do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1508/2007 of 18 December 2007 determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged for the 2008 quota year for the import of live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, may be accepted
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, agricultural trade, cattle, import policy, live animal, tariff quota

19.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 333/69

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1508/2007

of 18 December 2007

determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged for the 2008 quota year for
the import of live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland,
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(1)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005
of 23 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a
weight
exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland
in the Agreement between the European
provided for
Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agri-
cultural products (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 sets the
tariff quota for which Community
duty-free annual
importers may lodge an application for import rights
in accordance with Article 3 of
that Regulation at
4 600 head of cattle.

(2)

The quantities of import rights applied for are such that
the applications may be accepted in full,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import rights lodged in accordance with
Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 for the quota
period from 1 January to 31 December 2008 shall be accepted
at a rate of 100 % of the import rights applied for.

Article 2

Whereas:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.
(2) OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1965/2006 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 26).
Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, customs regulations, customs territory (EU), exchange of information, tariff nomenclature

18.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, on the
information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification
of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2007/C 307/01)

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the interpretation
of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification
Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC doc. NC1178) — report of the 39th Session
of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS
CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD
CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

(39th SESSION OF THE HSC IN MARCH 2007)

DOC. NC1178

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

Chapter 2 — General

02.10

Chapter 12 — General

28.05

28.23

28.52

Chapter 29 — General

29.09

29.22

29.23

29.31

29.41

30.02

30.03

32.06

O/8

O/8

O/1

O/10

O/9

O/10

O/13

O/6

O/4

O/6

O/4

O/28

O/22

O/10

O/9

C 307/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2007

Chapter 39 — General Explanatory Note

42.02 — Subheading Explanatory Notes

Chapter 84 — General Explanatory Note

84.24 — Subheading Explanatory Note

84.81

Chapter 85 — General

85.36

85.43

Section XVII — General

87.04

87.06

87.08

87.11

95.04

96.05

O/6

O/25

O/23

O/24

O/28

O/28

O/28

O/28

O/28

O/27

O/27

O/28

O/18

O/21

O/29

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

0902.30/1

2403.10/2

2916.19/1

2934.99/1

3824.90/15

3824.90/16

6806.90/1

6913.90/1

7615.19/1

8415.90/1

8517.62/13

8711.90/1

9018.39/1

9018.39/2

9403.60/1

O/11

O/12

O/7

O/13

O/14

O/14

O/15

O/11

O/16

O/17

O/26

O/18

O/19

O/19

O/20

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for
Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels)
or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/
index_en.htm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4640 — BAE Systems/VT/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, new technology, restrictive-practice authorisation, shipbuilding

18.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4640 — BAE Systems/VT/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/02)

On 17 October 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 32007M4640. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4732 — Terra Firma/EMI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/03)

On 11 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 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 32007M4732. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4651 — Cinven/Camaïeu) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, investment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail trade, woman

18.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 307/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4651 — Cinven/Camaïeu)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/06)

On 16 May 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 32007M4651. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/07)

On 11 December 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 32007M4973. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
2007/872/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2007 on the continuation in the year 2008 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Malus Mill. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2004
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, agronomic research, comparative analysis, plant propagation, seedling, testing

L 344/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.12.2007

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2007

on the continuation in the year 2008 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating
and planting material of Malus Mill. under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2004

(2007/872/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Malus Mill. from 2004
to 2008.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(2)

Tests and trials carried out in 2004 to 2007 should be
continued in 2008,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992
on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit
plants, intended for fruit production (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to Commission Decision 2003/894/EC of 11
December 2003 setting out the arrangements for Community
comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting
material of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, Malus Mill. and Rubus
idaeus L. pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC (2), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Decision 2003/894/EC sets out the arrangements for the
comparative trials and tests to be carried out under

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2004
on propagating and planting material of Malus Mill. shall be
continued in 2008 in accordance with Decision 2003/894/EC.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10. Directive as

last amended by
Commission Decision 2007/776/EC (OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 48).

(2) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 88.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4909 — Nissan Forklift/Atlet) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, industrial equipment, mechanical equipment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 307/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4703 — Fujitsu/GFI Informatique)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/04)

On 2 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 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 32007M4703. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4909 — Nissan Forklift/Atlet)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 307/05)

On 12 October 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 32007M4909. EUR-Lex is the

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