 73
and 74 of Council Regulation No 40/94 by not taking into
consideration the fact that the goods in question address a
specialised public and by not supporting the decision on
evidence of use of the trade mark applied for.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4932 — Leoni/Valeo CSB) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electrical engineering, exchange of information, merger control, vehicle parts

20.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 277/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4932 — Leoni/Valeo CSB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 277/13)

1.
On 12 November 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 Leoni Bordnetz-Systeme
(‘Leoni BSG’, Germany) belonging to the Leoni group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Valeo Electronique et Système de Liaison (‘CSB’,
France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.
This notification has been declared incomplete on 30 October 2007. The undertakings concerned
have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning
of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 12 November 2007.

3.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Leoni BSG: automotive cables (single core cables, sensor cables and multi-core and data cables), elec-

trical distribution systems (‘EDS’), electronic electrical distribution systems (‘EEDS’),

— for CSB: EDS, plastic components, body controllers and electrical energy management systems and

components.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

4.
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

5.
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.4932 — Leoni/Valeo CSB, 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.
European research on traditional foods.
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Subjects: food hygiene, food industry, food safety, food technology, olive oil, product quality, public health, research

This publication, produced by the Directorate-General for Research (DG Research) of the European Commis-
sion (EC), brings together some projects in the area of traditional food. The task of promoting and sustaining 
traditional foods involves research into nutritional benefits, food technology and modern production tech-
niques, and supports SMEs research investments. This publication hopes to increase awareness on the role 
that traditional foods play in sustainable economic development, in enhancing the health of consumers and 
in protecting cultural heritage. It highlights the challenges in this sector and provides information to stake-
holders and general public, not yet familiar with this topic. 

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Lifting by France of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Metz-Nancy-Lorraine and Paris, Saint-Étienne and Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne and Lille, Saint-Étienne and Nantes, Saint-Étienne and Paris, and Saint-Étienne and Toulouse
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

C 277/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2007

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Lifting by France of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine and Paris, Saint-Étienne and Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne and Lille, Saint-Étienne
and Nantes, Saint-Étienne and Paris, and Saint-Étienne and Toulouse

(2007/C 277/04)

France has decided to lift the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services operated between:

1. Metz-Nancy-Lorraine and Paris, published in Official Journal of the European Union C 118 of 20 May

2003.

2. Saint-Étienne and Bordeaux, published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 127 of 24 April

1997 and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 203 of 28 August 2003.

3. Saint-Étienne and Lille, published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 24 of 28 January 2000

and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 203 of 28 August 2003.

4. Saint-Étienne and Nantes, published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 127 of 24 April
1997 and amended in Official Journal of the European Communities C 30 of 2 February 2000, and subse-
quently in Official Journal of the European Union C 203 of 28 August 2003.

5. Saint-Étienne and Paris, published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 194 of 14 August

2002.

6. Saint-Étienne and Toulouse, published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 24 of 28 January

2000 and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 203 of 28 August 2003.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2007 of 16 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 8 ( OJ L 300, 17.11.2007 )
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accounting, financial transaction, information, international standard, standardised accounting system, works contract

L 301/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2007 of 16 November 2007 amending Regulation
(EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation
the Council as regards International Financial
(EC) No 1606/2002 of

the European Parliament and of

Reporting Standard (IFRS) 8

(Official Journal of the European Union L 300 of 17 November 2007)

The publication of this Regulation in the above mentioned Official Journal is annulled.
Case C-206/07: Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2007-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, blood transfusion, health control, national implementing measure, public health, quality standard, safety standard

23.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/39

Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Italian
Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 29 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

(Case C-190/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/67)

Language of the case: Italian

(Case C-234/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/70)

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 16 November 2007
(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Zala Megyei
Bíróság — Republic of Hungary) — OTP Bank rt and
Merlin Gerin Zala kft v Zala Megyei Közigazgatási Hivatal

Order of the President of the Court of 5 December 2007
— Commission of the European Communities v Federal
Republic of Germany

(Case C-195/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/68)

Language of the case: Hungarian

(Case C-245/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/71)

Language of the case: German

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 20 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 21 November 2007
v
— Commission

European Communities

the

of
Portuguese Republic

(Case C-206/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/69)

(Case C-266/07) (1)

(2008/C 51/72)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.