do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 May 2008

(2008/C 132/02)

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

1,5551

TRY

Turkish lira

163,76

AUD Australian dollar

7,4592

0,7866

9,33

1,6291

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9039

1,6214

1,5302

12,1364

1,9895

2,1267

115,07

KRW South Korean won

1 605,64

7,876

1,9558

25,06

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

241,32

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,701

3,3842

3,6445

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,24

MXN Mexican peso

11,8895

10,7894

7,2528

14 477,98

5,058

68,191

36,8385

50,51

2,5637

16,0346

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-315/07: Order of the President of the Court of 30 May 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Klagenfurt — Austria) — A-Punkt Schmuckhandels GmbH v Claudia Schmidt
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: door-to-door selling, free movement of goods, interpretation of the law, jewellery and goldsmith's articles

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/11

Pleas in law and main arguments

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2005/14/EC into
domestic law expired on 11 June 2007.

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2004/35/EC into
domestic law expired on 30 April 2007.

(1) OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 14.

(1) OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56.

Action brought on 8 August 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-368/08)

(2008/C 247/19)

Language of the case: Greek

Order of the President of the Court of 30 May 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht
Klagenfurt — Austria) — A-Punkt Schmuckhandels GmbH
v Claudia Schmidt

(Case C-315/07) (1)

(2008/C 247/20)

Language of the case: German

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Parties

(1) OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: U. Wölker and I. Dimitriou)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought

the European Parliament and of

— declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2004/35/EC (1) of
the
Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with
regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental
damage, and in any event by not notifying those provisions
to the Commission, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under Article 19(1) of that directive;

the President of

Order of
the Court of 3 June 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht
Berlin — Germany) — M.C.O. Congres v Suxess GmbH

(Case C-476/07) (1)

(2008/C 247/21)

Language of the case: German

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 22, 26.1.2008.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 483/2008 of 30 May 2008 registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Σταφίδα Ζακύνθου (Stafida Zakynthou) (PDO), Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich (PGI), Chodské pivo (PGI))
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Greece, Poland, agricultural product, designation of origin, location of production, product designation

31.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 141/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 483/2008

of 30 May 2008

registering certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected
(PDO), Miód wrzosowy z
geographical

indications (Σταφίδα Ζακύνθου (Stafida Zakynthou)

Borów Dolnośląskich (PGI), Chodské pivo (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
and designations of origin for agricultural products and food-
stuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant
to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with
thereof, Poland’s application to register
Article 17(2)
the name ‘Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich’,
Greece’s
‘Σταφίδα
Ζακύνθου’ (Stafida Zakynthou) and the Czech Republic’s

application to register

the name

application to register the name ‘Chodské pivo’ were
published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the
Commission,
these names should be entered in the
Register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The names contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be
entered in the Register.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2008 (OJ L 125, 9.5.2008,
p. 27).

(2) OJ C 179, 1.8.2007, p. 15 (Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolno-
śląskich), OJ C 179, 1.8.2007, p. 19 (Σταφίδα Ζακύνθου (Stafida
Zakynthou)), OJ C 184, 7.8.2007, p. 19 (Chodské pivo).

L 141/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

ANNEX

1. Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)

POLAND
Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich (PGI)

Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

GREECE
Σταφίδα Ζακύνθου (Stafida Zakynthou) (PDO)

2. Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to the Regulation:

Class 2.1. Beer

CZECH REPUBLIC

Chodské pivo (PGI)
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2008 of 30 May 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

31.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 141/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/2008

of 30 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)

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 31 May 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 141/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2008

to Commission Regulation of 30 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

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
MK
TN
TR
ZZ

MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
IL
TR
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

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

TR
US
ZZ

53,6
44,3
105,3
69,5
68,2

30,3
109,7
70,0

103,1
103,1

67,0
65,9
54,5
91,4
71,2
60,7
97,5
72,6

154,7
134,6
149,9
152,9
61,8
110,6
127,4

126,8
88,0
61,8
91,2
85,5
65,0
112,5
85,9
120,1
94,7
83,5
92,3

465,8
508,1
487,0

(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’.
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: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, cultural promotion, energy saving

30.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/1

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 132/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

7.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 47/07

Member State

Region

Ireland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bioheat Boiler and Combined Heat and Power Deployment Programme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

The Sustainable Energy Act Ireland 2002

Aid scheme

Energy saving

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 7 million

Overall budget: EUR 37 million

40 %

1.4.2007-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Sustainable Energy Ireland
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland

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/

C 132/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.5.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

2.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 562/07

Member State

Region

Spain

País Vasco

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programa de ayudas para el fomento de la creación, desarrollo y producción
audiovisual

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Borrador de Orden de la Consejera de Cultura por el que se convoca la conce-
sión de ayudas a la creación, desarrollo y producción audiovisual

Aid scheme

Culture

Sectoral development

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 1,84 million

Overall budget: EUR 1,84 million

50 %

Until 31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Dirección de Promoción de la Cultura
Departamento de Cultura, 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/
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5134 — Spar/Plus Hungary) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control, retail trade

C 132/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.5.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5134 — Spar/Plus Hungary)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 132/11)

1.
On 21 May 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 Spar Magyarország
Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (‘Spar Hungary’, Hungary) belonging to the Austrian Spar group
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the under-
taking Plus Élelmiszer Diszkont Kft. (‘Plus Hungary’, Hungary) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Spar Hungary: retail trade in food and non food products,

— for Plus Hungary: retail trade in food and non food products.

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.5134 — Spar/Plus Hungary, 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 C-234/08: Action brought on 30 May 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland
Date: 2008-05-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Bulgaria, European Commission, Ireland, Romania, accession to the European Union, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, free movement of persons, national implementing measure

C 183/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.7.2008

By its third complaint, the Commission states that despite the
positive legislative amendments effected by the defendant, the
requirement that a worker must have been in the service of the
same employer providing the services for at least six months
represents an unjustified restriction on the free provision of
services.

Action brought on 22 May 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-220/08)

(2008/C 183/31)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Condou-Durande, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought

— declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2004/83/EC (1) of 29 April 2004 on minimum
standards for the qualification and status of third country
nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who
otherwise need international protection and the content of
the protection granted, or in any event by not notifying
those provisions to the Commission, the Hellenic Republic
has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 38 of that
directive;

— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit
domestic law expired on 10 October 2006.

for

transposition of Directive 2004/83 into

(1) OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 12.

Action brought on 30 May 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Ireland

(Case C-234/08)

(2008/C 183/32)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: H. Støvlbæk, Agent)

Defendant: Ireland

The applicants claims that the Court should:

— declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council
Directive 2006/100/EC (1), of 20 November 2006 adapting
certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of
persons, by reason of
the accession of Bulgaria and
Romania, or in any event by failing to communicate them
to the Commission, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations
under the Directive,

— order Ireland to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which the directive had to be transposed
expired on 1 January 2007.

(1) OJ L 363, p. 141.

Action brought on 2 June 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-239/08)

(2008/C 183/33)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Huvelin, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium