do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4919 — StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74/69

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4919 — StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/18)

1.
On 14 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 StatoilHydro ASA
(‘StatoilHydro’, Norway) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control
of the whole of three undertakings (‘Jet Scandinavia’) consisting of ConocoPhillips Danmark ApS (Denmark),
ConocoPhillips Nordic AB (Sweden) and ConocoPhillips JET AS (Norway) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for StatoilHydro: integrated oil and gas company, active in upstream exploration, development, produc-
tion and sales of oil and gas, as well as downstream operating of motor fuels retail stations, notably in
Denmark, Norway and Sweden,

— for Jet Scandinavia: operating, under the ‘Jet’ brand, of motor fuels retail stations in Denmark, Norway

and Sweden and storage terminals 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.4919 — StatoilHydro/ConocoPhillips (Jet), 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5104 — Altor Fund II/Papyrus) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, plastics industry

C 74/70

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5104 — Altor Fund II/Papyrus)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/19)

1.
On 14 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 Altor Fund II (‘Altor’, Sweden) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Papyrus AB and
related companies (together ‘Papyrus’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Altor: private equity,

— for Papyrus: distribution of fine paper, packaging material, consumables and office supplies.

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.5104 — Altor Fund II/Papyrus AG, 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: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74/39

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 March 2008

(2008/C 74/11)

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

1,5692

TRY

Turkish lira

156,16

AUD Australian dollar

7,4593

0,7859

9,4241

1,5662

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9274

1,6841

1,5635

12,1986

1,9268

2,1646

125,06

KRW South Korean won

1 585,83

8,0448

1,9558

25,463

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

256,86

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6965

3,5305

3,725

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,524

MXN Mexican peso

12,576

11,0833

7,2565

14 413,1

4,9869

65,122

36,989

48,881

2,6414

16,7379

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5077 — Colony Capital/Morgan Stanley/Colfilm) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, sports body

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74/71

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5077 — Colony Capital/Morgan Stanley/Colfilm)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/20)

1.
On 14 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 Colony Investors VII, L.P.,
and Colyzeo Investors, L.P. (both UK-based) controlled by the Colony Capital group (‘Colony Capital’, USA),
and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, belonging to the Morgan Stanley group (‘Morgan Stanley’, USA)
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
Colfilm SAS (‘Colfilm’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Colony Capital: private equity firm,

— for Morgan Stanley: global financial services,

— for Colfilm: holding company of Paris Saint-Germain Football SA and related (sports) activities.

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.5077 — Colony Capital/Morgan Stanley/Colfilm, 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.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 74/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2008

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/09)

On 21 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 French 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 32008M4687. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5034 — Montagu/GIP/Biffa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/10)

On 11 March 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 Regulation (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 32008M5034. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section VIIIB - European Data Protection Supervisor (C6-0472/2006 - 2006/2170(DEC)
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: European Data Protection Supervisor, budgetary discharge, financial year, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

C 74 E/172

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.3.2008

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0111

Discharge 2005: Section VIIIB, European Data Protection Supervisor

European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for implementation of the
European Union general budget for the financial year 2005, Section VIIIB — European Data
Protection Supervisor (C6-0472/2006 — 2006/2170(DEC)

1.

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2005 —

Volume I (C6-0472/2006) (2),

— having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the
financial year 2005 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions'
replies (3),

— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of
the EC Treaty (4),

— having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (5), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0111/2007),

Grants the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge for the implementation of the budget for

1.
the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3.
Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and
Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Pro-
tection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).

(1) OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.
(2) OJ C 264, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 263, 31.10.2006, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5032 — Roxel/Protac) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: arms industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 74/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5032 — Roxel/Protac)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/17)

1.
On 12 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 MBDA SAS (‘MBDA’,
France) and SNPE Matériaux Énergétiques SA (‘SME’, France), a subsidiary of the French State-owned SNPE
group, acting through their existing joint venture, Roxel SAS (‘Roxel’, France) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Protac (France) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for MBDA: manufacture and sale of guided weapons and guided weapons systems,

— for SME: manufacture of propellant charges and energetic equipment, primarily for the aerospace,

defence and automotive industries, and propellants and explosives for military applications,

— for Protac: design, manufacture and sale of propulsion systems for tactical guided weapons.

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.5032 — Roxel/Protac, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5034 — Montagu/GIP/Biffa) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, waste recycling

C 74/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.3.2008

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4687 — SACYR VALLEHERMOSO/Eiffage)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/09)

On 21 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 French 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 32008M4687. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5034 — Montagu/GIP/Biffa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 74/10)

On 11 March 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 Regulation (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 32008M5034. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Case F-37/08: Action brought on 20 March 2008 — Meister v OHIM
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), appeal to an administrative authority, promotion, report

C 142/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.6.2008

Action brought on 21 March 2008 — Schell v Commission

Action brought on 20 March 2008 — Meister v OHIM

(Case F-36/08)

(2008/C 142/75)

Language of the case: French

(Case F-37/08)

(2008/C 142/76)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Arno Schell
F. Frabetti, lawyer)

(Brussels, Belgium)

(represented by:

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the applicant's career development report for the
period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 and annul-
ment of his 2007 promotion report.

Form of order sought

— Annul the applicant's career development report

for the
period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 and
annul his 2007 promotion report;

— Order the Commission of the European Communities to

pay the costs.

Parties

Applicant: Herbert Meister (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: H.-J.
Zimmermann, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs)

The subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the implied decision of OHIM rejecting the appli-
cant's complaint concerning alleged errors in his periodical
report.

Form of order sought

— Annul the implied decision of the President of OHIM of
3 January 2008 rejecting the applicant's complaint of
27 August 2007;

— Order OHIM to pay the applicant damages (in an amount to

be determined by the Tribunal) for non-material loss;

— Order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market

(Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs;

— In the alternative, annul the decision of the President of
OHIM, transmitted to the applicant on 7 January 2008,
rejecting the applicant's complaint of 27 August 2007.
Case C-120/08: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 20 March 2008 — Bayerischer Brauerbund e.V. v Bavaria N.V.
Date: 2008-03-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: agricultural product, designation of origin, foodstuff, interpretation of the law, location of production, trade-mark law

C 197/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.8.2008

V

(Announcements)

COURT PROCEEDINGS

COURT OF JUSTICE

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundes-
lodged on 20 March 2008 —
gerichtshof

(Germany)

Bayerischer Brauerbund e.V. v Bavaria N.V.

(Case C-120/08)

(2008/C 197/02)

Language of the case: German

3. May the national provisions on the protection of geogra-
phical designations be applied in the case where the indica-
tion ‘Bayerisches Bier’ fulfils the conditions for registration (3)
under Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and Regulation (EC)
No 510/2006, but Regulation (EC) No 1347/2001 is invalid?

(1) OJ 2006 L 93, p. 12.
(2) OJ 1992 L 208, p. 1.
(3) OJ 1992 L 182, p. 3.

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Bayerischer Brauerbund e.V.

Defendant: Bavaria N.V.

Questions referred

1. The following questions are referred to the Court of Justice
of the European Communities for a preliminary ruling on
the interpretation of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006
of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical
indications
agricultural
and designations of origin for
products and foodstuffs (1). Does Article 14(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 510/2006 apply in the case where the protected
indication has been validly registered in accordance with the
simplified procedure under Article 17 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geogra-
phical indications and designations of origin for agricultural
products and foodstuffs (2)?

2.

(a) If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, what
date should be taken as the basis for determining the
classification in time of the protected geographical indi-
cation within the meaning of Article 14(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 510/2006?

(b) If the answer to Question 1 is in the negative, what
provision governs the conflict between a geographical
indication validly registered in accordance with the
simplified procedure under Article 17 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2081/92 and a trade mark, and what deter-
mines the classification in time of the protected geogra-
phical indication?

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van
Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands)
lodged on
23 April 2008 — H.J. Nijemeisland v Minister van
Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit

(Case C-170/08)

(2008/C 197/03)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: H.J. Nijemeisland

Defendant: Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit