do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to information relating to the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to export duties ( OJ L 112, 24.4.2008 )
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Ukraine, agreement (EU), export policy, free-trade agreement, trading operation

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to information relating to the entry into force of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to export duties

(Official Journal of the European Union L 112 of 24 April 2008)

The publication of this information is annulled.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Communities, Romania, Russia, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement

29.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 115/47

AGREEMENTS

COUNCIL

Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

Further to the deposit of all instruments of ratification and pursuant to Article 4(1) thereof, the Protocol to
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, signed in Luxembourg on 23 April 2007 (1), will enter into
force on 1 May 2008.

(1) OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.
OJ L 200, 1.8.2007, p. 44.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5059 — Crédit Agricole/POvita) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, holding company, insurance, life assurance, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 108/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/05)

On 7 April 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 32008M5081. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5059 — Crédit Agricole/POvita)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/06)

On 14 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web
including company, case

site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions,
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5059. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Council Common Position 2008/348/CFSP of 29 April 2008 concerning restrictive measures against Uzbekistan
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Uzbekistan, common foreign and security policy, freedom of movement, human rights, natural person, restriction of liberty, rule of law

L 116/56

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Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2008

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2008/348/CFSP

of 29 April 2008

concerning restrictive measures against Uzbekistan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 15 thereof,

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

that were

On 13 November 2007, the Council adopted Common
Position 2007/734/CFSP concerning restrictive measures
against Uzbekistan (1). That Common Position renewed
imposed by
certain restrictive measures
Common Position 2005/792/CFSP (2)
in response to
the excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate use
of force by the Uzbek security forces during events in
Andijan in May 2005. However, with a view to
to take positive
encouraging the Uzbek authorities
steps to improve the human rights situation and taking
into account the commitments of the Uzbek authorities,
the restrictions on admission were suspended for a
period of six months.

(2)

Following a review of the situation in Uzbekistan, the
Council considers it appropriate to extend the suspension
of the restrictions on admission for a further period of
six months,

The application of the measures referred to in Article 3 of
Common Position 2007/734/CFSP shall be suspended until
13 November 2008.

Article 2

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

(1) OJ L 295, 14.11.2007, p. 34.
(2) OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 72. Common Position as amended by
Common Position 2007/338/CFSP (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 50).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 108/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5081 — Autogrill/Aldeasa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/05)

On 7 April 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 32008M5081. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5059 — Crédit Agricole/POvita)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/06)

On 14 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 web site (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web
including company, case

site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions,
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5059. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Council Common Position 2008/346/CFSP of 29 April 2008 amending Common Position 2007/871/CFSP updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common foreign and security policy, international sanctions, natural person, restriction of liberty, terrorism

30.4.2008

EN

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III

(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION 2008/346/CFSP

of 29 April 2008

amending Common Position 2007/871/CFSP updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the
application of specific measures to combat terrorism

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 15 and 34 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific
measures to combat terrorism (1).

On 20 December 2007, the Council adopted Common
Position 2007/871/CFSP updating Common Position
2001/931/CFSP (2).

The Council has determined that there are no longer
grounds for keeping certain persons on the list of
persons,
to which Common
and entities
Position 2001/931/CFSP applies,

groups

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex to this Common Position shall
be removed from the list annexed to Common Position
2007/871/CFSP.

Article 2

This Common Position shall
adoption.

take effect on the date of

its

Article 3

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL

(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.
(2) OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 109.

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ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article 1 of this Common Position

1. AKHNIKH, Ismail (a.k.a. SUHAIB, a.k.a. SOHAIB)

2. AOURAGHE, Zine Labidine (a.k.a. Halifi Laarbi MOHAMED, a.k.a. Abed, a.k.a. Abid, a.k.a. Abu ISMAIL)

3. BOUGHABA, Mohamed Fahmi (a.k.a. Mohammed Fahmi BOURABA, a.k.a. Mohammed Fahmi BURADA, a.k.a. Abu

MOSAB)

4. EL MORABIT, Mohamed

5. ETTOUMI, Youssef (a.k.a. Youssef TOUMI)

6. HAMDI, Ahmed (a.k.a. Abu IBRAHIM)

7. IZTUETA BARANDICA, Enrique
Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2008 of 29 April 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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EN

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 383/2008

of 29 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 30 April 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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 29 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)

IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
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
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
AU
CL
CN
NZ
ZA
ZZ

71,4
60,9
111,3
110,7
88,6

178,8
109,3
144,1

92,6
68,1
115,3
92,0

49,1
69,6
55,4
53,5
55,2
44,3
54,5

70,7
126,4
131,8
118,8
126,7
115,8
140,8
118,7

90,1
83,1
84,7
92,8
88,7
67,6
111,6
123,6
68,1
87,8
89,8

85,9
88,5
113,5
44,0
201,7
94,6
104,7

(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.5060 — Theodorus I/Theodorus II/EADS Astrium/Euro Heat Pipes) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: civil aviation, economic concentration, investment, merger control, military aircraft, restrictive-practice authorisation, space transport, university

29.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4949 — Sonepar/Hagemeyer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/03)

On 8 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 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 32008M4949. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5060 — Theodorus I/Theodorus II/EADS Astrium/Euro Heat Pipes)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/04)

On 7 April 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 32008M5060. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/7

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2008

(2008/C 108/07)

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

1,5628

TRY

Turkish lira

163,55

AUD Australian dollar

7,4623

0,78470

9,3514

1,6181

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9995

1,6666

1,5853

12,1745

1,9906

2,1293

114,52

KRW South Korean won

1 556,94

7,9655

1,9558

25,161

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

252,28

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6980

3,4330

3,6228

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,252

MXN Mexican peso

11,7966

10,9418

7,2631

14 401,20

4,9377

66,036

36,9110

49,533

2,6008

16,3227

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4949 — Sonepar/Hagemeyer) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, heating, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, wholesale trade

29.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4949 — Sonepar/Hagemeyer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/03)

On 8 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 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 32008M4949. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5060 — Theodorus I/Theodorus II/EADS Astrium/Euro Heat Pipes)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 108/04)

On 7 April 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 32008M5060. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Poland, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, intensive livestock farming, silviculture

29.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 108/1

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

(2008/C 108/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.3.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 441/07

Member State

Region

Poland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc dla Państwowego Gospodarstwa Leśnego Lasy Państwowe

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 27 kwietnia 2001 r. Prawo ochrony środowiska

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid to forestry sector

Direct grant

PLN 175 million

—

2007-2013

Economic sectors

Forestry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej
ul. Konstruktorska 3A
PL-02-673 Warszawa

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/

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Date of adoption of the decision

19.3.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 536/07

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Subsidieregeling vernietiging van gebouwen van intensieve boerderijen in Noord
Brabant

Legal basis

Provinciewet, Algemene wet bestuursrecht (hoofdstuk 4.2.), Algemene subsidiere-
geling van de provincie Noord Brabant, concept subsidieregeling stopzetting van
intensieve boerderijen Noord Brabant

Type of measure

Compensation for the demolition costs and part of the value of the assets

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

The aid is given towards the demolition of farm buildings and their installations
in designated area's (green expansion area's) in North Brabant that are environ-
mentally vulnerable

Direct grant (compensation)

EUR 28 million in 5 years

40 % of the value of the assets, 100 % of the demolition

2008-2012

Economic sectors

Agriculture; intensive farms

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Provincie Noord Brabant
Postbus 90151
5200 MC 's-Hertogenbosch
Nederland

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/