do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5072 — AMSSC/BE group/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5072 — AMSSC/BE group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/11)

1.
On 4 March 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 ArcelorMittal Steel Service
Centres SAS (‘AMSSC’), belonging to the ArcelorMittal group (‘ArcelorMittal’, Luxembourg) and BE Sverige
AB (‘BE group’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (JV) which will combine the steel service
centre activities of both parties in Sweden.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for AMSSC: specialized in flat carbon steel processing and logistics,

— for BE group: steel distribution company,

— for JV: active in the sector of steel service centres in Sweden.

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.5072 — AMSSC/BE group/JV, 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.
EC-United Arab Emirates Agreement on certain aspects of air services#European Parliament legislative resolution of  11 March 2008  on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the United Arab Emirates on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0134 - C6-0472/2007 - 2007/0052(CNS))
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: European Community, United Arab Emirates, air transport, trade agreement (EU)

C 66 E/84

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2009

Tuesday 11 March 2008

EC-United Arab Emirates Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

P6_TA(2008)0074

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision
on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the United Arab
Emirates on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0134 — C6-0472/2007 — 2007/0052(CNS))

(2009/C 66 E/18)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2007)0134),

— having regard to Articles 80(2) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0472/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0043/2008),

1.

Approves conclusion of the agreement;

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

2.
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United Arab Emirates.

Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain
agricultural products *

P6_TA(2008)0075

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the proposal for a Council
Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of
(‘Single
agricultural markets and on specific provisions

for certain agricultural products

CMO Regulation’) (COM(2007)0854 — C6-0033/2008 — 2007/0290(CNS))

(2009/C 66 E/19)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0854),

— having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted

Parliament (C6-0033/2008),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0044/2008),
2008/267/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in application of point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: budgetary discipline (EU), financial management, fund (EU), interinstitutional agreement

27.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 85/7

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

II

DECISIONS

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 11 March 2008

on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in application of point 26 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on
budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2008/267/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

The United Kingdom submitted an application to
mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by
flooding in June and July 2007,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of
11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity
Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be
year 2008,
mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 162 387 985 in
commitment and payment appropriations.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Union has created a European Union Soli-
darity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the popu-
lation of regions struck by disasters.

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows
the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of
EUR 1 billion.

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions
whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2008.

For the European Parliament
The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council
The President
J. LENARČIČ

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2008/29/EC of
(OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).
(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2008 of 11 March 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

12.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 68/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 217/2008

of 11 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)

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 12 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

L 68/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.3.2008

to Commission Regulation of 11 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

0709 90 80

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
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
US
UY
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

91,1
68,9
120,5
84,4
91,2

178,8
178,8
201,6
186,4

103,6
165,7
134,7

238,6
238,6

46,2
52,7
60,1
51,2
100,7
62,2

96,1
86,8
123,2
102,0

94,4
95,4
73,8
93,8
88,5
46,8
109,8
90,0
86,6

80,9
96,0
68,5
98,3
85,9

(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’.
Publication of a list of measures considered by the Commission as existing aid, within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty, upon accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, EU Accession Treaty, Romania, State aid, accession to the European Union, disclosure of information

C 65/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Publication of a list of measures considered by the Commission as existing aid, within the meaning
of Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty, upon accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/10)

1. In 2005 and 2006,

in accordance with the procedure provided for

in Annex V, Chapter 2,
paragraph (1)(c) (under Article 21) of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
to the European Union (‘Accession Treaty’) (1), Bulgaria and Romania submitted to the Commission those
measures that they wished to be regarded as existing aid within the meaning of Article 88(1) of the
EC Treaty but which were not provided for expressly in the Accession Treaty.

2. This procedure covered State aid measures to all sectors with the exception of the transport sector and of
agricultural activities linked to the production, processing or marketing of products listed in Annex I to
the EC Treaty, for which separate provisions applied.

3. The Commission has now published the complete list of measures which it accepted as existing aid
within the meaning of Article 88(1) and under the procedure mentioned in point (1) above, on the
following internet address:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/state_aid/register/

4. The publication referred to in point (3) covers exclusively those measures which were considered as

existing aid under the interim procedure for existing aid.

5. Bulgaria and Romania were informed about the relevant Commission decisions by means of letters from

the Commissioner for Competition.

(1) OJ L 157, 21.6.2005.
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security#European Parliament legislative resolution of  11 March 2008  on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (PE-CONS 3601/2008 - C6-0029/2008 - 2005/0191(COD))
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, European standard, air safety, approximation of laws, civil aviation, fight against crime, report, safety standard

C 66 E/88

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2009

Tuesday 11 March 2008

Common rules in the field of civil aviation security ***III

P6_TA(2008)0080

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the joint text approved by the
Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002
(PE-CONS 3601/2008 — C6-0029/2008 — 2005/0191(COD))

(2009/C 66 E/24)

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission

statements (PE-CONS 3601/2008 — C6-0029/2008),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2005)0429),

— having regard to its position at second reading (2) on the Council common position (3),

— having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position

(COM(2007)0475),

— having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 65 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A6-0049/2008),

1.

Approves the joint text;

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

2.
the EC Treaty;

3.
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;

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 300 E, 9.12.2006, p. 463.
(2) Texts adopted, 25.4.2007, P6_TA(2007)0142.
(3) OJ C 70 E, 27.3.2007, p. 21.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5017 — Rank/Alcoa P&C) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, metallurgical industry, service industry

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5052 — INEOS/BP VAM & EtAc Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/01)

On 25 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 32008M5052. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5017 — Rank/Alcoa P&C)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/02)

On 22 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 32008M5017. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Management of the assets of the ECSC and the Research Fund for Coal and Steel#European Parliament legislative resolution of  11 March 2008  on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2003/77/EC laying down multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the ECSC in liquidation and, on completion of the liquidation, the Assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (COM(2007)0435 - C6-0276/2007 - 2007/0150(CNS))
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: ECSC, financial management, fund (EU), research, validation of expenditure

20.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 66 E/83

Tuesday 11 March 2008

III

(Preparatory Acts)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Management of the assets of the ECSC and the Research Fund for Coal and Steel *

P6_TA(2008)0073

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision
amending Decision 2003/77/EC laying down multiannual financial guidelines for managing the
assets of the ECSC in liquidation and, on completion of the liquidation, the Assets of the Research
Fund for Coal and Steel (COM(2007)0435 — C6-0276/2007 — 2007/0150(CNS))

(2009/C 66 E/17)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0435),

— having regard to Article 2(2) of Council Decision 2003/76/EC, pursuant

to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0276/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0062/2008),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5025 — SABMiller/Molson Coors/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

11.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5025 — SABMiller/Molson Coors/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/09)

1.
On 26 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 SABMiller plc
(‘SABMiller’, United Kingdom) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (‘Molson Coors’, USA) acquire within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company consti-
tuting a joint venture (‘JV’, USA) by way of transfer of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for SABMiller: worldwide production, distribution and sake of beer and other beverages,

— for Molson Coors: worldwide production, distribution and sale of beer and other beverages,

— for JV: production, distribution and sale of beer in the United States and Puerto Rico.

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.5025 — SABMiller/Molson Coors/JV, 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.4962 — Sun Group/neckermann.de GmbH) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, economic concentration, electronic commerce, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

C 65/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4962 — Sun Group/neckermann.de GmbH)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/03)

On 29 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 32008M4962. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4950 — Aviva/Bank Zachodni)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 65/04)

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 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 32008M4950. EUR-Lex is the

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