do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4867 — BNP Paribas/Natixis/SLIB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, investment company, merger control, software

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/9

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4867 — BNP Paribas/Natixis/SLIB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/09)

1.
On 25 February 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 undertakings BNP Paribas (‘BNPP’, France) and Natixis (France) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Services Logiciels d'Intégration
Boursière (‘SLIB’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BNPP: investment banking, retail banking, private banking and asset management,

— Natixis: investment banking, private banking and asset management,

— SLIB: application software for financial markets.

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. 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.4867 — BNP Paribas/Natixis/SLIB, 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.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,10 % on 1 March 2008 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,10 % on 1 March 2008

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 March 2008

(2008/C 59/05)

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

1,5203

TRY

Turkish lira

156,79

AUD Australian dollar

7,4505

0,766

9,3655

1,5787

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8577

1,6274

1,4948

11,8328

1,9065

2,1185

100,59

KRW South Korean won

1 440,64

7,925

1,9558

25,068

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

264,43

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,697

3,5269

3,7474

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,54

MXN Mexican peso

11,9897

10,8004

7,2709

13 849,93

4,8627

61,724

36,5245

48,117

2,5704

16,2915

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the

interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5009 — Randstad/Vedior) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, personnel administration

C 59/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5009 — Randstad/Vedior)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/12)

1.
On 25 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 undertaking Randstad Holding NV
(‘Randstad’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of the undertaking Vedior NV (‘Vedior’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Randstad: provision of temporary and permanent employment services and other HR related services

in Europe, the United States, Canada and Asia,

— for Vedior: provision of temporary and permanent employment services and other HR related services in

Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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.5009 — Randstad/Vedior 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 200/2008 of 4 March 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

5.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 60/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 200/2008

of 4 March 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 5 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 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 4 March 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

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

JO
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
SY
TR
ZZ

AR
CA
CN
MK
US
UY
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

69,6
51,8
120,5
143,2
96,3

244,4
190,5
114,7
198,4
187,0

92,7
167,2
130,0

45,4
53,4
51,9
50,1
97,1
59,6

95,9
110,0
56,4
123,4
96,4

97,3
77,9
92,3
42,4
107,6
89,9
84,6

80,9
67,2
51,9
123,2
103,0
85,2

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5085 — Platinum Equity/Delphi Steering) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: driving mechanism, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, purchase, type of business

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5085 — Platinum Equity/Delphi Steering)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/11)

1.
On 25 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 undertaking Platinum Equity, LLC
through one or more controlled subsidiaries, acquires within the meaning of
(‘Platinum’, USA),
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Delphi Steering (‘DS’,
USA), by way of purchase of both shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Platinum: acquisition of businesses that provide services and support to the infrastructure and

systems of other businesses,

— for DS: design and manufacture of steering and driveline systems and components for automotive

vehicle manufacturers and adjacent markets.

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. 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.5085 — Platinum Equity/Delphi Steering, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4957 — Perstorp Holding/Solvay Interox (caprolactones business)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/01)

On 2 October 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 32007M4827. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4957 — Perstorp Holding/Solvay Interox (caprolactones business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/02)

On 10 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 32008M4957. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
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: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, fishing industry, hotel industry, industrial restructuring, social-security contribution

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/3

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 59/04)

Date of adoption of the decision

30.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 323/07

Member State

Region

Spain

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Vanyera3

Legal basis

Decreto Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Guarantee

Annual budget: EUR 0,95 million

Overall budget: EUR 5,2 million

—

1.2008-6.2012

Economic sectors

Hotels and restaurants (tourism)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Gobierno de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

11.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 581/07

Member State

Region

Sweden

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Stödordning för sänkta socialavgifter för vissa delar av tjänstesektorn

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Förslag till lag om ändring i socialavgiftslagen (2000:980)

Aid scheme

Employment

Reduction of social security contributions

Annual budget: SEK 4 600 million

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Intensity

Duration

—

1.1.2008-31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Service activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Skatteverket/Swedish Tax Agency

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

30.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 725/07

Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Verlängerung der staatlichen Beihilfe N 539/03 — Zuwendungen aus den
Mitteln der Fischereiabgaben zur Erhaltung von Fischbeständen, Fischgründen
und Fischereien

Legal basis

„Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Zuwendungen aus den Mitteln der Fischerei-
abgaben durch das Land Schleswig-Holstein“

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid to the fisheries sector

Individual grants

EUR 500 000 per year

Max. 100 %

3 years

Economic sectors

Fisheries sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Amt für ländliche Räume Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
D-24148 Kiel

Other information

Annual report

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/
Commission inquiry in the pharmaceutical sector
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, generic drug, innovation, marketing, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation

C 59/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2008

Commission inquiry in the pharmaceutical sector

(2008/C 59/06)

On 15 January 2008, the Commission initiated an inquiry under Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003
(Case COMP/39.514)
in the pharmaceutical sector in the Community, relating to the introduction of
innovative and generic medicines for human consumption onto the market. The text of the decision is made
available on the official website of the Directorate-General for Competition.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4968 — Reitan/SAS/NSB/Marked/Vizz/Travel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of passengers, disclosure of information, discount store, economic concentration, merger control, reservation, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 59/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4968 — Reitan/SAS/NSB/Marked/Vizz/Travel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/03)

On 11 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 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 32008M4968. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2008 of 4 March 2008 fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2008
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import, rice

5.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 60/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 204/2008

of 4 March 2008

fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2008

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

As the applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of
the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation
should come into force immediately,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003
of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Based on the information transmitted by the competent
authorities, the Commission notes that import licences
for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN
code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of 192 418
tonnes
the period from 1 September 2007 to
29 February 2008. The import duty for semi-milled
and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30
must therefore be adjusted.

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling
within CN code 1006 30 shall be EUR 175 per tonne.

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, 4 March 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation
(EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as of 1 September 2008.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, mining industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 59/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/01)

On 2 October 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 32007M4827. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4957 — Perstorp Holding/Solvay Interox (caprolactones business))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 59/02)

On 10 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 32008M4957. EUR-Lex is the

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