do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

24.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 17/14)

1.
On 17 January 2008, 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 SACYR VALLEHERMOSO
(‘Sacyr’, Spain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Eiffage (France) by way of public bid announced on 17 January 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sacyr: building and road construction, civil engineering, concessions, property market,

— for Eiffage: building and road construction, civil engineering, concessions, electrical contracting, property

market.

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

3.
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

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.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage, 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.
Case F-13/08: Action brought on 24 January 2008 — Tomas v Parliament
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), dismissal, power to appoint

7.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 142/39

Action brought on 7 January 2008 — Blais v European
Central Bank

Form of order sought

(Case F-6/08)

(2008/C 142/72)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant:
sented by: B. Karthaus, lawyer)

Jessica Blais (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

(repre-

Defendant: European Central Bank

The subject-matter and description of the proceedings

the decision of

Annulment of
the European Central Bank
refusing to pay the applicant expatriation allowance on the
ground that during the 10 years before her entry into the defen-
dant's service, her place of residence was not outside the terri-
the Member State in which she was employed, as
tory of
the Conditions of Employment
required by Article 17(ii) of
(CoE).

Form of order sought

— Annul

the decision of

the European Central Bank of
15 August 2007, in the form of a communication from the
President of the European Central Bank dated 8 November
2007, not to pay the applicant expatriation allowance;

— Annul the appointing authority's decision to dismiss the

applicant;

— Order

the defendant

the sum of
EUR 125 000 by way of damages for the material and
non-material loss suffered;

to pay the applicant

— Order the European Parliament to pay the costs.

Action brought on 5 February 2008 — X v European
Parliament

(Case F-14/08)

(2008/C 142/74)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: X (Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) (repre-
sented by V. Christianos, lawyer)

— Order the defendant to pay the costs.

Defendant: European Parliament

The subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Action brought on 24 January 2008 — Tomas v Parliament

(Case F-13/08)

(2008/C 142/73)

of

the

decision

Annulment
European
Parliament's Director of Personnel considered that the applicant
did not suffer from permanent and total disability making it
impossible for her to perform her duties, and annulment of the
opinion given by the Invalidity Committee on 27 June 2007.

by which

the

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Form of order sought

Parties

Applicant: Stanislovas Tomas (Pavlodar, Kazakhstan) (represented
by: M. Michalauskas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

— Annulment of

the decision by which the European
Parliament's Director of Personnel considered that the appli-
cant did not suffer from permanent and total disability
making it impossible for her to perform her duties, and
annulment of the opinion given by the Invalidity Committee
on 27 June 2007;

— that the file should be sent back to the Invalidity Committee

for it to take another decision;

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

— that the European Parliament should be ordered to pay the

Annulment of the appointing authority's decision to dismiss the
applicant and damages for the material and non-material loss
suffered.

costs.
Case C-433/07: Order of the President of the Court of 24 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Community certification, European Commission, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, anti-pollution device, motor vehicle

C 79/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.3.2008

Order of the President of the Court of 11 January 2008 —
the European Communities v French
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-329/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/44)

Language of the case: French

Order of the President of the Court of 17 January 2008 —
Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese
Republic

(Case C-434/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/46)

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 211, 8.9.2007.

(1) OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 24 January 2008 —
Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese
Republic

(Case C-433/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/45)

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 23 January 2008 —
Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese
Republic

(Case C-435/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/47)

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

24.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 January 2008

(2008/C 17/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

SKK

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovak koruna

1,4574

TRY

Turkish lira

153,5

AUD Australian dollar

7,4509

0,7472

9,5105

1,5879

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,768

1,6883

1,4987

11,3782

1,9231

2,0965

97,34

KRW South Korean won

1 389,05

8,063

1,9558

26,07

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

259,03

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6983

3,639

3,7735

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,907

MXN Mexican peso

10,4408

10,5399

7,3095

13 684,99

4,7839

59,87

36,003

45,2

2,6503

15,9651

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Re-notification of a previously notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

24.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 17/17

Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 17/12)

1.
On 22 October 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of a Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking which the undertaking
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (‘Saint-Gobain’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Maxit (‘Maxit’, Sweden) by way of purchase of
shares (2).

2.
This notification has been declared incomplete on 21 November 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 15 January 2008.

3.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Saint-Gobain: production, sale and distribution of construction materials,

including mortars and

gypsum,

— for Maxit: production and sale of mortars, gypsum and exclay; design and assembly of premix equipment

for premix manufacturers.

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.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 257, 30.10.2007, p. 50.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4937 — Bank Sarasin & CIE/AIG Private Bank/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 17/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4937 — Bank Sarasin & CIE/AIG Private Bank/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 17/13)

1.
On 15 January 2008, 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 Bank Sarasin & CIE AG
(‘BSC’, Switzerland) ultimately controlled by Rabobank Group and AIG Private Bank Ltd (‘AIGPB’,
Switzerland) ultimately controlled by American International Group, Inc. acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking FBS Bank AG (working name —
final name not known yet) (‘FBS’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company
constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for BSC: private banking, institutional banking, personal banking, intermediary banking, financial plan-

ning, wealth management, asset management,

— for AIGPB: private banking, asset management, client fund business and general banking 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.4937 — Bank Sarasin & CIE/AIG Private Bank/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.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Galicia, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, vocational training

C 17/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2008

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training
aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 17/05)

Reference number of the aid

XT 107/07

Member State

Region

Spain

Galicia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Subvenciones para la programación de acciones formativas dirigidas a personas
ocupadas

Legal basis

Orden de 23 de abril de 2007 por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y se
procede a la convocatoria pública de subvenciones para la programación de
acciones formativas dirigidas a personas trabajadoras ocupadas cofinanciadas por
el Fondo Social Europeo para el ejercicio de 2007 (DOG 2.5.2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 3,127 million; overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

3.5.2007

31.12.2013

General training; Specific training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Dirección Xeral de formación
San Lázaro s/n
E-15771 Santiago
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5026 — KKR/Northgate Information Solutions) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, investment company, merger control

C 17/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5026 — KKR/Northgate Information Solutions)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 17/11)

1.
On 11 January 2008, 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 Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co, L.P. (‘KKR’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking Northgate Information Solutions (‘NIS’, United Kingdom) by way of
public bid announced on 21 December 2007.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for KKR: private equity investment,

— for NIS: the provision of software, outsourcing and information technology services to the human

resources, local government, education and public safety market sectors.

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.5026 — KKR/Northgate Information Solutions, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 57/2008 of 24 January 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

25.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 22/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 57/2008

of 24 January 2008

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 1580/2007
of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of
Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and
(EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in
particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

the standard values for imports from third countries, in
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 138 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the
Annex hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to
the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade
negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

L 22/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.1.2008

to Commission Regulation of 24 January 2008 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

0709 90 80

0805 10 20

0805 20 10

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

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

CN
IL
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

BR
EG
IL
TR
ZZ

CA
CL
CN
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

CL
CN
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

154,9
50,2
125,1
103,1
108,3

178,8
107,4
143,1

91,9
125,7
108,8

137,4
137,4

43,9
54,5
66,4
62,1
83,4
62,1

104,1
104,3
104,2

43,9
105,3
146,1
51,2
102,6
89,8

72,8
74,2
120,2
122,6
97,5

87,8
60,8
81,9
36,5
115,3
60,7
73,8

59,3
71,5
116,7
110,5
95,8
90,8

(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’.
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: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional aid

C 17/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2008

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)

(2008/C 17/03)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 59/07

Spain

Extremadura

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

hoc

ad

Incentivos Extremeños a la Inversión

Legal basis

Decreto no 20/2007, de 6 de febrero, por el que se establece un régimen de
incentivos industriales extremeños a la inversión para el tejido empresarial de
esta Comunidad Autónoma (D.O.E. no 18 de 13 de febrero)

Decreto no 21/2007, de 6 de febrero, por el que se establece un régimen de
incentivos
la Comunidad
Autónoma de Extremadura (D.O.E. no 18 de 13 de febrero)

agroindustriales

extremeños

ámbito de

en el

Type of measure

Annual budget

Aid scheme

EUR 28,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

40 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

14.2.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Junta de Extremadura
Paseo de Roma, s/n
E-06800 Mérida–Badajoz
E-mail: dge.eci@juntaextremadura.net

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://doe.juntaex.es/pdfs/doe/2007/180O/07040022.pdf

http://doe.juntaex.es/pdfs/doe/2007/180O/07040021.pdf

Other information

—
Case C-192/07: Order of the President of the Court of 24 January 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU migration policy, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, family migration, foreign national, rights of aliens

29.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/23

Action brought on 25 January 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-31/08)

(2008/C 79/39)

Language of the case: Italian

Order of the President of the Court of 21 January 2008 —
the European Communities v Federal
Commission of
Republic of Germany

(Case C-496/06) (1)

(2008/C 79/41)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Zadra, acting as Agent)

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

— declare that, by failing to adopt

the laws,

regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Commission Directive 2006/51/EC of 6 June 2006 (1)
amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress
Annex I to Directive 2005/55/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council (2) and Annexes IV and V to Directive
2005/78/EC (3) as regards requirements for the emission
control monitoring system for use in vehicles and exemp-
tions for gas engines and, in any event, by failing to commu-
nicate such provisions
the Italian
Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 3 of
that directive;

to the Commission,

— order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2006/51/EC expired
on 8 November 2006.

(1) OJ L 152 of 7.6.2006, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 275 of 20.10.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 313 of 29.11.2005, p. 1.

Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court
of 20 December 2007 — Commission of the European
Communities v Ireland

(Case C-65/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/42)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.

Order of
21 January 2008 — Commission of

the President of

the Court of

the Court of
the European

Order of the President of the Court of 24 January 2008 —
the European Communities v Federal
Commission of
Republic of Germany

Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

(Case C-307/06) (1)

(2008/C 79/40)

Language of the case: German

(Case C-192/07) (1)

(2008/C 79/43)

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 224, 16.9.2006.

(1) OJ C 117, 26.5.2007.