do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2008/140/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 on State aid promoting investment in favour of a malthouse (Maltacarrión, SA) in Castilla y León (C 48/2005) (notified under document number C(2007) 6897)
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Castile-Leon, Spain, State aid, beverage industry, control of State aid, investment aid

L 44/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.2.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2007

on State aid promoting investment in favour of a malthouse (Maltacarrión, SA) in Castilla y León
(C 48/2005)

(notified under document number C(2007) 6897)

(Only the Spanish text is authentic)

(2008/140/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 88(2) thereof,

establishing the European

the notification within the meaning of Article 8(1) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March
1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2).

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

I. PROCEDURE

By letter of 1 December 2004 the Spanish authorities
notified the abovementioned aid pursuant
to Article
88(3) of the EC Treaty.

SG-Greffe

(2005) D/207666
of
By
letter No
the Commission opened the
22 December 2005,
to Article
formal
subsequently
88(2)
submitted its comments by letter of 23 January 2005.

investigation procedure pursuant
EC Treaty (1).
of

Spain

the

(5)

The formal investigation procedure should therefore be
closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No
659/1999 as it has become devoid of purpose,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

formal

investigation procedure

The
an aid
promoting investment in favour of a malthouse (Maltacarrión,
SA) in Castilla y León is hereby closed pursuant to Article 8(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.

concerning

By letter of 13 March 2006, Spain informed the
it was withdrawing the notified
Commission that
measure.
In reply to a further question from the
Commission, Spain confirmed, by letter of 5 May
2006, that no aid was ever paid.

II. CONCLUSION

Up to the date on which it received the request for with-
drawal from Spain, the Commission had not taken any
formal decision on the notification in question. In these
circumstances, the Commission accepts the withdrawal of

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

For the Commission

Janez POTOČNIK
Member of the Commission

(1) Not published because the Spanish authorities notified withdrawal of

the measure before it could be published.

(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 311/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2007

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 December 2007

(2007/C 311/08)

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

1,4349

RON

Romanian leu

162,3

7,462

0,7215

9,461

1,6603

91,68

8,03

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,519

33,624

1,7152

1,672

1,4338

11,195

1,8978

2,0969

1,9558

KRW South Korean won

1 354,55

0,585274

26,372

15,6466

253,98

3,4528

0,6969

0,4293

3,6198

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

10,0489

10,5744

7,302

Indonesian rupiah

13 531,11

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,8098

59,728

35,535

43,98

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4902 — Yamaha Motor Europe/Yamaha Distribution Companies) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, motor vehicle, restrictive-practice authorisation, two-wheeled vehicle, vessel

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4902 — Yamaha Motor Europe/Yamaha Distribution Companies)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/05)

On 28 November 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 32007M4902. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4981 — AT&T/IBM) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications systems, data transmission, disclosure of information, economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, service, software

C 311/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4908 — STV Fund/Smith/@Balance)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/03)

On 17 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 32007M4908. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4981 — AT&T/IBM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/04)

On 14 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 32007M4981. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4908 — STV Fund/Smith/@Balance) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, energy technology, gas industry, investment, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals, restrictive-practice authorisation, service

C 311/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4908 — STV Fund/Smith/@Balance)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/03)

On 17 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 32007M4908. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4981 — AT&T/IBM)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/04)

On 14 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 32007M4981. 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: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, environmental protection, gas, substitute fuel, water

C 311/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2007

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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 311/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

30.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 495/06

Member State

Region

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Adódifferenciálás a bioüzemanyagok elterjesztése érdekében

Legal basis

Az adókról,
módosításáról szóló 2005. évi CXIX. törvény

járulékokról és egyéb költségvetési befizetésekről szóló törvények

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Tax rate reduction

Overall budget: EUR 650 million

—

1.1.2008-31.12.2014

Economic sectors

Biofuel producers

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/3

Date of adoption of the decision

25.9.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 571/06

Member State

Region

Ireland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) RES-E support programme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

The Electricity Regulation Act 1999

Aid scheme

Environmental protection

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 10 million; Overall budget: EUR 150 million

—

1.1.2007-31.12.2024

Economic sectors

Electricity, gas and water supply

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Communications, Marine and Natural resources
29/31 Adelaide Road
Dublin 2
Ireland

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 Regulation (EC) No 1564/2007 of 21 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for pigmeat originating in Canada
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, import, originating product, pigmeat, tariff quota

L 340/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1564/2007

of 21 December 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import
tariff quota for pigmeat originating in Canada

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
979/2007 (2) provides that when submitting the first
application for a given tariff quota sub-period, applicants
have to demonstrate that during each of the periods
referred to in that Article they have imported or
exported at least 50 tonnes of products listed in Article
1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.

It appears necessary to clarify that
the proof on the
operator’s previous
should be presented
experience
together with the first application for the annual quota
period. The first application may be presented for any of
the four sub-periods of the quota year and if the operator
the proof should be
applies for several sub-periods,
provided only once.

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 should be amended
accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 979/2007, paragraph 1 is
replaced by the following:

‘1.
For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation
import licence applicants shall, when
(EC) No 1301/2006,
submitting their first application for a given annual quota
period,
they imported or exported,
during each of the two periods referred to in that Article,
at least 50 tonnes of products covered by Article 1 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2759/75.’

furnish proof

that

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 217, 22.8.2007, p. 12.
2008/60/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2007 amending Decision 2003/548/EC as regards the deletion of specific types of leased line from the Minimum Set of Leased Lines (notified under document number C(2007) 6635) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, technical specification, telecommunications, transmission network

L 15/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.1.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2007

amending Decision 2003/548/EC as regards the deletion of specific types of leased line from the
Minimum Set of Leased Lines

(notified under document number C(2007) 6635)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/60/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Public consultation has revealed broad support
from
the Member States, industry associations and stakeholders
to remove the five types of leased line from the current
minimum set.

(3)

(4)

Article 18(3) of the Universal Service Directive provides
for the Commission to delete certain types of leased lines
from the minimum set.

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Committee,

in this Decision are in
the Communications

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list entitled ‘Identification of the minimum set of leased
lines with harmonised characteristics and associated standards’
is hereby deleted from the Annex to Decision 2003/548/EC.

Article 2

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

For the Commission

Viviane REDING
Member of the Commission

the European
Having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of
the Council of 7 March 2002 on a
Parliament and of
common regulatory framework for electronic communications
networks
and in
particular Article 17(1) thereof,

(Framework Directive) (1),

and services

the European
Having regard to Directive 2002/22/EC of
Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal
service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications
networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (2), and in
particular Article 18(3) thereof,

Having consulted the Communications Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

The Commission adopted Decision 2003/548/EC on 24
July 2003 on the minimum set of
leased lines with
and associated standards
harmonised characteristics
the Universal Service
referred to in Article 18 of
Directive (3). This minimum set included two types of
analogue leased line and three types of digital
leased
line with speeds ranging up to 2 048 kbit/s.

(2) With the widespread migration to new network archi-
leased line are no longer
tectures, analogue types of
technically relevant. Demand for digital
leased lines,
which is increasingly for high-speed connections over
is being met by the market.
and above 2 048 kbit/s,

(1) OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33. Directive as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 717/2007 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 32).

(2) OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 51.
(3) OJ L 186, 25.7.2003, p. 43.
2007/869/EC: Commission Decision 21 December 2007 amending Decision 2005/692/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries (notified under document number C(2007) 6693) (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, South-East Asia, animal disease, disease prevention, import restriction, infectious disease, poultry, veterinary inspection

L 340/104

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2007

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

21 December 2007

amending Decision 2005/692/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian
influenza in several third countries

(notified under document number C(2007) 6693)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/869/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(3)

(4)

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991
laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article
18(7) thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,

Whereas:

Following the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a
in south-eastern
highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain,
Asia starting in December 2003,
the Commission
adopted several protection measures in relation to avian
particular
influenza.
Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005
concerning certain protection measures in relation to
avian influenza in several third countries (3).

Those measures

include

in

(1)

(2)

Decision 2005/692/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 7 of Decision 2005/692/EC, the date ‘31 December
2007’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2008’.

Article 2

shall

The Member States
immediately take the necessary
measures to comply with this Decision and publish those
immediately inform the Commission
measures. They shall
thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.

Decision 2005/692/EC applies until 31 December 2007.
However, as outbreaks of the Asian lineage of the avian
influenza virus continue to be detected in south-east Asia
and China,
is appropriate to extend the period of
application of that Decision until 31 December 2008.

it

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Directive

2006/104/EC.

(3) OJ L 263, 8.10.2005, p. 20. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/99/EC (OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 35).
Corrigendum to information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises ( OJ C 78, 11.4.2007 )
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/29

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and
medium-sized enterprises

(Official Journal of the European Union C 78 of 11 April 2007)

(2007/C 311/17)

On page 13, Aid XS 160/06, under ‘Duration of the scheme or individual aid award’:

for:

‘Until 31.12.2007’,

read:

‘Until 30.6.2008’.
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 EC Treaty to national regional investment aid (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2007-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, State aid, control of State aid, regional aid, tourism

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 311/19

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 EC Treaty to national
regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 311/13)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 184/07

Malta

Malta

Title of aid scheme or the name of the
undertaking
aid
receiving
supplement

hoc

ad

Encouragement of Tourism Activities

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Administrative Measure as part of Malta's Rural Development Programme (CCI
no 2007MT06RPO001) based on Articles 52(a)(iii) and 55 of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1698/2005

Aid scheme

MTL 5 million

Maximum aid intensity

30 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

1.1.2008

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Limited to specific sectors

NACE H055 and O092

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment Rural Development Department
National Agricultural Research and Development Centre
Ngieret Road
Għammieri — Marsa
Malta

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

www.agric.gov.mt

Other information

—