do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 256/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 for meat products originating in Switzerland
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, import licence, import policy, meat product, originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 256/2008

of 18 March 2008

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008
under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 for meat products originating in
Switzerland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007
of 28 November 2007 opening and providing for the admi-
nistration of a tariff quota for sausages and certain meat
products originating in Switzerland (2)
and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged during the
first seven days of March 2008 for the subperiod 1 April
to 30 June 2008 do not cover
the total quantity
available. The quantities for which applications have
not been lodged should therefore be determined and
these should be added to the quantity fixed for the
following quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import licence applications under the
quota bearing the serial number 09.4180 have not been lodged
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007, to be added to the
subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2008, shall be 935 000 kg.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1399/2007 has opened tariff quotas
for the import of certain meat products.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2008.

For the Commission

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

(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 311, 29.11.2007, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, import policy, poultrymeat, tariff quota

19.3.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 251/2008

of 18 March 2008

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008
under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of the Council
the
of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of
market in poultrymeat (1),

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for
imports of products in the poultrymeat sector.

seven days of March 2008 for

The applications for import licences lodged during the
first
the subperiod
1 April to 30 June 2008 relate, for some quotas, to
to
exceeding those available. The
quantities
which licences may be issued should therefore be
determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to
be applied to the quantities applied for,

extent

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
the
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules
administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of
14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular
Article 5(6) thereof,

The quantities for which import licence applications have been
lodged pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the
subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008 shall be multiplied by the
allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Whereas:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation
(EEC) No 2777/75 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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 9.

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ANNEX

Group No

Order No

Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the
subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008
(%)

P1

P2

P3

P4

09.4067

09.4068

09.4069

09.4070

4,558380

53,742902

1,428582

(1)

(1) Not applied: the applications do not cover the total quantity available.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, chemical product, import, originating product

18.3.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 71/13

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2008/C 71/05)

1. The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following proce-
dure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below,
as provided in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1583/2006 of 23 October 2006 imposing a defi-
nitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America (1).

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives
of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to
amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), J-79 4/23, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any
time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the
date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (3).

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Ethanolamines

United States of
America

Anti-dumping duty

Council
No
1583/2006
25.10.2006, p. 2)

Regulation
(OJ

(EC)
294,

L

26.10.2008

(1) OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 2.
(2) Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
(3) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).
Case F-40/08: Action brought on 18 March 2008 — Carvalhal Garcia v Council
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European official, action by staff, education grant

19.7.2008

EN

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C 183/33

Form of order sought

Action brought on 16 April 2008 — Spee v Europol

— Annul

the decisions of

the
European Parliament not to grant the applicants the daily
subsistence allowance laid down in Article 10 of Annex VII
to the Staff Regulations;

the appointing authority of

(Case F-43/08)

(2008/C 183/66)

Language of the case: Dutch

— Order the European Parliament to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Parties

In support of their action, the applicants invoke the infringe-
ment of Article 71 of the Staff Regulations and of Article 10 of
Annex VII to the Staff Regulations.

Applicant: David Spee (Rijswijk, Netherlands) (represented by: P.
de Casparis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Police Office (Europol)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of Europol's decision to withdraw
the offer of employment for which the applicant had submitted
an application and to subsequently republish it, and an applica-
tion for damages

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

— Annul

the decision of 7 January 2008 issued after a
complaint and the underlying decisions of 20 June 2007
and 6 July 2007 to declare vacant once again the post of
First Officer in the IMT1 Infrastructure Unit and not to
appoint the applicant;

— Order Europol to search for an equitable solution to the
situation in which the applicant finds himself following the
rash and defective decision;

— Order Europol

to pay damages to the applicant

in the

amount of EUR 5 000 net;

— Order Europol to pay the costs.

Action brought on 18 March 2008 — Carvalhal Garcia v
Council

(Case F-40/08)

(2008/C 183/65)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Daniela Carvalhal Garcia (Sines, Portugal) (represented
by: F. Antas da Cunha, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of
education allowance for the applicant's daughter

the Council's decision refusing to grant

the

Action brought on 19 May 2008 — Giannini v
Commission

Form of order sought

(Case F-49/08)

(2008/C 183/67)

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

Language of the case: French

— Annul the final decision of the Council of the European
Union's head of personnel of 16 November 2007 and rule
that it must be replaced by a separate decision granting the
education allowance for the applicant's daughter with regard
to the 2006/2007 school year

Parties

Applicant: Massimo Giannini (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by:
L. Levi and C. Ronzi, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Commission Regulation (EC) No 257/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2007 for pigmeat
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, import policy, pigmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 257/2008

of 18 March 2008

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of March 2008
under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1382/2007 for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1382/2007
of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 concerning the
in particular
import
Article 5(6) thereof,

for pigmeat (2),

arrangements

and

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 1382/2007 has opened tariff quotas
for the import of pigmeat products.

The applications for import licences lodged during the
the subperiod
first

seven days of March 2008 for

1 April
the total
to 30 June 2008 do not cover
quantity available. The quantities for which applications
have not been lodged should therefore be determined
and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the
following quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import licence applications covered by
the quota bearing the serial number 09.4046 have not been
lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1382/2007, to be added to
the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2008, shall be
3 500 000 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2008.

For the Commission

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

(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 309, 27.11.2007, p. 28.
Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies on the lists provided for in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 243/2008 imposing certain restrictive measures on the illegal authorities of the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, economic sanctions, international sanctions, rebel government, restriction of liberty, trade restriction

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OTHER ACTS

COUNCIL

Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies on the lists provided for in Articles 2, 3
and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 243/2008 imposing certain restrictive measures on the illegal
authorities of the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros

(2008/C 71/08)

The Council of the European Union has established that the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex I
are:

(a) members of the illegal government of Anjouan;

(b) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them.

Consequently, the Council has decided to enter these persons, entities and bodies on the list in Annex I.

Council Regulation (EC) No 243/2008 (1) provides for the freezing of all funds, other financial assets and
economic resources belonging to the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex I and that no funds and
economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex I is drawn to the possibility of making an
application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites listed in
Annex II to the Regulation in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for essential needs or
specific payments in accordance with Article 4 of that Regulation.

The persons, entities and bodies concerned may submit at any time a request to the Council, together with
any supporting documentation, that the decision to include and maintain them on the lists referred to above
should be reconsidered, to the following address: Council of the European Union, rue de la Loi 175, B-1048
Brussels.

Such requests will be considered when they are received. In this respect, the attention of the persons, entities
and bodies concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the lists in accordance with Article 3
of Common Position 2008/187/CFSP.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging
the Council's decision before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, in accordance with
the conditions laid down in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article 230 of the Treaty establishing the
European Community.

(1) OJ L 75, 18.3.2008, p. 53.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4784 — Suez Environment/SITA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, waste management

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4784 — Suez Environment/SITA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 71/07)

1.
On 11 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 Suez Environnement (‘Suez’, France),
belonging to the Suez group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, sole
control of SITA Sverige AB (‘SITA’, Sweden), which it currently jointly controls with E.ON Sverige AB, by
way of purchase shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Suez: water and waste management sectors worldwide,

— for SITA: waste management sectors in Sweden and Finland.

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.4784 — Suez Environment/SITA, 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: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 March 2008

(2008/C 71/01)

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

1,577

TRY

Turkish lira

152,5

AUD Australian dollar

7,4594

0,7857

9,473

1,5519

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0027

1,7102

1,5689

12,2537

1,9646

2,18

118,55

KRW South Korean won

1 615,48

8,057

1,9558

25,017

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

260,54

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6971

3,5468

3,7538

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,478

MXN Mexican peso

12,8557

11,1699

7,2591

14 610,91

5,0354

65,761

37,075

49,518

2,7199

17,0198

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2008 of 18 March 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

19.3.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 250/2008

of 18 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 19 March 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 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 18 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
ZA
ZZ

EG
IL
SY
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

60,4
58,1
134,4
105,4
89,6

178,8
90,4
175,5
148,2

86,5
147,7
117,1

238,6
238,6

42,7
56,5
51,8
53,6
50,7
43,3
49,8

107,9
106,3
109,7
130,4
147,5
120,4

91,4
76,9
98,7
100,7
72,7
46,8
104,7
87,6
69,5
83,2

81,5
84,1
57,9
90,2
78,4

(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’.