do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 332/2008 of 11 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Chile, beef, import licence, import policy, originating product, tariff quota

12.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 102/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 332/2008

of 11 April 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff
quota for beef and veal originating in Chile

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
beef and veal (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of
Article 32(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 (2) provides
for the opening and administration, on a multi-annual
basis, of an import tariff quota for certain beef and veal
products. Certificates of authenticity attesting that
the
products originate in Chile should be issued before
certain products are imported. The name of the issuing
authority for these certificates is given in Annex III to
that Regulation. Article 8(2) of that Regulation provides
that Annex III may be revised if a new issuing authority
is appointed.

Article 1

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

(2)

Chile has notified the Commission that it has appointed
a new body that will be authorised to issue certificates of
authenticity as of 1 July 2008.

It shall apply from 1 July 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2008 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2008,
p. 5). Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 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 43, 18.2.2003, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 567/2007 (OJ L 133, 25.5.2007, p. 13).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

Body authorised by Chile to issue certificates of authenticity:

Asociación Gremial de Plantas Faenadoras Frigoríficas de Carnes de Chile
Teatinos 20 – Oficina 55
Santiago
Chile’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5097 — EADS/Sita France/Tarmac Aerosave) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control

11.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/35

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5097 — EADS/Sita France/Tarmac Aerosave)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 90/11)

1.
On 4 April 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 EADS NV (‘EADS’, the
Netherlands) and Sita France SA (‘Sita’, France) controlled by Suez group (France) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking T.A.R.M.A.C. Aerosave
SAS (‘T.A.R.M.A.C. Aerosave’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EADS: aerospace, defence and related services,

— for Suez: management of public utilities in the field of electricity, natural gas, energy services, water and

waste management,

— for T.A.R.M.A.C. Aerosave: aircraft storage, aircraft decommissioning and spare parts recovery.

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.5097 — EADS/Sita France/Tarmac Aerosave, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, gas, merger control, oil industry

C 90/36

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.4.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 90/12)

1.
On 3 April 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 ČEZ, a.s. (‘ČEZ’, Czech
Republic) and MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság (‘MOL’, Hungary)
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for ČEZ: an integrated energy conglomerate based in the Czech Republic,

— for MOL: an integrated oil and gas company based in Hungary,

— for the joint venture: development of gas-fired power generation plants and related gas infrastructure in

Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia.

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.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

11.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 April 2008

(2008/C 90/03)

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

1,5875

TRY

Turkish lira

159,18

AUD Australian dollar

7,4608

0,80110

9,3860

1,5735

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0856

1,7020

1,6166

12,3636

1,9840

2,1537

115,55

KRW South Korean won

1 550,67

7,9270

1,9558

25,129

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

253,53

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6967

3,4410

3,6678

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,334

MXN Mexican peso

12,5659

11,0992

7,2605

14 593,09

5,0030

65,961

37,1860

50,100

2,6861

16,7877

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2008 of 11 April 2008 laying down the ceilings applicable to the additional amounts of aid to be made to Portugal as part of the voluntary modulation provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, Portugal, aid system, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, rural development

12.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 102/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 333/2008

of 11 April 2008

laying down the ceilings applicable to the additional amounts of aid to be made to Portugal as part
of the voluntary modulation provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of
27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation
in Regulation (EC) No
of direct payments provided for
1782/2003 establishing common rules
support
schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing
certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation
(EC) No 1290/2005 (1), and specifically the third subparagraph
of Article 1(3) thereof,

for direct

Whereas:

Portugal to the total amount of additional aid referred
to in the third subparagraph of Article 1(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 378/2007.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Direct Payments,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The ceilings applicable in Portugal to the total amount of ad-
ditional aid referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 1(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007, are as follows:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 established the conditions
under which Member States, during the period 2007 to
2012, could apply a reduction, hereinafter referred to as
a ‘voluntary modulation’,
to all amounts of direct
payments granted on their territory within the meaning
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2).

Portugal decided to apply the voluntary modulation from
2008, with an annual reduction rate of 10 %.

Calendar year

million EUR

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

20,4

20,4

20,4

20,4

20,4

In order to establish the net amounts resulting from the
the voluntary modulation to be made
application of
available
for
measures under the rural development programming, it
is necessary to establish the ceilings applicable in

as Community

to Portugal

support

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 293/2008 (OJ L 90, 2.4.2008, p. 5).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4867 — BNP Paribas/Natixis/Slib) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, financial market, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, software

C 90/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.4.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4867 — BNP Paribas/Natixis/Slib)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 90/02)

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 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 32008M4867. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/2008 of 11 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

12.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 102/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/2008

of 11 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 12 April 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 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 11 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
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
UY
ZA
ZZ

74,4
65,9
111,3
98,3
87,5

178,8
175,9
43,7
133,0
132,9

91,8
130,6
111,2

50,3
57,7
53,7
55,2
68,0
51,9
56,1

117,5
136,6
122,8
125,6

86,0
88,0
89,2
87,0
46,6
117,5
114,8
76,8
77,1
87,0

81,7
117,3
78,4
89,6
98,2
93,0

(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 notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Lifting by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Albenga and Rome (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air transport, airline, public service, repeal

11.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/33

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Lifting
by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Albenga and
Rome

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 90/09)

Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92, Italy has decided to lift with effect
from 29 February 2008 the public service obligation imposed on the Albenga-Rome route and vice versa as
published in Official Journal of the European Union C 83 of 6 April 2006.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities
Date: 2008-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, telecommunications equipment

11.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

(2008/C 90/01)

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the
tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the
Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are amended as follows:

On page 363, the following text is inserted:

‘9001 20 00

Sheets and plates of polarising material

This subheading includes foils of polarising material in rolls, for example, for use in the
manufacture of LCD modules.

’

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1352/2007 (OJ L 303, 21.11.2007, p. 3).
(2) OJ C 50, 28.2.2006, p. 1.