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Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 104b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, interpretation of the law, judicial proceedings

C 116/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

V

(Announcements)

COURT PROCEEDINGS

COURT OF JUSTICE

Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the
kind referred to in Article 104b of the Rules of Procedure
of the Court of Justice

second paragraph of Article 10 EC and Article 3(1)(g) EC —
National legislation prohibiting all advertising in the dental care
sector

(2008/C 116/02)

At its meeting of 12 February 2008, the Court of Justice of the
European Communities, designated, for the period from 1 March
to 6 October 2008, the Third Chamber of the Court as being
the Chamber which,
in accordance with Article 9(1) of the
Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, is to be responsible
for cases of the kind referred to in Article 104b of the Rules.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 March
2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal
de Première Instance de Bruxelles (Belgium)) — Criminal
proceedings against Ioannis Doulamis

(Case C-446/05) (1)

(Article 81 EC, read in conjunction with Article 10 EC —
legislation prohibiting advertising of dental care
National

services)

(2008/C 116/03)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de Première Instance de Bruxelles

Party in the main criminal proceedings

Ioannis Doulamis

Operative part of the judgment

Article 81 EC, read in conjunction with Article 3(1)(g) EC and the
second paragraph of Article 10 EC, does not preclude a national law,
such as the Law of 15 April 1958, which prohibits any person or
dental care providers, in the context of professional services or a dental
surgery, from engaging in advertising of any kind in the dental care
sector.

(1) OJ C 48, 25.2.2006.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 April 2008
— European Parliament (C-14/06), Kingdom of Denmark
(C-295/06) v Commission of the European Communities

(Joined Cases C-14/06 and C-295/06) (1)

(Directive 2002/95/EC — Electrical and electronic equipment
— Restriction of use of certain hazardous substances —
Decabromodiphenyl ether (‘DecaBDE’) — Commission Deci-
sion 2005/717/EC — Exemption of DecaBDE from the prohi-
bition on use — Actions for annulment — Commission's
enabling
implementing powers — Infringement of

the

provision)

(2008/C 116/04)

Languages of the case: English and Danish

Intervening parties: Union des Dentistes et Stomatologistes de
Belgique (UPR), Jean Totolidis

Parties

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal de Première
Instance de Bruxelles — Interpretation of Article 81 EC, the

Applicants: European Parliament, (represented by: K. Bradley, A.
Neergaard and I. Klavina, Agents)
(C-14/06), Kingdom of
Denmark (represented by: J. Molde, B. Weis Fogh and J. Bering
Liisberg, Agents) (C-295/06)
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/7

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

(2008/C 114/07)

XA 7061/07

Spain

Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Ayudas a las entidades acogidas al Programa de Calidad de la Comunitat
Valenciana para el Aceite de Oliva Virgen

Legal basis

Annual expenditure planned under the
scheme or overall amount of
indivi-
dual aid granted to the company

Orden de 29 de noviembre de 2007 por la que se aprueba el Programa de
Calidad de la Comunitat Valenciana para el Aceite de Oliva Virgen y se regula la
concesión de ayudas a las entidades que se acojan al mismo

(DOC núm. 5656 del 10 de diciembre de 2007)

https://www.docv.gva.es/portal/portal/2007/12/10/pdf/2007_14870.pdf

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 0,19 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Maximum aid intensity

In accordance with Articles 4(2) to (6) and 5 of the
Regulation

Date of implementation

10.12.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2013

Objective

Aid to SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Limited to specific sectors

Coalmining

All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

Processing and marketing of agricultural products

Yes

All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

C 114/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2
E-46010 Valencia

Large individual aid grants

In accordance with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes
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: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, exchange of information, poultry farming, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 114/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of
company receiving individual aid

the scheme or name of

Legal basis

(2008/C 114/06)

XA 389/07

Denmark

—

Veterinær assistance.

Støttemodtager er Dansk Landbrugsrådgivning, Landscenteret

Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om markeds-
ordninger for landbrugsvarer m.v.
lovbekendtgørelse
nr. 297 af 28. april 2004

(Bemyndigelsesloven),

jf.

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme or overall amount of indi-
vidual aid granted to the company

DKK 850 000 in 2007-2008

Maximum aid intensity

Date of implementation

100 %

1.10.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 30.9.2008

Objective of aid

The purpose of the scheme is to:
— provide veterinary assistance to poultry farmers and disseminate knowhow,
— advise and assist Det Danske Fjerkræraad (the Danish Poultry Council) and
other sectoral organisations on the veterinary situation in the poultry sector,
— diagnose diseases and give advice on the treatment and prevention of

poultry diseases,

— disseminate and acquire the latest veterinary knowledge about poultry

production.

The final beneficiaries are farmers engaged in poultry production. The scheme
applies only to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The scheme comes under Article 15(2)(c). It concerns consultancy services

Sector(s) concerned

Poultry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Fjerkræafgiftsfonden
Axeltorv 3
DK-1609 København V

Web address

www.fa-fonden.dk

Other information

—
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: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional aid

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/9

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 114/08)

Aid No

Member State

Region

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

XR 20/08

Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Fondo Gorizia

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Regolamenti Fondo Gorizia

Aid scheme

EUR 5 million

Maximum aid intensity

15 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

1.1.2008

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

Camera di Commercio I.A.A. di Gorizia
via Crispi, 10
I-34170 Gorizia
(39) 0481 38 42 23
E-mail: fondo.gorizia@go.camcom.it

www.go.camcom.it

www.go.camcom.it/pagina_sezione.cfm?sezione=03&pagina=
01&nomepagina=Fondo%20Gorizia

Other information

—
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: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/3

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 114/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

13.2.2008

N 742/07

Estonia

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Eesti rahvusliku filmikultuuri arengu toetamine

Legal basis

Eesti Filmi Sihtasutuse (edaspidi „EFSA”) toetuste eraldamise eeskirja eelnõu;

Eesti Kultuurikapitali seadus;

2008. aasta riigieelarve (jagu 6. Kultuuriministeeriumi valitsemisala) ja

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

ja Eesti Kultuuriministeeriumi

toetuste jaotamise põhi-

Eesti Kultuurkapitali
mõtted

Aid scheme

Culture

Direct grant

Annual budget: EEK 90 million

Overall budget: EEK 540 million

50 %

Until 31.12.2013

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

the granting

Eesti Filmi Sihtasutuse: Vana-Viru 3, EE-10111 Tallinn

Eesti Kultuurkapital: Suur-Karja 23, EE-10148 Tallinn

Eesti Kultuuriministeerium: Suur-Karja 23, EE-15076 Tallinn

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/
2008/380/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 9 May 2008 appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Commission, appointment of staff

L 131/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.5.2008

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 May 2008

appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities

(2008/380/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,
and in particular
Article 215 thereof,

establishing the European
second paragraph of
the

the
Mr Antonio TAJANI
Commission for the period from 9 May 2008 to 31 October
2009.

is hereby appointed a member of

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 128 thereof,

Whereas:

This Decision shall take effect on 9 May 2008.

Article 2

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 9 May 2008.

In a letter dated 7 May 2008, followed by a letter dated 8 May
2008, Mr Franco FRATTINI resigned from his post as a member
of the Commission. He should be replaced for the remainder of
his term of office,

For the Council
The President

A. BAJUK
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 114/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 May 2008

(2008/C 114/05)

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

1,5347

TRY

Turkish lira

160,15

AUD Australian dollar

7,4619

0,78505

9,3020

1,6210

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9496

1,6312

1,5548

11,9633

1,9929

2,1137

118,50

KRW South Korean won

1 604,91

7,8740

1,9558

25,171

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

253,05

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6975

3,4231

3,6873

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,050

MXN Mexican peso

11,6884

10,7509

7,2573

14 242,02

4,9394

65,509

36,6170

48,995

2,6041

16,2034

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4989 — Ålö/MX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, mechanical engineering, merger control, tractor

C 114/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4989 — Ålö/MX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 114/09)

1.
On 29 April 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking Ålö Intressenter AB (‘Ålö’, Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Mailleux S.A.S. (‘MX’, France) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Ålö: development, production and sale of front loaders for farm tractors and associated implements,

— for MX: development, production and sale of front loaders for farming tractors and associated imple-

ments, as well as other handling and lifting devices for farm tractors.

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.4989 — Ålö/MX, 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.
Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Union of the Comoros
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Comoros, European Community, cooperation agreement (EU), economic development, fishery management, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights

9.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 125/39

AGREEMENTS

COUNCIL

Information on the date of entry into force of the Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Union of the Comoros

On 3 May 2007 and 6 March 2008 respectively, the European Community and the Government of the
Union of the Comoros notified each other that the procedures necessary for entry into force of the
Agreement had been completed.

The Agreement accordingly entered into force on 6 March 2008, in accordance with Article 16 thereof.
List of ships that were refused access to Community ports between 1 September 2007 and 31 March 2008 , pursuant to Article 7b of Council Directive 95/21/EC on the port State control of ships
Date: 2008-05-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common ports policy, dissemination of EU information, harbour installation, maritime safety, vessel

C 114/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

List of ships that were refused access to Community ports between 1 September 2007 and 31 March
2008, pursuant to Article 7b of Council Directive 95/21/EC on the port State control of ships (1)

(2008/C 114/04)

Under Article 7b(1) of Directive 95/21/CE on the port State control of ships, ships which have been
detained several times shall be refused access to the ports of the Member States (2).

The table below gives the list of ships that were refused access to Community ports between 1 September
2007 and 31 March 2008.

Name of ship

IMO number

Type of ship

AGIOS NIKOLAOS II

BLUE ICE

HAJ YAMAK (*)

7378664

7340851

7312684

Bulk carrier

Oil tanker

Bulk carrier

Flag

Comoros

St Kitts and Nevis

Panama

(*) Ship for which the access refusal order was subsequently lifted in accordance with the procedures described in part B of Annex XI to

Directive 95/21/EC.

(1) Directive as last amended by Directive 2001/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2001

(OJ L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 17).

(2) The first paragraph of Article 7b reads:

‘A Member State shall ensure that a ship in one of the categories of Annex XI, section A, is refused access to its ports,
except in the situations described in Article 11(6), if the ship:
either:
— flies the flag of a State appearing in the black list as published in the annual report of the MOU, and
— has been detained more than twice in the course of the preceding 24 months in a port of a State signatory of

the MOU,

report of the MOU, and

or:
— flies the flag of a State described as “very high risk” or “high risk” in the black list as published in the annual

— has been detained more than once in the course of the preceding 36 months in a port of a State signatory of the

MOU.

The refusal of access shall become applicable immediately the ship has been authorised to leave the port where it has
been the subject of a second or third detention as appropriate.’.