do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and Brussels (BRU) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Czechia, air transport, airline, public service, transportation tariff

C 111/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR)
and Brussels (BRU)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 111/11)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Com-
munity air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Czech Republic has imposed public service obliga-
tions in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and Brussels (BRU).

2. The public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequencies — route and minimum number of rotations per week

Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR/LKMT)-Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR): 3 rotations.

— Minimum aircraft parameters required

Pressurised cabin aircraft with minimum capacity of 30 seats.

— Continuous operation

Out of the total number of connections offered on individual routes, no more than 2 % of rotations
may be cancelled during the entire period of operation, with the exception of flights cancelled for
external reasons, such as the weather, strikes or operational restrictions applied by airports.

— Flight schedule and connection structure

No more than 30 % of the connections provided under the public service obligation may take the
form of connections with a transfer.

The first flight from Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport must not depart before 4.30 local time; the last
flight must not arrive later than 23.55 local time.

Two or more codes are permitted on a single flight — code share — for the individual participants.

Cooperation in the form of an interline agreement with other carriers is not an absolute requirement
but is permitted.

— Fares

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket for the OSR-BRU route must not exceed EUR 200.

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket includes a one-way fare in economy class without value
added tax.

— The Global Reservation System for air tickets must be applied.
Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, European Community, cooperation agreement (EU), fishing agreement, information

L 118/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

AGREEMENTS

COUNCIL

Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire

The European Community and the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire notified each other on
18 April 2008 that their adoption procedures had been completed.

The Agreement accordingly entered into force on 18 April 2008 pursuant to Article 16 thereof.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,26 % on 1 May 2008 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

6.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/9

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,26 % on 1 May 2008

Euro exchange rates (2)

5 May 2008

(2008/C 111/03)

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

1,5460

TRY

Turkish lira

162,73

AUD Australian dollar

7,4624

0,78520

9,3485

1,6305

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9538

1,6424

1,5717

12,0510

1,9738

2,1041

118,32

KRW South Korean won

1 557,98

7,9150

1,9558

25,227

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

252,14

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6985

3,4423

3,6350

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,243

MXN Mexican peso

11,7728

10,8033

7,2569

14 243,30

4,8807

65,218

36,7400

48,993

2,5596

16,1858

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the

interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-17/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2008 — Miguel Torres v OHIM — Bodegas Navarro López
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), alcoholic beverage, trade-mark law, wine

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/49

Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2008 —
Miguel Torres v OHIM — Bodegas Navarro López

Order of the Court of First Instance of 23 May 2008 — RS
Arbeitsschutz v OHIM — RS Components (RS)

(Case T-17/07) (1)

(2008/C 171/94)

Language of the case: Spanish

(Case T-501/07) (1)

(2008/C 171/96)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

The President of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.

(1) OJ C 64, 8.3.2008.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 14 May 2008 —
Slovak Republic v Commission

(Case T-32/07) (1)

(2008/C 171/95)

Language of the case: Slovak

The President of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) has
ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 14 May 2008 —
Winzer Pharma v OHIM — Oftaltech (OFTASIL)

(Case T-30/08) (1)

(2008/C 171/97)

Language of the case: German

The President of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) has
ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 79, 29.3.2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2008 of 6 May 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 120/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 401/2008

of 6 May 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 7 May 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 2008.

For the Commission

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

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

L 120/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.5.2008

to Commission Regulation of 6 May 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

AR
IL
TR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

57,4
102,3
133,7
97,8

178,8
152,4
165,6

135,1
135,1

41,8
63,2
50,4
53,2
61,9
54,1

114,0
130,3
133,3
153,3
132,7

94,5
79,7
87,2
82,7
65,0
117,0
105,7
93,7
73,3
88,8

(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 communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and London (LTN) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, England, air transport, airline, public service, transportation tariff

C 111/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR)
and London (LTN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 111/13)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Com-
munity air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Czech Republic has imposed public service obliga-
tions in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and London (LTN).

2. The public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequencies — route and minimum number of rotations per week

Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR/LKMT)-London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW): 5 rotations.

— Minimum aircraft parameters required

Pressurised cabin aircraft with minimum capacity of 30 seats.

— Continuous operation

Out of the total number of connections offered on individual routes, no more than 2 % of rotations
may be cancelled during the entire period of operation, with the exception of flights cancelled for
external reasons, such as the weather, strikes or operational restrictions applied by airports.

— Flight schedule and connection structure

No more than 30 % of connections provided under the public service obligation may take the form
of connections with a transfer.

The first flight from Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport must not depart before 4.30 local time; the last
flight must not arrive later than 23.55 local time.

Two or more codes are permitted on a single flight — code share — for the individual participants.

Cooperation in the form of an interline agreement with other carriers is not an absolute requirement
but is permitted.

— Fares

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket for the OSR-LTN route must not exceed EUR 200.

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket includes a one-way fare in economy class without value
added tax.

— The Global Reservation System for air tickets must be applied.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 111/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 May 2008

(2008/C 111/04)

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

1,5458

TRY

Turkish lira

161,94

AUD Australian dollar

7,4618

0,77900

9,3555

1,6238

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9532

1,6554

1,5715

12,0498

1,9772

2,1058

116,22

KRW South Korean won

1 563,19

7,9260

1,9558

25,265

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

251,93

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6985

3,4518

3,6395

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,237

MXN Mexican peso

11,7563

10,8013

7,2600

14 260,01

4,8909

65,233

36,7635

49,025

2,5588

16,2085

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and Amsterdam (AMS) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Netherlands, air transport, airline, public service, transportation tariff

6.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/43

Commission communication pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR)
and Amsterdam (AMS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 111/12)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Com-
munity air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Czech Republic has imposed public service obliga-
tions in respect of scheduled air services between Ostrava (OSR) and Amsterdam (AMS).

2. The public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequencies — route and minimum number of rotations per week

Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR/LKMT)-Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS/EHAM): 2 rotations.

— Minimum aircraft parameters required

Pressurised cabin aircraft with minimum capacity of 30 seats.

— Continuous operation

Out of the total number of connections offered on individual routes, no more than 2 % of rotations
may be cancelled during the entire period of operation, with the exception of flights cancelled for
external reasons, such as the weather, strikes or operational restrictions applied by airports.

— Flight schedule and connection structure

No more than 30 % of connections provided under the public service obligation may take the form
of connections with a transfer.

The first flight from Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport must not depart before 4.30 local time; the last
flight must not arrive later than 23.55 local time.

Two or more codes are permitted on a single flight — code share — for the individual participants.

Cooperation in the form of an interline agreement with other carriers is not an absolute requirement
but is permitted.

— Fares

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket for the OSR-AMS route must not exceed EUR 200.

The maximum price of a one-way air ticket includes a one-way fare in economy class without value
added tax.

— The Global Reservation System for air tickets must be applied.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, chemical alcohol, import, originating product

C 111/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2008/C 111/16)

1. As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protec-
tion against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), the Commis-
sion gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-
dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives
of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to
amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), J-79 4/23, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any
time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the
date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Furfuryl alcohol

People's Republic
of China

Anti-dumping duty

Council
No
1905/2003
31.10.2003, p. 1)

Regulation
(OJ

(EC)
283,

L

1.11.2008

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).
(2) Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Case T-246/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2008 — Redcats v OHIM — Revert & Cía (REVERIE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark REVERIE — Earlier Community figurative mark Revert — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), textile industry, trade-mark law

C 158/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2008

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Order of the Court of First Instance of 30 April 2008 —
Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v OHIM —
Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2008 —
Redcats v OHIM — Revert & Cía (REVERIE)

(Case T-131/06) (1)

(Case T-246/06) (1)

(Community trade mark — Application for the Community
figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL — Earlier national
word mark SONIA — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine
use of the mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC)
No 40/94)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Appli-
cation for the Community word mark REVERIE — Earlier
Community figurative mark Revert — Relative ground for
refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 158/24)

Language of the case: English

(2008/C 158/25)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles (Paris,
France) (represented by: E. Baud and S. Strittmatter, lawyers)

Applicant: Redcats SA (Roubaix France)
Bertrand, lawyer)

(represented by: A.

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks
Folliard-
Monguiral, Agent)

(represented by: A.

and Designs)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks
Folliard-
Monguiral, Agent)

(represented by: A.

and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:
Cuadrado, SA (Seville, Spain)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:
Manuel Revert & Cía, SA (Onteniente, Spain)

Re:

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal
of OHIM of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1) relating to
opposition proceedings between Cuadrado, SA and Sonia Rykiel
création et diffusion de modèles.

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 10 July 2006 (Case R 171/2005-4), relating
to opposition proceedings between Manuel Revert & Cía, SA,
and Redcats SA

Operative part of the order

The Court:

Operative part of the judgment

1. Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for
Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(OHIM) of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1).

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action.

2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs.

2. Orders Redcats SA to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 165, 15.7.2006.

(1) OJ C 261, 28.10.2006.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural holding, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

6.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/25

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and
amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

XA number

Member State

Region

(2008/C 111/09)

XA 6/08

Austria

Bundesland Salzburg

Title of aid scheme

Erhaltung regionaltypischer Steinmauern und Holzzäune; Almschindeldächer

Legal basis

Allgemeine Richtlinie für die Gewährung von Förderungsmitteln des Landes
Salzburg bzw. die Sonderrichtlinien des Bundes zu den sonstigen Maßnahmen
der LE mit Ausnahmen hinsichtlich Förderbarkeit von Sachkosten und Min-
destinvestitionssumme

Annual expenditure planned under the
scheme

Scheduled annual costs: approximately EUR 85 000

Total amount of
EUR 10 000 per year

individual aid granted to an undertaking: a maximum of

Maximum aid intensity

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Maximum aid amount: EUR 10 000 per undertaking per year

Date of implementation

Once the aid has been approved

Duration of scheme

31.12.2013

Objective of aid

Applicable provision: Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (Conservation
of traditional landscapes and buildings)

Objective of aid: Construction of traditional features particularly characteristic of
the farmed landscape

Eligible costs per undertaking per year: a maximum of EUR 20 000

Sector(s) concerned

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung
Abteilung Land- und Forstwirtschaft
Fanny von Lehnert Straße 1
A-5020 Salzburg
www.salzburg.gv.at
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4999 — Heineken/Scottish & Newcastle assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beer, beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 111/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.5.2008

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4999 — Heineken/Scottish & Newcastle assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 111/02)

On 3 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 32008M4999. EUR-Lex is the

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