do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to the information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 d of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid) ( OJ C 38, 22.2.2007 and EEA Supplement No 8 of 22 February 2007 )
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 27/32

EN

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31.1.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act
referred to in point 1 d of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the
application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid)

(Official Journal of the European Union C 38 of 22 February 2007 and EEA Supplement No 8 of 22 February 2007)

(2008/C 27/11)

On page 16, under ‘Aid No’:

for

‘Aid to small and medium-sized undertakings 4/06’,

read ‘Training Aid 4/06’.

On page 16, under ‘Economic sectors concerned’:

for

‘all sectors eligible for aid to SMEs’,

read ‘all sectors’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 90/2008 of 31 January 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

1.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 28/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 90/2008

of 31 January 2008

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July
2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
31 January 2008,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 31 January 2008,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be
33,832 EUR/100 kg.

the product

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
L 283,
Commission Regulation
27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced
by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as
from 1 October 2008.

(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ

(2) OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by
L 289,

(EC) No 1298/2007 (OJ

Commission Regulation
7.11.2007, p. 3).
Communication from the Commission concerning the incorporation into Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (Single CMO Regulation) of recent policy reforms in the milk and milk products and the sugar sectors
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common agricultural policy, milk, milk product, reform of the CAP, sugar

C 27/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.1.2008

Communication from the Commission concerning the incorporation into Council Regulation (EC)
No 1234/2007 (Single CMO Regulation) of recent policy reforms in the milk and milk products and
the sugar sectors

(2008/C 27/05)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri-
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1)
constitutes an act of simplification of the regulatory environment of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
It did not intend to call
into question the policy decisions underlying the common organisations of
the markets (CMO) as they existed at the time when the Single CMO Regulation was proposed to the
Council, i.e. in December 2006.

In parallel to the negotiations on the Single CMO Regulation, the Council introduced certain amendments
into the CMOs for milk and milk products and sugar. Those amendments could no more be taken into
account in view of their incorporation into the Single CMO Regulation prior to its adoption on 22 October
2007.

The amendments concerning the milk and milk products sectors are contained in Council Regulations (EC)
No 1152/2007 of 26 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisa-
in milk and milk products (2) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1153/2007 of
tion of
26 September 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common
organisation of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk (3).

the market

The respective decisions concerning the sugar sector were made by the adoption of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1260/2007 of 9 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 on the common organisation
of the markets in the sugar sector (4).

On 20 December 2007, the Commission adopted a proposal to the Council for an amendment of the
Single CMO Regulation (5) including, amongst other amendments, the incorporation of the policy decisions
contained in Regulations (EC) No 1152/2007 and (EC) No 1260/2007.

It is to be expected that these amendments will be adopted by the Council in the course of the first months
of 2008.

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 258, 4.10.2007, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 258, 4.10.2007, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1.
(5) COM(2007) 854 final.
Case F-99/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 31 January 2008 — Wilms v Commission (Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion exercise — Allocation of priority points — Application ratione temporis of provisions of the new staff regulations)
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, action by staff, promotion

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 116/31

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of
31 January 2008 — Wilms v Commission

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of
31 January 2008 — Valero Jordana v Commission

(Case F-99/05) (1)

(Case F-104/05) (1)

(Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion
exercise — Allocation of priority points — Application
ratione temporis of provisions of the new staff regulations)

(Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion
exercise — Award of priority points — Temporal application
of provisions of the new Staff Regulations)

(2008/C 116/57)

(2008/C 116/58)

Language of the case: French

Language of the case: French

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Günter Wilms (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M.
van der Woude and V. Landes, lawyers)

Applicant: Gregorio Valero Jordana (Brussels, Belgium)
sented by: M. Merola and I. van Schendel, lawyers)

(repre-

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Berscheid and V.
Joris, agents, and D. Slater,
lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Berscheid and V.
Joris, Agents, assisted by D.
Slater, lawyer)

Re:

Re:

First, annulment of the decisions awarding promotion points to
the applicant in respect of the 2004 promotion exercise and,
second, annulment of the merit list of Grade A*10 officials
promoted to Grade A*11 in the 2004 promotion exercise

the Commission's decision awarding priority
Annulment of
points to the applicant under the 2004 promotion exercise and
of the decision not to promote him to Grade A*12 under that
exercise

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

The Tribunal:

1. Annuls the decision fixing the total of Mr Wilms' promotion
points in the 2004 promotion exercise and the decision refusing
him promotion in that exercise.

1. Annuls the decision setting Mr Valero Jordana's total number of
points at the end of the 2004 promotion exercise and the decision
not to promote him under that exercise;

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action.

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

3. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear all

costs.

the costs.

(1) OJ C 10, 14.1.2006, p. 25 (Case originally registered at the Court of
First Instance of the European Communities under T-386/05 and
transferred to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal by order of
15 December 2005).

(1) OJ C 10, 14.1.2006, p. 27 (Case initially registered at the Court of
First Instance of the European Communities under T-394/05 and
transferred to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal by order of
15 December 2005).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 31 January 2008 on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (13593/6/2007 — C6-0410/2007 — 2006/0196(COD))
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: postal service, provision of services, public contract, quality standard, resolution (EU), services of general interest, universal service

C 68 E/44

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EN

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P6_TA(2008)0030

European Parliament legislative resolution of 31 January 2008 on the common position adopted by
the Council with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market
of Community postal services (13593/6/2007 — C6-0410/2007 — 2006/0196(COD))

(2009/C 68 E/12)

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (13593/6/2007 — C6-0410/2007) (1),

— having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2006)0594),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism

(A6-0505/2007),

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 307 E, 18.12.2007, p. 22.
(2) Texts Adopted, 11.7.2007, P6_TA(2007)0336.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 91/2008 of 31 January 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 28/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.2.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 91/2008

of 31 January 2008

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

tenders submitted in response to the partial
invitation
to tender ending on 30 January 2008, it is appropriate
invi-
to fix a maximum export refund for that partial
tation to tender.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

(3)

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14
September 2007 opening a
standing invitation to
tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the
intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and
Spain,
Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial
invitations to
tender.

Ireland,

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 30 January 2008,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be
399,00 EUR/t.

the product

(2)

Pursuant
1060/2007 and following an examination of

to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
the

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation
L 283,
27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced
by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as
from 1 October 2008.

(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ

(2) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1476/2007 (OJ L 329, 14.12.2007, p. 17).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4972 — Permira/Arysta) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

31.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/31

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4972 — Permira/Arysta)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 27/10)

1.
On 21 January 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking IEIL Japan Co. Ltd, ultimately controlled by Permira Holdings Limited (‘Permira’,
Channel Islands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Arysta LifeScience Corporation (‘Arysta’, Japan) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Permira: private equity,

— for Arysta: agrochemicals, animal care products and functional chemicals.

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.4972 — Permira/Arysta 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-104/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 31 January 2008 — Valero Jordana v Commission (Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion exercise — Award of priority points — Temporal application of provisions of the new Staff Regulations)
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, action by staff, promotion

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 116/31

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of
31 January 2008 — Wilms v Commission

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of
31 January 2008 — Valero Jordana v Commission

(Case F-99/05) (1)

(Case F-104/05) (1)

(Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion
exercise — Allocation of priority points — Application
ratione temporis of provisions of the new staff regulations)

(Staff cases — Officials — Promotion — 2004 promotion
exercise — Award of priority points — Temporal application
of provisions of the new Staff Regulations)

(2008/C 116/57)

(2008/C 116/58)

Language of the case: French

Language of the case: French

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Günter Wilms (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M.
van der Woude and V. Landes, lawyers)

Applicant: Gregorio Valero Jordana (Brussels, Belgium)
sented by: M. Merola and I. van Schendel, lawyers)

(repre-

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Berscheid and V.
Joris, agents, and D. Slater,
lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: G. Berscheid and V.
Joris, Agents, assisted by D.
Slater, lawyer)

Re:

Re:

First, annulment of the decisions awarding promotion points to
the applicant in respect of the 2004 promotion exercise and,
second, annulment of the merit list of Grade A*10 officials
promoted to Grade A*11 in the 2004 promotion exercise

the Commission's decision awarding priority
Annulment of
points to the applicant under the 2004 promotion exercise and
of the decision not to promote him to Grade A*12 under that
exercise

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

The Tribunal:

1. Annuls the decision fixing the total of Mr Wilms' promotion
points in the 2004 promotion exercise and the decision refusing
him promotion in that exercise.

1. Annuls the decision setting Mr Valero Jordana's total number of
points at the end of the 2004 promotion exercise and the decision
not to promote him under that exercise;

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action.

2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;

3. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

3. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear all

costs.

the costs.

(1) OJ C 10, 14.1.2006, p. 25 (Case originally registered at the Court of
First Instance of the European Communities under T-386/05 and
transferred to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal by order of
15 December 2005).

(1) OJ C 10, 14.1.2006, p. 27 (Case initially registered at the Court of
First Instance of the European Communities under T-394/05 and
transferred to the European Union Civil Service Tribunal by order of
15 December 2005).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 87/2008 of 31 January 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import, import price, perennial vegetable

1.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 28/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 87/2008

of 31 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 1 February 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

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to Commission Regulation of 31 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
SN
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZA
ZZ

IL
MA
TR
ZZ

CN
IL
JM
MA
PK
TR
US
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TR
ZZ

CA
CL
CN
MK
US
ZZ

CL
CN
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

138,6
39,0
192,7
120,5
95,2
117,2

190,8
202,1
54,5
126,9
143,6

61,7
149,6
79,4
96,9

191,8
191,8

44,5
60,9
64,8
53,4
63,3
22,3
51,5

107,2
104,8
98,7
103,6

85,9
76,1
103,1
135,9
46,3
72,2
60,1
82,8

74,2
120,5
90,6
121,8
101,8

103,4
60,8
84,8
37,5
112,1
79,7

59,3
57,3
159,1
99,0
95,1
94,0

(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’.
European Parliament decision of 31 January 2008 on interpretation of Rule 19 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the duties of the President
Date: 2008-01-31
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: President of the Commission, constitutional law, exchange of information, regulations for civil servants, resolution (EU), vote

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(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Duties of the President (interpretation of Rule 19)

P6_TA(2008)0024

European Parliament decision of 31 January 2008 on interpretation of Rule 19 of Parliament's Rules
of Procedure on the duties of the President

The European Parliament,

(2009/C 68 E/07)

— having regard to the letter of 24 January 2008 from the chairman of the Committee on Constitutional

Affairs,

— having regard to Rule 201 of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Adopts the following interpretation of Rule 19:

‘Rule 19(1) can be interpreted as meaning that the powers conferred by that Rule include the power to
call an end to the excessive use of motions such as points of order, procedural motions, explanations of
vote and requests for separate, split or roll-call votes where the President is convinced that these are
manifestly intended to cause and will result in a prolonged and serious obstruction of the procedures of
the House or the rights of other Members;’

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.