do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-43/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 March 2008 — Maison de l'Europe Avignon Méditerranée v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Info point Europe label — Statements made by an agent of the Commission about the applicant)
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), confidentiality, dissemination of information

C 107/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.4.2008

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 March 2008
v
— Maison

l'Europe Avignon Méditerranée

de

Commission

(Case T-43/03) (1)

(Non-contractual
label —
Statements made by an agent of the Commission about the
applicant)

liability — ‘Info point Europe’

(2008/C 107/34)

Language of the case: French

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 March 2008
— ESN v Commission

(Case T-332/03) (1)

(Public service contracts — Community tendering procedure
— Provision of services for the development and provision of
services in support of the Community Research and Develop-
ment Service (CORDIS) — Rejection of a tender — Principles
of equal treatment as between tenderers and transparency —
Compliance with the award criteria set out in the tendering
specifications)

(2008/C 107/35)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Maison de l'Europe Avignon Méditerranée (Avignon,
France) (represented by: F. Martineau and N. Benoît, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J.-F. Pasquier, agent)

Parties

Applicant: European Service Network (Brussels, Belgium) (repre-
sented by: R. Steichen and P.-E Partsch, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: L. Parpala and E. Manhaeve, agents)

Re:

Re:

Application for damages for harm allegedly suffered by the
applicant as a result of the statements made by the Commis-
sion's agent in Marseille at the meeting on 23 January 2003.

Application for the annulment of the decision to award the
for
contract which is the subject of
tenders ENTR/02/55 — CORDIS Lot 1 for the development and
provision of services in support of the Community Research
and Development Service (CORDIS).

the Commission's call

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application.

2. Orders the Maison de l'Europe Avignon Méditerranée to bear its

own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission.

2. Orders European Service Network (ESN) to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 101, 26.4.2003.

(1) OJ C 289, 29.11.2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5008 — Vivendi/Activision) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, economic concentration, electrical engineering, exchange of information, merger control

C 68/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.3.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5008 — Vivendi/Activision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 68/12)

1.
On 7 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 undertaking Vivendi SA (‘Vivendi’,
France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking Activision, Inc. (‘Activision’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Vivendi: communication and media group with activities in the music, TV, cinema, telecommunica-
tions, Internet and games sector. In particular, Vivendi controls Vivendi Games who develops and
publishes game software,

— for Activision: developer, publisher and distributor of game software.

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.5008 — Vivendi/Activision, 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 227/2008 of 13 March 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: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 70/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.3.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2008

of 13 March 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

of
Commission Regulation
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,

Pursuant
1060/2007 and following an examination of
tenders submitted in response to the partial
to tender ending on 12 March 2008,
to fix a maximum export refund for that partial
tation to tender.

to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
the
invitation
it is appropriate
invi-

(3)

The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 12 March 2008,
referred
refund for
the maximum export
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be
410,73 EUR/t.

the product

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 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).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 March 2008

(2008/C 68/01)

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

1,5477

TRY

Turkish lira

158,45

AUD Australian dollar

7,4556

0,76660

9,3978

1,5817

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8910

1,6654

1,5302

12,0544

1,9273

2,1424

106,32

KRW South Korean won

1 497,40

7,8905

1,9558

25,066

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

259,30

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6970

3,5371

3,6940

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,320

MXN Mexican peso

12,1098

10,9902

7,2663

14 176,93

4,9279

63,843

36,7690

48,830

2,6151

16,6966

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 224/2008 of 13 March 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

14.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 70/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 224/2008

of 13 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 14 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 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 70/2

EN

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14.3.2008

to Commission Regulation of 13 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

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
SY
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

65,0
69,9
129,8
118,8
95,9

178,8
118,0
148,4
148,4

106,1
112,6
109,4

238,6
238,6

47,6
55,4
50,9
52,7
50,7
51,5

107,9
107,4
105,3
124,8
153,3
119,7

95,3
85,2
105,6
102,1
88,4
50,7
106,4
90,0
69,5
88,1

82,5
72,2
54,6
93,3
75,7

(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’.
Commission notification pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of a public service obligation imposed on certain scheduled air services in Spain (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, air transport, public service, transportation tariff

13.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/9

Commission notification pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 4(1)(a) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of a public service obligation imposed on certain
scheduled air services in Spain

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 68/06)

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, the Spanish Government has decided to amend
the public service obligation imposed on scheduled air services in the Balearic Islands as published in
OJ C 307 of 17.12.2003 and amended in OJ C 95 of 22.4.2006 and OJ C 53 of 8.3.2007.

The new maximum single fare for each of the routes is as follows:

(a) Majorca-Ibiza: EUR 88;

(b) Majorca-Minorca: EUR 88;

(c) Minorca-Ibiza: EUR 121.

The other requirements of the public service obligation published in OJ C 307 of 17.12.2003 remain
unchanged.
Commission communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, air traffic, air traffic control, exchange of information, harmonisation of standards, trans-European network

13.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/5

Commission communication concerning the implementation of Article 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the European
Air Traffic Management network (1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of Community specifications under the Regulation)

(2008/C 68/03)

Organisation

Reference

Edition
number

Title of the Community specifications

Edition date

Eurocontrol (1)

Spec-0107

3.0

specification

Eurocontrol
for
ATS Data Exchange Presentation
(ADEXP) (2)

20.10.2007

(1) European Organisation for
fax (32-2) 729 51 90.

the Safety of Air Navigation: Rue de la Fusée 96, B-1130 Brussels,

tel.

(32-2) 729 90 11,

(2) http://www.eurocontrol.int/ses/public/standard_page/sk_community_specs_completed.html

(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, control of State aid, disabled person, employment aid, exchange of information

C 68/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.3.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 68/04)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 8/08

Estonia

Eesti

Title of aid scheme

Puuetega töötajate tööhõive

Legal basis

Budget

Sotsiaalministri 10.12.2007. a käskkirjaga nr 225 kinnitatud raamprogramm
„Kvalifitseeritud tööjõu pakkumise suurendamine 2007-2013”

Annual budget: EUR 0,09391 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

10.12.2007

31.12.2008

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Tööturuamet
Ehitajate tee 114
EE-15156 Tallinn

Other information

The scheme will be co-financed by the European Social Fund

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State

aid within the sector.
Council Common Position 2008/223/CFSP of 13 March 2008 renewing measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: International Criminal Tribunal, Yugoslavia, economic sanctions, fight against crime, international sanctions, natural person, war crime

L 70/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.3.2008

III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2008/223/CFSP

of 13 March 2008

renewing measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 15 thereof,

Common Position 2004/293/CFSP shall be extended until
16 March 2009.

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

On 30 March 2004,
the Council adopted Common
Position 2004/293/CFSP renewing measures in support
of the effective implementation of the mandate of the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) (1). These measures were
renewed again by
Common Position 2007/150/CFSP (2) and are due to
expire on 16 March 2008.

(2)

The Council considers it necessary to renew the measures
imposed by Common Position 2004/293/CFSP for a
further period of 12 months,

Article 2

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

(1) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 65. Common Position as last amended by

Decision 2007/521/CFSP (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 30).

(2) OJ L 66, 6.3.2007, p. 21.
Corrigendum to the Rules of Procedure of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal of 25 July 2007 ( OJ L 225, 29.8.2007 )
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European civil service, administrative procedure, judicial proceedings, jurisdiction

13.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 69/37

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Rules of Procedure of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal of 25 July 2007

(Official Journal of the European Union L 225 of 29 August 2007)

On page 18, in Article 97(1):

for:

‘Before giving its decision on an application for legal aid, the Tribunal shall invite the other party to submit its
written observations unless it is already apparent from the information produced that the conditions laid down in
Article 95(2) have not been satisfied or that those laid down in Article 94(3) have been satisfied.’,

read:

‘Before giving its decision on an application for legal aid, the Tribunal shall invite the other party to submit its
written observations unless it is already apparent from the information produced that the conditions laid down in
Article 95(2) have not been satisfied or that those laid down in Article 95(3) have been satisfied.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

13.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 68/11)

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 Autogrill SpA (‘Autogrill’, Italy) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Aldeasa SA
(‘Aldeasa’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Autogrill: food and beverage and retail services for travelers worldwide,

— for Aldeasa: operation of travel retail shops in Spain and Portugal, and outside the EU.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2008 of 13 March 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
Date: 2008-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

14.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 70/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 226/2008

of 13 March 2008

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of
the
20 February 2006 on the common organisation of
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)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July
2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
13 March 2008,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation 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 13 March 2008,
referred
refund for
the maximum export
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be
32,947 EUR/100 kg.

the product

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 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 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 by Commission Regu-
lation (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9).