do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5065 — AXA/CDC/Portefeuille Accor) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, hotel industry, insurance, management, merger control, property market

28.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/29

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5065 — AXA/CDC/Portefeuille Accor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/17)

1.
On 20 February 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings AXA Real Estate Invest-
ment Managers France (‘AXA REIM’, France), controlled by Groupe AXA (France) and Caisse des Dépôts et
Consignations (‘CDC’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation,
through investment vehicles joint control of part of the hotel business of Accor Global (‘Portefeuille Accor’,
France) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for AXA: financial protection, real estate management,

— for CDC: insurances, real estate, capital investment and services,

— for Accor Global: hotel and tourism business,

— for Portefeuille Accor: property management of hotels in France and Switzerland.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.5065 — AXA/CDC/Portefeuille Accor, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

28.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/9

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 February 2008

(2008/C 55/05)

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

1,5044

TRY

Turkish lira

159,95

AUD Australian dollar

7,4546

0,75760

9,3356

1,6074

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,7793

1,6021

1,4742

11,7148

1,8365

2,1013

98,65

KRW South Korean won

1 415,72

7,8540

1,9558

25,048

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

257,98

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6965

3,5385

3,6498

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,817

MXN Mexican peso

11,2168

10,7444

7,2770

13 619,33

4,8186

60,507

36,3680

44,900

2,5185

16,1525

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises

28.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

18.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 467/07

Member State

Region

Germany

Berlin

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) VC-Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin

Legal basis

Beteiligungsgrundsätze des VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises

—

Overall budget: EUR 30 million

Measure does not constitute aid

Until 31.12.2018

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Frauen, Berlin
Martin Luther-Straße 105
D-10825 Berlin

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

C 55/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.2.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

20.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 681/07

Germany

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Mobilität und bodengebundener Verkehr

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Bundeshaushaltsplan, Kapitel 0902, Titel 68330

Aid scheme

Research and development

—

Annual budget: EUR 52 million

Overall budget: EUR 52 million

100 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2008

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
Scharnhorststr. 34-37
D-10115 Berlin

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
2008/207/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2008 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, Israel, Romania, accession to the European Union, association agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

L 65/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.3.2008

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 February 2008

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of
Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union

(2008/207/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2)

The Protocol should be approved,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with
the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular
Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing
an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the
other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of
Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).

Whereas:

(1)

to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
The Protocol
European
an association between the
establishing
Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and the State of Israel, of the other part (2), was signed
on behalf of the Community and its Member States at
Brussels on 31 October 2007.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. MATE

(1) Assent of 19 February 2008 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 317, 5.12.2007, p. 65.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4893 — Quebecor World/RSDB) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, printing, restrictive-practice authorisation

28.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4893 — Quebecor World/RSDB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/02)

On 14 December 2007, 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 32007M4893. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4986 — EQT V/Securitas Direct)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/03)

On 31 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 32008M4986. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2008 of 28 February 2008 allowing the extension of the duration of private storage contracts in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: pigmeat, private stock, storage premium

29.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 56/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 179/2008

of 28 February 2008

allowing the extension of the duration of private storage contracts in the pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market
in pigmeat (1), and in particular Articles 4(6) and 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007 (2) provides
for the granting of private storage aid for the pigmeat
sector for storage contracts with a duration of three, four
or five months.

The situation within the Community pigmeat market
does not yet show any significant signs that the price
of pig carcasses will recover and it is therefore necessary
to allow a one-off extension of the validity period of the
concluded under Regulation (EC)
storage
No 1267/2007 for a maximum period of three months.

contracts

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In respect of the current private storage contracts, the duration
of storage shall be extended once at the request of the party
concerned. This extension shall not exceed three months and
shall relate to the total amount stipulated in the storage contract
in question. The extension request shall be submitted to the
intervention agency concerned, no later than three working
days before the expiry date of the storage contract.

In the event of extension, the aid amount shall be increased in
accordance with Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1267/2007.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation
(EEC) No 2759/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.

(2) OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 53.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4986 — EQT V/Securitas Direct) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, security services

28.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4893 — Quebecor World/RSDB)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/02)

On 14 December 2007, 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 32007M4893. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4986 — EQT V/Securitas Direct)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 55/03)

On 31 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 32008M4986. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2008 of 28 February 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: 2008-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

29.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 56/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 186/2008

of 28 February 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,

(2)

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
the third subparagraph of
Article 33(2) thereof,

(b) of

Whereas:

(1)

(EC) No

1060/2007

Commission Regulation
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,

to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
the
1060/2007 and following an examination of
invitation
tenders submitted in response to the partial
to tender ending on 27 February 2008, it is appropriate
to fix a maximum export refund for that partial
invi-
tation 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 27 February 2008,
the maximum export
referred
refund for
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be
383,00 EUR/t.

the product

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 February 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 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 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008,
p. 9).
2008/183/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2008 appointing an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2008-02-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Italy, appointment of staff

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 59/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 February 2008

appointing an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions

(2008/183/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,

Article 1

Mr Giovanni SPERANZA, Sindaco del Comune di Lamezia
Terme,
the
Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current
term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.

is hereby appointed an alternate member of

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision
2006/116/EC (1) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period
from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010.

A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the
Regions has become vacant following the end of the
mandate of Mr CONDORELLI,

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.

For the Council
The President

A. VIZJAK

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.