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 the colouring matters which may be added to medicinal products (Recast) COM(2008) 1 final — 2008/0001 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, drug surveillance, dyestuff, marketing, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation

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
Case C-8/07: Order of the President of the Fifth Chamber of the Court of 13 February 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, copyright, national implementing measure, sale

C 92/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.4.2008

Form of order sought

Order of the President of the Fifth Chamber of the Court
of 13 February 2008 — Commission of the European
Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

— declare that, by failing to adopt all such laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006
implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of
the European
the Council as regards organisational
Parliament and of
requirements and operating conditions for investment firms
and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive (1), or
in any event, by failing to inform the Commission thereof,
the Czech Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under
Article 53(1) of that directive;

(Case C-8/07) (1)

(2008/C 92/47)

Language of the case: Dutch

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

— order Czech Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for implementing the directive into the domestic
legal order expired on 31 January 2007.

Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court
the European
of 30 January 2008 — Commission of

Communities v Kingdom of Spain

(1) OJ 2006 L 241, p. 26.

Order of the President of the Court of 11 February 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Republic
of Poland

(Case C-423/06) (1)

(2008/C 92/46)

Language of the case: Polish

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(Case C-22/07) (1)

(2008/C 92/48)

Language of the case: Spanish

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

(1) OJ C 56, 10.3.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 6 December 2007
— Ter Lembeek International NV v Commission of the
European Communities

(Case C-28/07 P) (1)

(2008/C 92/49)

Language of the case: Dutch

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 82, 14.4.2007.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4814 — AIB/FDC/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, financial transaction, insurance, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 39/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.2.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4982 — Bouygues/Artemis/Serendipity)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/04)

On 5 February 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 French 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 32008M4982. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4814 — AIB/FDC/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/05)

On 11 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 32008M4814. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 126/2008 of 13 February 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

14.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 40/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 126/2008

of 13 February 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 14 February 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

L 40/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.2.2008

to Commission Regulation of 13 February 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
JO
MA
MK
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
MA
TR
ZZ

CN
EG
IL
JM
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TR
ZZ

AR
CA
CN
MK
US
ZZ

CN
US
ZA
ZZ

137,4
74,3
49,4
36,8
129,8
104,6
88,7

267,4
202,1
175,9
149,2
198,7

49,0
149,6
71,0
89,9

349,4
349,4

44,2
50,3
58,9
47,9
69,7
54,2

120,6
108,5
72,2
100,4

41,9
88,5
60,1
40,8
122,9
79,8
70,1
72,0

84,6
106,4
77,5
109,4
94,5

83,0
87,7
84,9
39,4
114,9
82,0

44,1
120,5
103,7
89,4

(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’.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (Recast) COM(2007) 858 final — 2007/0292 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, labelling, marketing, mineral water, water treatment

25.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 162/87

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral
waters (Recast)

COM(2007) 858 final — 2007/0292 (COD)

(2008/C 162/21)

On 30 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 exploitation and marketing of natural
mineral waters (Recast)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views
on the subject in its earlier opinion, adopted on 24 February 1971 (*), and in the opinion CESE 196/1995,
adopted on 23 February 1995 (**), it decided, at its 442nd plenary session, held on 13 and 14 February
2008 (meeting of 13 February), by 133 votes to 2 with 2 abstentions to issue an opinion endorsing the
proposal and to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned documents.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

(*) Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States relating to the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (OJ C 36 of
19.4.1971, p. 14).

(**) Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
amending Council Directive 80/777/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the
exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters — COM(1994) 423 final (OJ C 110 of 2.5.1995, p. 55).
Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/1/2008 of 13 February 2008 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Central African Republic, Chad, common foreign and security policy, military intervention, the EU's international role, third country

L 56/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.2.2008

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION CHAD/1/2008

of 13 February 2008

on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in the
Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic

(2008/172/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular the third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,

Joint Action 2007/677/CFSP of
Having regard to Council
15 October 2007 on the European Union military operation
in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (1)
(Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA), and in particular Article 10(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

At the request of the Political and Security Committee
and in accordance with the tasking by the European
Union Military Committee (EUMC), the EU Operation
Commander and EU Force Commander held the Force
Generation Conferences on 9, 14 and 21 November
2007, 19 December 2007 and 11 January 2008.

Following recommendations on a contribution from
Albania by the EU Operation Commander and the
EUMC,
should be
contribution from Albania
accepted.

the

In accordance with Article 6 of
the Protocol on the
position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and to the Treaty establishing the

European Community, Denmark does not participate in
the elaboration and implementation of decisions and
actions of the European Union which have defence impli-
cations,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Third States’ contributions

Following the Force Generation Conferences, the contribution
from Albania shall be accepted for the EU military operation in
the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2008.

For the Political and Security Committee
The Chairperson

M. IPAVIC

(1) OJ L 279, 23.10.2007, p. 21.
Case T-313/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 February 2008 — Otsuka Chemical v EFSA
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Food Safety Authority, action for annulment (EU), administrative formalities, dangerous substance, exchange of information, indemnification, marketing standard, pesticide, plant health product, report

C 92/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.4.2008

Order of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of
1 February 2008 — Nomura Principal Investment and
Nomura International v Commission

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 February 2008
— Otsuka Chemical v EFSA

(Case T-233/05) (1)

(2008/C 92/90)

Language of the case: English

(Case T-313/06) (1)

(2008/C 92/92)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) has
ordered that the case be removed from the register.

The President of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 217, 3.9.2005.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 28 February 2008
— EAEPC v Commission

(Case T-153/06) (1)

(2008/C 92/91)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 178, 29.7.2006.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 February 2008
— IXI Mobile v OHIM — Klein (IXI)

(Case T-78/07) (1)

(2008/C 92/93)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4982 — Bouygues/Artemis/Serendipity) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, holding company, industrial equipment, luxury products industry, merger control, property development, publisher, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications industry

C 39/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.2.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4982 — Bouygues/Artemis/Serendipity)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/04)

On 5 February 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 French 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 32008M4982. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4814 — AIB/FDC/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 39/05)

On 11 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 32008M4814. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Case C-485/06: 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, fight against crime, illegal migration, national implementing measure, organised crime, 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.4984 — TDF/TSMB) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications industry

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).