do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping legislation, anti-dumping measure, office supplies, originating product

12.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/33

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2008/C 146/08)

1.
The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following proce-
dure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below, as
provided in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 of 29 November 2004 imposing a defini-
tive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People's Republic
of China (1).

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (3).

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Ring binder mecha-
nisms

People's Republic
of China

Anti-dumping duty

5.12.2008

Council

Regulation

(EC)
Regulation
Council
No 2074/2004 (OJ
L 359,
4.12.2004, p. 11) extended to
imports consigned from Vietnam
by
(EC)
L 232,
No 1208/2004 (OJ
1.7.2004, p. 1) and extended
to imports consigned from the
Lao People's Democratic Republic
by
(EC)
No 33/2006 (OJ L 7, 12.1.2006,
p. 1)

Regulation

Council

(1) OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 11.
(2) Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
(3) 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).
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 12 June 2008 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.180 — Aluminium fluoride — Rapporteur: Austria
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: aluminium, dominant position, market-sharing agreement, merger control, restriction on competition








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Official Journal of the European Union


C 40/19





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 12 June 2008 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.180 — Aluminium fluoride
Rapporteur: Austria
2011/C 40/10






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's assessment of the facts as an agreement and/or concerted practice within the meaning of Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's assessment of the product and the geographic area affected by the cartel.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's assessment that the cartel constitutes a single and continuous infringement.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's assessment as regards the addressees of the draft decision, specifically with reference to imputation of liability to parent companies of the groups concerned.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's assessment of the applications made under the 2002 Leniency Notice.










7.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( OJ C 143, 10.6.2008 )
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Flemish Community, State aid, control of State aid, mass media

C 146/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.6.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the
Commission raises no objections

(Official Journal of the European Union C 143 of 10 June 2008)

(2008/C 146/10)

In the contents on the first page of the cover and the title on page 7:

for:

‘Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises
no objections’,

read:

‘State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty where the
Member State concerned has accepted those measure’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 146/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 June 2008

(2008/C 146/01)

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

1,5515

TRY

Turkish lira

166,37

AUD Australian dollar

7,4591

0,79145

9,3571

1,6117

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9464

1,6376

1,5777

12,1169

2,0518

2,1297

120,50

KRW South Korean won

1 598,43

7,9900

1,9558

24,400

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

247,01

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7022

3,3740

3,6636

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,305

MXN Mexican peso

12,3864

10,7339

7,2492

14 436,71

5,0765

68,941

36,7412

51,359

2,5435

16,1581

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Regulation (EC) No 569/2008 of 12 June 2008 amending Regulation No 11 concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions, in implementation of Article 79(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: administrative formalities, anti-discriminatory measure, land transport, transport company, transport document

20.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 161/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 569/2008

of 12 June 2008

amending Regulation No 11 concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and
conditions, in implementation of Article 79(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

1. Article 5 shall be deleted;

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 75(3) thereof,

establishing the European

2. Article 6 shall be amended as follows:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(a)

in paragraph 1,
deleted;

the fifth and sixth indents shall be

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (1),

(b) in paragraph 2, the third sentence shall be deleted;

Whereas the Community rules required under Article 75 of the
Treaty to abolish certain forms of discrimination as regards
inland transport within the Community were laid down in
Regulation No 11 (2).
administrative
burdens on businesses that Regulation should be simplified by
the removal of outdated and unnecessary requirements,
in
particular the requirement that certain information which, as
is now available in carriers’
a result of
accounting systems, be retained on paper,

technical progress,

to reduce

In order

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation No 11 is hereby amended as follows:

Article 1

(c) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3. Where existing documents such as consignment
the
notes or any other transport document give all
details specified in paragraph 1 and,
in conjunction
with carriers’ recording and accounting systems, make
it possible to carry out a full check to be made of
the forms of
transport rates and conditions, so that
discrimination referred to in Article 75(1) of the Treaty
may be thereby abolished or avoided, carriers shall not
be required to introduce new documents.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 Luxembourg, 12 June 2008.

For the Council
The President

A. VIZJAK

(1) OJ C 175, 27.7.2007, p. 37.
(2) OJ 52, 16.8.1960, p. 1121/60 (English special edition; Series I
Chapter 1959-1962, p. 60). Regulation as amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3626/84 (OJ L 335, 22.12.1984, p. 4).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2008 of 12 June 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

13.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2008

of 12 June 2008

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of
the
20 February 2006 on the common organisation of
markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second
subparagraph and point
the third subparagraph of
Article 33(2) thereof,

(b) of

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July
2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
12 June 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export
refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 12 June 2008, the
referred
maximum export
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be
32,350 EUR/100 kg.

product

refund

the

for

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
L 283,
Commission Regulation
27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced
by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as
from 1 October 2008.

(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ

(2) OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 by Commission Regu-
lation (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, export, intervention agency, sale, white sugar

L 155/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 529/2008

of 12 June 2008

establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of
white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of
the
20 February 2006 on the common organisation of
markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second
subparagraph and point
the third subparagraph of
Article 33(2) thereof,

(b) of

Whereas:

(1)

(EC) No

1060/2007

Commission Regulation
of
14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to
tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the
intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and
Spain,
Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial
invitations to
tender.

Ireland,

to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
the
1060/2007 and following an examination of
invitation
tenders submitted in response to the partial
to tender ending on 11 June 2008, it is appropriate to
decide that no award shall be made for that partial invi-
tation to tender.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 11 June 2008, for
the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1060/2007, no award shall be made.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation
L 283,
27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced
by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as
from 1 October 2008.

(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ

(2) OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 148/2008 (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 525/2008 of 12 June 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

13.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2008

of 12 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 13 June 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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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Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2008

to Commission Regulation of 12 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

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

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

EG
US
ZZ

71,0
36,7
75,8
61,2

151,2
23,0
98,9
91,0

99,8
99,8

110,6
150,8
129,5
132,0
121,2
128,8

106,5
97,9
94,9
91,5
63,0
108,8
118,9
80,4
81,2
93,7

209,9
317,3
263,6

462,1
378,7
420,4

195,5
200,1
197,8

(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 Regulation (EC) No 532/2008 of 12 June 2008 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2008-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

13.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 155/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 532/2008

of 12 June 2008

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of
20 February 2006 on the common organisation of
the
particular
market
the
Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,

sector (1),

sugar

and

in

in

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 478/2008 to the information at
present available to the Commission that
the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as
shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 30 May 2008 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/2008 (2).

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 478/2008 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2008.

For the Commission

Heinz ZOUREK
Director-General Enterprise and Industry

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC)
No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
(OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008.

(2) OJ L 140, 30.5.2008, p. 17.

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2008

Rates of refunds applicable from 13 June 2008 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

1701 99 10

White sugar

27,35

Other

27,35

(1) The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the
Communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in
which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and to the goods listed in Tables I and II of
Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss
Confederation.