do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 339/2008 of 16 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 107/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.4.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 339/2008

of 16 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)

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 17 April 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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 16 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

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)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MK
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
IL
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
AU
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

65,4
144,8
105,3
105,2

178,8
88,0
151,1
139,3

92,6
102,1
97,4

349,4
349,4

51,2
53,1
56,7
56,4
58,4
55,6
55,2

117,4
126,5
134,5
128,0
126,6

90,5
82,4
79,6
85,7
97,7
64,5
123,8
112,9
65,3
73,8
87,6

84,6
93,7
90,9
50,6
92,9
82,5

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5123 — Autogrill/World Duty Free) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, retail selling

C 94/30

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16.4.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5123 — Autogrill/World Duty Free)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 94/11)

1.
On 7 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 Autogrill SpA (‘Autogrill’, Italy) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of World Duty Free
Limited (‘WDF’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Autogrill: food, beverage and retail travel services,

— for WDF: retail travel services.

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.5123 — Autogrill/World Duty Free, 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.
Case F-43/08: Action brought on 16 April 2008 — Spee v Europol
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Europol, action by staff, indemnification, job vacancy

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
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5099 — Arrow Electronics/Logix) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, merger control, wholesale trade

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5099 — Arrow Electronics/Logix)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 94/12)

1.
On 8 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 Arrow Electronics, Inc.
(‘Arrow’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of Logix SA (‘Logix’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Arrow Electronics: wholesale distribution of electronic components and IT products in the Americas,

Europe and the Asia/Pacific region,

— for Logix: wholesale distribution of IT products in France, Poland, the Benelux region, the Nordic region,

Israel and Morocco.

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.5099 — Arrow Electronics/Logix — 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion

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II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 94/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

22.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 778/07

Member State

Region

Spain

País Vasco

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda a actividades culturales de carácter supramunicipal

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Orden de 19 de diciembre de 2007, de la Consejera de Cultura, por la que se
regula la concesión de subvenciones para la realización, durante el ejercicio
2008, de programas o actividades
carácter
supramunicipal.

culturales particulares de

Aid scheme

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 0,725 million

Overall budget: EUR 0,725 million

70 %

Until 31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Departamento de Cultura del Gobierno Vasco
C/ Donostia, 1
E-01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional aid

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national
regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 94/10)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 16/08

Poland

Lubuskie

Title of aid scheme or the name of
the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid
supplement

Program pomocy regionalnej na wspieranie nowych inwestycji
i na tworzenie
nowych miejsc pracy związanych z nową inwestycją, przeznaczonych dla przedsię-
biorców prowadzących działalność gospodarczą na terenie miasta Gorzowa Wlkp.
oraz na terenie specjalnych stref ekonomicznych usytuowanych w obrębie miasta
Gorzowa Wlkp.

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 roku o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (tekst
jedn. z 2006 r. Dz.U. nr 121, poz. 844 ze zm.).

Uchwała nr XI/158/2007 Rady Miasta Gorzowa Wlkp. z dnia 23 maja 2007 r. w
sprawie programu pomocy regionalnej na wspieranie nowych inwestycji i na two-
rzenie nowych miejsc pracy związanych z nową inwestycją, przeznaczonych dla
przedsiębiorców prowadzących działalność
terenie miasta
Gorzowa Wlkp. oraz na terenie specjalnych stref ekonomicznych usytuowanych w
obrębie miasta Gorzowa Wlkp.

gospodarczą na

Type of measure

Annual budget

Aid scheme

PLN 1 million

Maximum aid intensity

50 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

9.6.2007

Duration

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of the granting
authority

Prezydent Miasta Gorzowa Wlkp.
ul. Sikorskiego 3-4
PL-66-400 Gorzów Wlkp.
Tel. (48-95) 721 95 27
wojnicka@um.gorzow.pl

Internet address of the publication
of the aid scheme

http://www.wojewodalubuski.pl/download.php?what=../dzienniki/2007/duwl52.pdf

Other information

—
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 94/16

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Official Journal of the European Union

16.4.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 April 2008

(2008/C 94/06)

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

1,5828

TRY

Turkish lira

159,87

AUD Australian dollar

7,4594

0,8049

9,419

1,5817

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0828

1,7121

1,6168

12,3355

2,0184

2,1471

117,6

KRW South Korean won

1 564,6

7,9105

1,9558

24,819

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

252,17

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6971

3,4103

3,6213

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,334

MXN Mexican peso

12,538

11,0677

7,262

14 553,85

5,0151

66,003

37,136

50,009

2,6635

16,5545

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2008/260/EC of 18 March 2008 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, last maintained and amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 ( OJ L 81, 20.3.2008 )
Date: 2008-04-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, cycle and motorcycle industry, import, originating product, spare part, two-wheeled vehicle

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16.4.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2008/260/EC of 18 March 2008 granting certain parties an exemption
from the extension to certain bicycle parts of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s
Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93,
last maintained and amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended
to certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97

(Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 20 March 2008)

On page 80, Article 5:

for:

read:

‘This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.’,
‘This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed in Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4.’