do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Montenegro, agreement (EU), illegal migration, return migration

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/51

AGREEMENTS

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Moldova on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 20 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Montenegro on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 14 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Serbia on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for
in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 12 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the re-admission of persons residing without
authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the
re-admission of persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure
provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 29 November 2007.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Moldova, agreement (EU), illegal migration, return migration

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/51

AGREEMENTS

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Moldova on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 20 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Montenegro on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 14 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Serbia on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for
in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 12 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the re-admission of persons residing without
authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the
re-admission of persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure
provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 29 November 2007.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, ferro-alloy, iron and steel product, merger control

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/13

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 24/07)

1.
On 21 January 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of
this Regulation, by which Arcelor Netherlands BV (‘Arcelor’, Netherlands), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole
control of the ferroalloy business of OFZ, a.s. (‘OFZ’, Slovakia) by way of transfer of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Arcelor: global steel company which manufactures and distributes various steel products,

— for OFZ: manufacturing of ferroalloys and by-products.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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.4945 — Arcelor/OFZ 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 relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Ukraine, admission of aliens, agreement (EU)

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/53

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the
facilitation of the issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 14 of the Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 12 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 15 of the
Agreement having been completed on 20 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement having
been completed on 30 November 2007.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Montenegro, admission of aliens, agreement (EU)

L 24/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2008

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons entered into
force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed
on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 13 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of
the issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 14 November 2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2008 of 29 January 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 25/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.1.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 80/2008

of 29 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)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
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 30 January 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

30.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 25/5

to Commission Regulation of 29 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)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZA
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

CN
IL
JM
MA
PK
TR
US
ZZ

EG
IL
TR
ZZ

CA
CL
CN
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

CL
CN
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

41,0
129,8
92,7
87,8

190,8
178,8
50,4
102,2
130,6

72,1
146,1
109,1

121,8
121,8

46,8
54,3
68,8
54,2
66,2
22,3
52,1

104,5
98,8
101,7

81,9
75,2
103,1
147,6
48,1
72,7
60,1
84,1

74,2
117,2
120,5
104,0

84,1
60,8
81,3
42,4
110,2
60,7
73,3

59,3
49,3
159,1
109,0
98,0
94,9

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 24/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 January 2008

(2008/C 24/02)

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

1,4755

TRY

Turkish lira

157,67

AUD Australian dollar

7,4526

0,74300

9,4830

1,6093

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,7546

1,6703

1,4843

11,5179

1,9053

2,0973

95,66

KRW South Korean won

1 401,73

8,0655

1,9558

25,890

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

258,52

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6975

3,6196

3,7655

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,585

MXN Mexican peso

10,5864

10,6192

7,2632

13 795,93

4,7821

60,237

36,1450

46,404

2,6429

16,0763

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Serbia, admission of aliens, agreement (EU)

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/53

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the
facilitation of the issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 14 of the Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 12 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 15 of the
Agreement having been completed on 20 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement having
been completed on 30 November 2007.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU visa policy, agreement (EU), illegal migration, return migration

L 24/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2008

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons entered into
force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed
on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 13 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of
the issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 14 November 2007.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2008-01-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU visa policy, admission of aliens, agreement (EU)

L 24/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2008

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of persons residing without authorisation

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the re-admission of
persons residing without authorisation entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in
Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons

The Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the re-admission of persons entered into
force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 22 of the Agreement having been completed
on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 13 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the
issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 30 November 2007.

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community
and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of
the issuance of visas entered into force on 1 January 2008, the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the
Agreement having been completed on 14 November 2007.