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Case C-266/07: Order of the President of the Court of 21 November 2007 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2007-11-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, application of EU law, waste incineration, waste management

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.
Proposal for a Council Decision on establishing the European Community position within the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community (Belgrade, 18 December 2007)
Date: 2007-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, European Community, European treaties, cooperation policy, electrical energy, energy policy, energy supply, natural gas, security of supply

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 21.11.2007 
COM(2007) 748 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

On establishing the European Community position within the Ministerial Council of the 
Energy Community (Belgrade, 18 December 2007) 

(presented by the Commission) 

EN 

   EN 

 
 
 
  
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  Ministerial  Council  of  the  Energy  Community  will  meet  on  18  December  2007  in 
Belgrade.  In  order  for  the  European  Community  to  take  part  in  the  relevant  decisions,  it  is 
necessary  to  establish  the  position  of  the  European  Community  pursuant  Article  300  of  the 
Treaty and in accordance with the provisions of the Council Decision of 29 May 2006 on the 
conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty. 

EN 

2 

   EN 

 
Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

On establishing the European Community position within the Ministerial Council of the 
Energy Community (Belgrade, 18 December 2007) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
300 paragraph 2, second subparagraph, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  on  the  Conclusion  by  the  European  Community  of  the 
Energy Community Treaty (2006/500/EC – 29 May 2006), and in particular Article 4 and 5 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Sole Article 

In view of the meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community to take place in 
Belgrade on 18 December 2007, the position of the Community regarding the issues falling 
under  the  scope  of  Article  300  paragraph  2  second  subparagraph  of  the  Treaty  is  set  out  in 
Annex to this decision. 

Done at Brussels, […] 

For the Council 
The President 
[…] 

EN 

3 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
ANNEX 
European Community position 

•  The  European  Community  approves,  as  the  EC's  share  of  the  overall  budget,  a  budget 
contribution of maximum 2 500 000 € for 2008 and 2 940 000 € for 2009, subject to the 
adoption by the Commission of its proposal pursuant article 88 of the Energy Community 
Treaty.  

•  The European Community approves that, for the implementation of Directive 2005/89/EC, 
Directive  2004/97/EC  and  Regulation  (EC)  n°  1775/2005  in  the  Contracting  parties,  the 
timeframe  for  implementation  should  be  of  2  years  for  the  Directives  and  1  year  for  the 
Regulation. 

EN 

4 

   EN
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4973 — Oak Hill/Forgings International) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: alloy, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment transaction, iron product, merger control

C 278/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.11.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4973 — Oak Hill/Forgings International)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 278/04)

1.
On 13 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 Oak Hill Capital
Management, LLC (‘Oak Hill’, Cayman Islands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Forgings International L.P. which wholly controls the
undertaking Firth Rixson Limited (‘Firth Rixson’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Oak Hill: management of private equity capital,

— for Firth Rixson: production and supply of forged products and specialist alloys.

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.4973 — Oak Hill/Forgings International, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4981 — AT&T/IBM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications systems, data transmission, economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology industry, merger control, service, software

C 278/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.11.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4981 — AT&T/IBM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 278/06)

1.
On 13 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 AT&T Corp. (‘AT&T’,
USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of part of the under-
taking International Business Machines Inc. (‘IBM’, USA) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking AT&T: international voice and data communication services,

— for undertaking IBM: Information Technology (IT): services and equipment, computer software and

services.

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.4981 — AT&T/IBM, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4964 — Sun Capital Funds/Mark IV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, new technology, private investment, vehicle parts

21.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 278/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4964 — Sun Capital Funds/Mark IV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 278/05)

1.
On 13 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 Sun Capital Partners V, L.P. and Sun
Capital Partners IV, L.P. (‘Sun Capital Funds’, USA) belonging to Sun Capital Partners group intend to acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of Mark IV Industries, Inc. (‘Mark IV’,
USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sun Capital Funds: private investment group,

— for Mark IV: manufacturer of highly engineered systems and components for transportation infrastruc-

ture, vehicles, and equipment.

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.4964 — Sun Capital Funds/Mark IV, 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: 2007-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 278/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 November 2007

(2007/C 278/02)

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

1,4785

RON

Romanian leu

162,85

7,4524

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,71715

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,4980

33,203

1,7650

1,6657

1,4525

11,5063

1,9433

2,1402

KRW South Korean won

1 363,47

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

9,9651

10,9731

7,3378

13 823,98

4,9715

63,746

36,0360

46,548

9,2823

1,6408

92,96

7,9950

1,9558

0,5842

26,690

15,6466

255,00

3,4528

0,6992

0,4293

3,6870

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.