do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4980 — ABF/GBI Business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, food industry, merger control

C 101/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.4.2008

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.4980 — ABF/GBI Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 101/04)

On 16 April 2008, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concen-
tration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration
to the Commission.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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.4980 — ABF/GBI
Business, to the following address:
Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Brussels
Commission Regulation (EC) No 363/2008 of 23 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 112/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 363/2008

of 23 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 24 April 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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 23 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)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MK
TR
ZZ

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
EG
IL
MK
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
MK
NZ
TR
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
AU
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

55,6
109,0
110,2
91,6

178,8
112,1
111,3
134,1

92,6
78,5
103,7
91,6

49,5
62,4
58,6
62,7
53,7
45,4
55,4

70,7
126,4
131,6
125,0
132,0
121,6
104,3
115,9

90,1
83,0
77,9
99,6
96,1
59,4
118,1
69,6
107,8
76,8
77,3
86,9

89,5
88,5
94,5
72,6
91,3
87,3

(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’.
Application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (codified version)#European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (codified version) (COM(2007)0753 — C6-0475/2007 — 2007/0265(CNS))
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: codification of EU law, competition law, maritime transport, restrictive trade practice, transport company








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Application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (codified version) *
P6_TA(2008)0165
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (codified version) (COM(2007)0753 — C6-0475/2007 — 2007/0265(CNS))
(2009/C 259 E/24)
(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0753),










—


having regard to Article 83 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0475/2007),










—


having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),










—


having regard to Rules 80 and 51 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0089/2008),




1.   Approves the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;
2.   Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.


(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.
Case C-116/07: Order of the President of the Sixth Chamber of the Court of 23 April 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Czech Republic
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Czechia, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, legal code, national implementing measure, pharmaceutical legislation, veterinary drug

C 209/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2008

Order of the President of the Sixth Chamber of the Court
the European
of 23 April 2008 — Commission of

Communities v Czech Republic

Order of the President of the Court of 5 June 2008 —
Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy
of Luxembourg

(Case C-116/07) (1)

(2008/C 209/60)

Language of the case: Czech

The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(Case C-511/07) (1)

(2008/C 209/63)

(1) OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.

Language of the case: French

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Order of the President of the Court of 23 May 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di
Stato — Italy) — SAVA e C. Srl, SIEME Srl, GRADED SpA
v Mostra d'Oltremare SpA, Cofathec Servizi SpA
and Others

(1) OJ C 22, 26.1.2008.

(Case C-194/07) (1)

(2008/C 209/61)

Language of the case: Italian

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 140, 23.6.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 13 May 2008 —
the European Communities v Hellenic
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-470/07) (1)

(2008/C 209/62)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 315, 22.12.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 22 April 2008 —
Portela & Companhia SA v Office for Harmonisation in
Juan
the Internal Market

(Trade Marks and Designs),

Torrens Cuadrado, Josep Gilbert Sanz

(Case C-108/08 P) (1)

(2008/C 209/64)

Language of the case: Portuguese

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 158, 21.6.2008.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector ( OJ L 217, 29.8.2003 )
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pigmeat

23.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 111/15

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Statement of income and expenditure for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency for the financial year 2007 — Amending Budget No 2

(Official Journal of the European Union L 2 of 4 January 2008)

On page 231, the following line shall be added in the table:

‘1 0 3 0

European Community subsidy for External
Relations policy area

235 316

1 035 684

1 271 000’

On page 233, the following text shall be added:

‘1 0 3 0

European Community subsidy for External Relations policy area

Budget 2007

Amending budget No 2

New amount

235 316

1 035 684

1 271 000

Remarks

Commission Decision 2005/56/EC of 14 January 2005 setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual and
culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 35), as amended by
Decision 2007/114/EC (OJ L 49, 17.2.2007, p. 21).

Pursuant to Article 6 of this Decision, a grant for the Agency is entered in the general budget of the
European Union. The revenue entered corresponds to the grant under Item 19 01 04 30 of Section III
“Commission” of the general budget.’

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for
implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector

(Official Journal of the European Union L 217 of 29 August 2003)

On page 37, in Article 7(1)(a):

for:

read:

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Wednesday of the same

week, stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’,

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week,

stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 19 November 2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4662 — Syniverse/BSG — Rapporteur: France
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), competition law, economic concentration, merger control, radio telecommunications, service

23.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 101/23

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Mergers given at its meeting of 19 November 2007
regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4662 — Syniverse/BSG

Rapporteur: France

(2008/C 101/07)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees that the proposed concentration by which the undertaking Syniverse
Technologies, Inc. acquires control of the wireless business of BSG constitutes a concentration within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and that the Commission has become competent to
review this concentration following the referral according to Article 4(5) of the Merger Regulation.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees that there is a relevant product market for GSM roaming data clearing

services.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees that it can be left open for the purposes of the present case whether the

relevant geographic market is to be considered EEA wide or global in scope.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees that the proposed concentration does not lead to concerns with respect

to unilateral effects.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees that the proposed concentration does not lead to concerns with respect

to coordinated effects.

6. The Advisory Committee agrees that the proposed concentration would not significantly impede effective
competition in the common market or a substantial part of it and that therefore the proposed concentra-
tion can be declared compatible with the common market and the EEA agreement.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 101/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.4.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2008

(2008/C 101/06)

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

1,5931

TRY

Turkish lira

164,43

AUD Australian dollar

7,4619

0,79980

9,3605

1,6065

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0865

1,6851

1,6039

12,4194

1,9987

2,1529

118,33

KRW South Korean won

1 591,91

7,9230

1,9558

25,055

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

251,73

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6974

3,4148

3,5570

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,341

MXN Mexican peso

12,2010

11,1353

7,2598

14 632,62

4,9999

66,512

37,2240

50,103

2,6469

16,7691

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Protocol to the EC-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreement # European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (16731/2007 — COM(2007)0623 — C6-0093/2008 — 2007/0218(AVC))
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Communities, North Macedonia, Romania, accession to the European Union, agricultural product, association agreement (EU), market stabilisation, protocol to an agreement








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Protocol to the EC-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreement ***
P6_TA(2008)0164
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (16731/2007 — COM(2007)0623 — C6-0093/2008 — 2007/0218(AVC))
(2009/C 259 E/23)
(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision (COM(2007)0623 — 16731/2007),










—


having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, second sentence and Article 310 of the EC Treaty (C6-0093/2008),










—


having regard to Rules 75, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0078/2008),




1.   Gives its assent to the conclusion of the Protocol;
2.   Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Mediation in civil and commercial matters #***II European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (15003/5/2007 — C6-0132/2008 — 2004/0251(COD))
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European judicial area, access to the courts, civil procedure, civil proceedings, legal system, limitation of legal proceedings, mediator, trade dispute








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Mediation in civil and commercial matters ***II
P6_TA(2008)0166
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2008 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (15003/5/2007 — C6-0132/2008 — 2004/0251(COD))
(2009/C 259 E/25)
(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council common position (15003/5/2007 — C6-0132/2008),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0718),










—


having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,










—


having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0150/2008),




1.   Approves the common position;
2.   Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;
3.   Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;
4.   Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;
5.   Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.


(1)  OJ C 27 E, 31.1.2008, p. 129.
Corrigendum to the Statement of income and expenditure for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2007 — Amending Budget No 2 ( OJ L 2, 4.1.2008 )
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, amending budget, audiovisual communications policy, cultural policy, education policy, expenditure, financial year, publication of accounts, revenue

23.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 111/15

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Statement of income and expenditure for the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive
Agency for the financial year 2007 — Amending Budget No 2

(Official Journal of the European Union L 2 of 4 January 2008)

On page 231, the following line shall be added in the table:

‘1 0 3 0

European Community subsidy for External
Relations policy area

235 316

1 035 684

1 271 000’

On page 233, the following text shall be added:

‘1 0 3 0

European Community subsidy for External Relations policy area

Budget 2007

Amending budget No 2

New amount

235 316

1 035 684

1 271 000

Remarks

Commission Decision 2005/56/EC of 14 January 2005 setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual and
culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 35), as amended by
Decision 2007/114/EC (OJ L 49, 17.2.2007, p. 21).

Pursuant to Article 6 of this Decision, a grant for the Agency is entered in the general budget of the
European Union. The revenue entered corresponds to the grant under Item 19 01 04 30 of Section III
“Commission” of the general budget.’

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for
implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector

(Official Journal of the European Union L 217 of 29 August 2003)

On page 37, in Article 7(1)(a):

for:

read:

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Wednesday of the same

week, stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’,

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week,

stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’.
2008/331/EC: Commission Decision of  23 April 2008 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2008) 1572) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, accession to the European Union, agri-foodstuffs, food inspection, milk

26.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 114/97

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 2008

amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards
certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2008) 1572)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/331/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of
Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,

(4)

(5)

The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of
Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

processing

Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act
of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by
certain milk
the
requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of
animal origin (1).

establishments with

The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession has
been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/26/EC (2),
2007/689/EC (3) and 2008/209/EC (4).

guarantees

Bulgaria has provided
that one milk
processing establishment will be delivered only with
compliant
should
This
therefore be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix
to Annex VI.

establishment

raw milk.

Article 1

The establishment listed in the Annex to this Decision is deleted
from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004,
p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.
(3) OJ L 282, 26.10.2007, p. 60.
(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2008, p. 18.

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ANNEX

Milk establishment to be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of
Bulgaria and Romania

Haskovo Region — No 26

10.

BG 2612047

‘Balgarsko sirene’ OOD

gr. Haskovo bul. ‘Saedinenie’ 94