do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5122 — ArcelorMittal/Borusan) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 143/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.6.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5122 — ArcelorMittal/Borusan)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 143/04)

On 3 June 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 32008M5122. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 143/05)

On 13 May 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 32008M5090. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, gas, merger control, oil industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 143/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.6.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5122 — ArcelorMittal/Borusan)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 143/04)

On 3 June 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 32008M5122. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5090 — ČEZ/MOL/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 143/05)

On 13 May 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 32008M5090. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, air freight rate, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

C 143/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.6.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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

Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal

(2008/C 143/08)

1. Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers
to intra-Community air routes, Portugal has decided to amend the public service obligation imposed in
respect of scheduled air services operated on the route Lisbon-Vila Real-Bragança-Vila Real-Lisbon.

2. The public service obligations are as follows:

— Minimum frequency:

Two return flights a day from Monday to Friday.

If there is a high demand for services, flights could also be operated at weekends.

— Timetables:

The operating conditions at Bragança and Vila Real aerodromes must be complied with.

Passengers must be able to make a round trip between Bragança and Lisbon the same day with a stay
of at least five hours in winter and seven hours in summer.

— Type and capacity of aircraft used:

Twin-engined turbofan aircraft which meet the performance requirements contained in Decree-Law
No 289/2003 of 14 November 2003, for Bragança and Vila Real aerodromes (1).

— Fares:

A fully flexible return fare, and a range of special fares with special conditions adapted to demand
(e.g. excursion, groups, events, etc.) must be offered for each of the following routes:

— Lisbon-Bragança,

— Lisbon-Vila Real,

— Bragança-Vila Real.

— Continuity of service:

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the
carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season.

Except in cases of force majeure, delays of more than 15 minutes directly attributable to the carrier
may not affect more than 15 % of the flights.

Scheduled services must be guaranteed throughout at least one calendar year and, except in the case
mentioned above, may be suspended only with six months' notice.

(1) See Aeronautical Information of Portugal (AIP) and the Civil Pilot Manual (MPC-Portugal) for details of operations at

Lisbon airport and Bragança and Vila Real aerodromes.

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C 143/19

— Flight marketing:

Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reservation system.

— Crew:

Given the special nature of these services, air carriers will have to demonstrate their capacity to
operate the service in question with at least one cabin crew member who can speak and understand
Portuguese.
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: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, mining extraction

10.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/5

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 143/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

9.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 237/07

Member State

Region

Spain

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Incentivos mineros a empresas de la minería no energética para el programa de
investigación, desarrollo e innovación tecnológica

Legal basis

Convocatoria de subvenciones públicas destinadas a la concesión de incentivos
mineros a empresas de minería no energética para la I+D+i y medio ambiente

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 0,765 million

70 %

Until 31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Mining and quarrying

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Junta de Castilla-León

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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10.6.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

5.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 766/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Piemonte

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Concessione ed erogazione di contributo per interventi dimostrativi in materia

energetico-ambientale — proroga

Legal basis

D.G.R. 23-12920 del 5 luglio 2004 e D.G.R. 94-1646 del 28.11.2005 DDGR
nn. 22-6889, 23-6890 del 17.9.2007 e 67-7436 del 12.11.2007 (atti con cui si
procede alla proroga)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Environmental protection

Direct grant, Interest subsidy

Annual budget: EUR 13 million

Overall budget: EUR 26 million

50 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2009

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Giunta regionale, Piemonte

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/
2008/453/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 2008 amending Decision 2006/139/EC as regards an authority approved for keeping a herdbook or register for the porcine species in the United States (notified under document number C(2008) 2472) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, breeding animal, import, third country, traceability, veterinary inspection, zootechnics

L 158/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.6.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 June 2008

amending Decision 2006/139/EC as regards an authority approved for keeping a herdbook or
register for the porcine species in the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 2472)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/453/EC)

Community legislation and,
94/28/EC.

in particular in Directive

Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Zootechnics,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2008.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

conditions

Having regard to Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994
laying down the principles relating to the zootechnical and
genealogical
from third
applicable
to imports
their semen, ova and embryos, and
countries of animals,
amending Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred
breeding
animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 3(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

a herd book or

Commission Decision 2006/139/EC of 7 February 2006
implementing Council Directive 94/28/EC as regards a
list of authorities in third countries approved for the
keeping of
certain
animals (2) provides that Member States are authorised
their
to import breeding animals of certain species,
semen, ova and embryos as ‘pure-bred’ or ‘hybrid’ only
if they are entered or registered in a herd book or register
kept by an authority listed in that Decision.

register of

The United States have requested that one authority for
the porcine species be added to the entries for that
country in the Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC.

The United States have provided guarantees regarding
compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in

(1) OJ L 178, 12.7.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 54, 24.2.2006, p. 34.

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Under the heading ‘Species: porcine’ of point VII of the Annex to Decision 2006/139/EC, the following entry is added:

ANNEX

‘PIC (Pig Improvement Company) North America
100 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard
Suite 2200
Hendersonville
TN 37075
Tel. (1-615) 265 27 00
Internet: http://www.pic.com’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 518/2008 of 10 June 2008 fixing, for the 2007/08 marketing year, the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed dried figs
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dried product, grape, pip fruit, storage premium

L 151/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.6.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 518/2008

of 10 June 2008

fixing,

for the 2007/08 marketing year,

the storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and

unprocessed dried figs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of
the
markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1), and in
particular Article 9(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

and vegetable

The aid scheme established by Regulation (EC) No
2201/96 is repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No
1182/2007 (2), which lays down specific rules for the
fruit
from 1 January 2008.
this aid scheme remains applicable for the
However,
2007/08 marketing year
the products
for each of
concerned by virtue of Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1182/2007.

sector,

Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides that
storage aid is to be granted to storage agencies for the
actual duration of storage and for the quantities of
sultanas, currants and dried figs
they buy in
accordance with paragraph 1 of the said Article.

that

The storage aid for unprocessed dried grapes and unpro-
cessed dried figs from the 2007/08 marketing year
should be
in accordance with Article 7 of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/1999 of 23 July
1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council

set

Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the scheme for
the storage of unprocessed dried grapes and unprocessed
dried figs (3).

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For products from the 2007/08 marketing year, the storage aid
provided for in Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96
shall be:

(a)

for dried grapes:

(i) EUR 0,1408 per day and per tonne net weight until

28 February 2009;

(ii) EUR 0,1148 per day and per tonne net weight from

1 March 2009;

(b) for dried figs, EUR 0,1311 per day and per tonne net

weight.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 273, 17.10.2007, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 33. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1051/2005 (OJ L 173, 6.7.2005, p. 5).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/17

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 June 2008

(2008/C 143/07)

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

1,5784

TRY

Turkish lira

166,76

AUD Australian dollar

7,4599

0,79740

9,3480

1,6103

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9640

1,6414

1,6136

12,3246

2,0563

2,1494

118,93

KRW South Korean won

1 630,49

7,9370

1,9558

24,653

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

247,20

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7028

3,3848

3,6795

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,338

MXN Mexican peso

12,4200

10,9273

7,2488

14 734,36

5,1503

69,450

37,1536

52,584

2,5745

16,3838

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Flemish Community, State aid, control of State aid, mass media

10.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/7

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 143/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

27.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

E 8/06

Belgium

Vlaamse Gemeenschap

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Financiering publieke omroep VRT

Legal basis

Decreten betreffende de radio-omroep en de televisie, gecoördineerd op 4 maart
2005

Beheersovereenkomst 2007-2011 tussen de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de VRT
van 20 juli 2006

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Services of general economic interest

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 300 million

Overall budget: EUR 1 500 million

—

2007-2011

Media

the granting

Vlaamse Gemeenschap

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/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 515/2008 of 10 June 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

11.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 151/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 515/2008

of 10 June 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 11 June 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 June 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 10 June 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

JO
MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
EG
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

60,9
36,7
67,5
55,0

162,5
23,0
118,6
101,4

103,8
103,8

125,8
150,8
129,5
176,3
143,1
145,1

100,9
84,9
98,0
87,2
50,7
106,4
125,6
152,2
85,6
99,1

195,6
317,3
256,5

492,1
400,6
446,4

(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’.