do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5129 — Delta Lloyd/Swiss Life Belgium) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, life assurance, merger control

C 85/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.4.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5129 — Delta Lloyd/Swiss Life Belgium)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/09)

1.
On 26 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 Delta Lloyd NV (‘Delta
Lloyd’, Netherlands) belonging to the Aviva group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Swiss Life Belgium NV (‘Swiss Life Belgium’,
Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Delta Lloyd: financial services. Its main activities are underwriting and distribution of insurance

products,

— for Swiss Life Belgium: life insurer with a focus on pension products.

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.5129 — Delta Lloyd/Swiss Life Belgium, 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.5065 — AXA/CDC/Hotels ACCOR) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial market, hotel industry, insurance, management, merger control, property market, restrictive-practice authorisation

4.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/5

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5065 — AXA/CDC/Hotels ACCOR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/02)

On 27 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 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 32008M5065. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5073 — Scholz/TTC/GMPL/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/03)

On 31 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 32008M5073. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2008 of 4 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

5.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 94/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/2008

of 4 April 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 5 April 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

L 94/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2008

to Commission Regulation of 4 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

JO
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

AR
IL
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

63,1
41,5
125,1
92,9
80,7

178,8
131,7
127,6
146,0

56,1
109,4
82,8

47,9
55,6
55,4
53,8
61,4
54,8

53,2
117,7
133,6
147,5
113,0

90,2
85,6
97,5
90,1
85,4
54,3
112,4
58,0
73,0
82,9

71,8
89,7
52,7
97,3
77,9

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5073 — Scholz/TTC/GMPL/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, ferrous metal, merger control, non-ferrous metal, restrictive-practice authorisation, steel, trading operation, waste management

4.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/5

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5065 — AXA/CDC/Hotels ACCOR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/02)

On 27 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 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 32008M5065. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5073 — Scholz/TTC/GMPL/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/03)

On 31 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 32008M5073. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Declaration by the Government of Malta pursuant to Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: Malta
Subjects: Malta, civil servant, disability insurance, free movement of persons, pension scheme, social-security harmonisation, worker (EU)

4.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/7

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Declaration by the Government of Malta pursuant to Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed
persons and to members of their families moving within the Community

(2008/C 85/05)

Legislation and schemes as referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) of the Regulation

For the sole and specific purposes of
No 1408/71, the pensions payable under the following legislation:

the application of Article 43a and 51a of Regulation (EEC)

1. the Pensions Ordinance (Cap. 393);

2. the Police Act (Cap. 164);

3. the Prisons Act (Cap. 260);

4. the Malta Armed Forces Act (Cap. 220),

are to be considered as ‘special schemes for civil servants’ within the meaning of Article 1(ja) of the said
Regulation.

The inclusion of the above-mentioned pensions within the scope of the Regulation is without prejudice to
the definition of such schemes as ‘service pensions’ for the purposes of the application of the Social Security
Act (Cap. 318).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4994 — Electrabel/Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control, technology

4.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 85/11

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4994 — Electrabel/Compagnie Nationale du Rhône)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 85/08)

1.
On 26 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 Electrabel (‘Electrabel’, Belgique), controlled
by the Suez group (‘Suez’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône SA (‘CNR’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Electrabel: electricity generation, trading and sale of gas and electricity, operation of gas and electri-

city infrastructures,

— for Suez: management of utility services (electricity, gas, energy services, water, waste),

— for CNR: production, trading and sale of electricity and fluvial engineering.

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.4994 — Electrabel/Compagnie Nationale du Rhône, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 85/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.4.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 April 2008

(2008/C 85/04)

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

1,5526

TRY

Turkish lira

159,75

AUD Australian dollar

7,4586

0,7832

9,342

1,5845

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9933

1,7065

1,5722

12,0975

1,9821

2,1532

116,66

KRW South Korean won

1 521,55

8,003

1,9558

24,938

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

257,44

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6973

3,4833

3,7103

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,403

MXN Mexican peso

12,087

10,8927

7,2754

14 361,55

4,9644

64,355

36,817

49,093

2,6798

16,411

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.