do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (Recast) COM(2007) 870 final — 2008/0005 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: consumer information, labelling, product designation, product quality, textile fibre, textile product

C 162/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.6.2008

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the component type-approval of lighting and light-
signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version)

COM(2007) 840 final — 2007/0284 (COD)

(2008/C 162/06)

On 25 January 2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the component type-approval of lighting and
light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part,
it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13 February), by 147
votes to one, with seven abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (Recast)

COM(2007) 870 final — 2008/0005 (COD)

(2008/C 162/07)

On 8 February2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (Recast)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no
comment on its part, it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13
February 2008), by 128 votes in favour, with 2 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed
text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS
Case F-62/05: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 February 2008 — Ghem v Commission
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, action by staff, contract staff, pay, personnel administration

30.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 223/63

Form of order sought

— Declare the performance evaluation report drawn up by the
defendant in respect of the applicant for the period from
31 December 2004 to 31 December 2006 void;

— declare the non-renewal of

the applicant's employment

contract unlawful;

— order the defendant to pay to the applicant compensation

for material damage in the sum of EUR 200 000;

— order the defendant to pay to the applicant compensation

for non-material damage in the sum of EUR 35 000.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 February 2008 —
Ghem v Commission

(Case F-62/05) (1)

(2008/C 223/121)

Language of the case: French

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

(1) OJ C 229, 17.9.2008, p. 31 (initial judgment by the Court of First
Instance of the European Communities in Case T-270/05 and trans-
ferred to the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union by Order
of 15 December 2005).

Action brought on 25 June 2008 — Z v Commission

(Case F-60/08)

(2008/C 223/120)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Z (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A.
Coolen, J.-N Louis, E. Marchal)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Commission decision to apply to the appli-
cant, following to the opinion of the Invalidity Committee, the
proviso laid down in Article 100 of the CEOS.

Form of order sought

— annul the Commission decision of 7 September 2007 fixing
the conditions of employment of the applicant as a member
of the contract staff for auxiliary tasks in so far as they
provide for the application of the proviso laid down in
Article 100 of the CEOS;

— order the Commission of the European Communities to pay

the costs.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 2 April 2008 — S v
Parliament

(Case F-64/07) (1)

(2008/C 223/122)

Language of the case: Italian

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

(1) OJ C 199, 25.8.2007, p. 53.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 6 March 2008 —
Gering v Europol

(Case F-68/07) (1)

(2008/C 223/123)

Language of the case: Dutch

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

(1) OJ C 247, 20.10.2008, p. 42.
Case C-216/07: Order of the President of the Court of 13 February 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, air transport, foreign national, illegal migration, national implementing measure, removal, transit

24.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 128/27

Order of the President of the Court of 13 February 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Federal
Republic of Germany

Order of the President of the Court of 28 February 2008
— Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union

(Case C-485/06) (1)

(2008/C 128/50)

Language of the case: German

(Case C-167/07) (1)

(2008/C 128/53)

Language of the case: Spanish

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 326, 30.12.2006.

(1) OJ C 117, 26.5.2007.

Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court
of 20 February 2008 — Commission of the European
Communities v Italian Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 13 February 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Federal
Republic of Germany

(Case C-62/07) (1)

(2008/C 128/51)

Language of the case: Italian

(Case C-216/07) (1)

(2008/C 128/54)

Language of the case: German

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

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 15 January 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal
Superior de Justicia de Galicia (High Court of Justice of
Galicia), Spain) — Doña Rosa Méndez López v Instituto
Instituto Nacional de la
Nacional de Empleo (INEM);

Seguridad Social (INSS)

Order of the President of the Court of 12 February 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Federal
Republic of Germany

(Case C-97/07) (1)

(2008/C 128/52)

Language of the case: Spanish

(Case C-218/07) (1)

(2008/C 128/55)

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 95, 28.4.2007.

(1) OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4940 — Crédit Suisse/General Electric/Mubadala) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

13.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 39/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4940 — Crédit Suisse/General Electric/Mubadala)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/02)

On 29 January 2008, 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 32008M4940. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4984 — TDF/TSMB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/03)

On 7 January 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M4984. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the component type-approval of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) COM(2007) 840 final — 2007/0284 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: approval, signalling device, tractor, vehicle parts

C 162/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.6.2008

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the component type-approval of lighting and light-
signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version)

COM(2007) 840 final — 2007/0284 (COD)

(2008/C 162/06)

On 25 January 2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the component type-approval of lighting and
light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part,
it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13 February), by 147
votes to one, with seven abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (Recast)

COM(2007) 870 final — 2008/0005 (COD)

(2008/C 162/07)

On 8 February2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names (Recast)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no
comment on its part, it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13
February 2008), by 128 votes in favour, with 2 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed
text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (Codified version) COM(2007) 873 final — 2007/0299 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: administrative cooperation, codification of EU law, cultural object, cultural relations, export, export licence, heritage protection

25.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/41

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from
the territory of a Member State (Codified version)

COM(2007) 873 final — 2007/0299 (COD)

(2008/C 162/08)

On 8 February 2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the return of cultural objects unlawfully
removed from the territory of a Member State (Codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no
comment on its part, it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13
February 2008), by 141 votes to one and one abstention, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the colouring matters which may be added to medicinal
products (Recast)

COM(2008) 1 final — 2008/0001 (COD)

(2008/C 162/09)

On 31 January 2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the colouring matters which may be added
to medicinal products (Recast)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no
comment on its part, it decided, at its 442nd plenary session of 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13
February 2008), by 122 votes to 1 and 4 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5039 — Brose Fahrzeugteile/Continental Assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts

13.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 39/11

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5039 — Brose Fahrzeugteile/Continental Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/08)

On 4 February 2008,

1.
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 Brose
Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG (‘Brose Fahrzeugteile’, Germany), belonging to the Brose group, acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the cooling fans
business and the electric motor drives business (together ‘Continental Assets’)
from Continental AG,
Germany, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Brose Fahrzeugteile: development and manufacturing of door systems for motor vehicles, compo-
nents for vehicle doors, seat systems and components for seats for vehicles as a supplier to the automo-
tive industry,

— for Continental Assets: development, manufacturing and distribution of cooling modules, compressor
motors, motors for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), motors for ABS systems, as well as
actuators for the powertrain, for window lifters, sliding roofs, seat belts, seat belt tighteners, electric
parking brakes, electric motors and for motors for electrical power steering.

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.5039 — Brose Fahrzeugteile/Continental Assets, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 39/7

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 February 2008

(2008/C 39/06)

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

1,4538

TRY

Turkish lira

156,18

AUD Australian dollar

7,4540

0,74510

9,4163

1,6041

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,7689

1,6057

1,4525

11,3363

1,8344

2,0594

98,99

KRW South Korean won

1 374,57

8,0030

1,9558

25,605

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

262,70

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6967

3,6054

3,6290

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,110

MXN Mexican peso

11,3044

10,4441

7,2777

13 469,46

4,7096

59,112

35,8660

46,805

2,5428

15,6305

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-1/08 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 13 February 2008 — Buczek Automotive v Commission (Interim measures — Application for suspension of operation — Article 105(2) of the Rules of Procedure)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, Poland, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, iron and steel industry, redemption

12.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 92/29

Operative part of the order

Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of
13 February 2008 — Buczek Automotive v Commission

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.

(Case T-1/08 R)

2. Costs are reserved.

(Interim measures — Application for suspension of operation
— Article 105(2) of the Rules of Procedure)

Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of
19 February 2008 — CPEM v Commission

(Case T-444/07 R)

(Interim measures — Application for stay of execution —
Submission of the application — Inadmissibility — Associa-
tion — Financial loss — Lack of urgency)

(2008/C 92/59)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Centre de promotion de l'emploi par la micro-entre-
prise (CPEM) (Marseilles, France) (represented by: C. Bonnefoi,
lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: L. Flynn and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)

(2008/C 92/60)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Buczek Automotive sp, z o.o.
(represented by: T. Gackowski, lawyer)

(Sosnowiec, Poland)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Re:

Application for suspension of
the operation of Commission
Decision C(2007) 5087 final of 23 October 2007 concerning
State aid No C 23/2006 (ex NN 35/2006) granted by Poland to
the steel producer Grupa Technologie Buczek

Operative part of the order

The Court:

interim measures,

1. Suspends, until the adoption of the order concluding the present
application for
the operation of Commission
Decision C(2007) 5087 final of 23 October 2007 concerning
State aid No C 23/2006 (ex NN 35/2006) granted by Poland to
the steel producer Grupa Technologie Buczek, insofar as that deci-
sion concerns Buczek Automotive sp, z o.o.

2. Reserves the costs.

Re:

Application for stay of execution of debit note No 3240912189
of 17 December 2007 relating to Commission Decision
C(2007) 4645 of 4 December 2007 cancelling the assistance
from the European Social Fund (ESF) granted to CPEM by Deci-
sion C(1999) 2645 of 17 August 1999.

Action brought on 14 January 2008 — Quest Diagnostics v
OHIM — ALK-Abelló (DIAQUEST)

(Case T-22/08)

(2008/C 92/61)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Operative part of the order

Parties

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2. Costs are reserved.

Applicant: Quest Diagnostics Inc.
(represented by: R. Niebel, lawyer)

(Teterboro, United States)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party
ALK-Abelló A/S (Hørsholm, Denmark)

to the proceedings before

the Board of Appeal: