do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-52/08 R: Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of 3 July 2008 — Plasa v Commission (Staff case — Application for interim measures — Application for the suspension of operation of a decision to reassign — Urgency — None)
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action by staff, indemnification, personnel administration, reassignment

11.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/21

Order of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal of
3 July 2008 — Plasa v Commission

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J. Currall and B. Eggers, Agents)

(Case F-52/08 R)

(Staff case — Application for interim measures — Applica-
tion for the suspension of operation of a decision to reassign
— Urgency — None)

(2008/C 260/38)

Language of the case: French

Re:

Application for the suspension of operation of the decision of
8 May 2008 by which the Commission of
the European
Communities reassigns the applicant to Brussels (Belgium) from
1 August 2008.

Parties

Applicant: Wolfgang Plasa (Algiers, Algeria) (represented by: G.
Vandersanden, lawyer)

Operative part of the order

1. The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2. Costs are reserved.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5109 — Danisco/Abitec) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, food emulsifier, food industry, merger control

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 168/23

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5109 — Danisco/Abitec)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 168/06)

1.
On 10 June 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 22(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking Danisco A/S (‘Danisco’, Denmark) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Abitec Limited (‘Abitec’, United Kingdom)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Danisco: producer of emulsifiers and other food ingredients, animal feed ingredients,

sweeteners and sugar,

— for undertaking Abitec: production of emulsifiers.

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.5109 — Danisco/Abitec, 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-295/08 P: Appeal brought on 3 July 2008 by Cofra srl against the order of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) made on 15 April 2008 in Case T-478/07 Cofra srl v Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), dyestuffs industry, trade-mark law








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7.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 267/24





Appeal brought on 3 July 2008 by Cofra srl against the order of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) made on 15 April 2008 in Case T-478/07 Cofra srl v Commission of the European Communities
(Case C-295/08 P)
2009/C 267/42
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Appellant(s): Cofra srl (represented by A. Calabrese, avvocato)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities
By order of 29 June 2009 the Court of Justice (Eighth Chamber) dismissed the appeal.
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: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 168/1

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 168/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

2.4.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 472/07

Member State

Region

Slovakia

Stredoslovenský kraj

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc na reštrukturalizáciu podniku Compel Rail

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Zákon č. 328/1991 Zb. o konkurze a vyrovnaní,
Zákon č. 511/1992 Zb. o správe daní a poplatkov,
Zákon č. 231/1999 Zb. o štátnej pomoci

—

—

—

—

Measure does not constitute aid

—

Economic sectors

Industrial machinery

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Daňový úrad Martin
Jesenského 23
SK-036 32 Martin

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 168/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.7.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

20.5.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 537/07

Member State

Region

Finland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Harkinnanvarainen lehdistötuki; Selektivt presstöd

Legal basis

1481/2001 Valtioneuvoston
asetus
förordning om stöd för tidningspressen

sanomalehdistön

tuesta;

Statsrådets

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

Sectoral development

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 0,5 million

40 %

—

Media

the granting

Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö; Kommunikationsministeriet

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 635/2008 of 3 July 2008 adapting the cod fishing quotas to be allocated to Poland in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC Waters) from 2008 to 2011 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/2008
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Poland, catch quota, fishery management, fishing regulations, sea fish

L 176/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.7.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 635/2008

of 3 July 2008

adapting the cod fishing quotas to be allocated to Poland in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC
Waters) from 2008 to 2011 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/2008

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of
12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to
the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 23(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Following national investigations carried out in 2007, the
Commission has been notified by Poland that it exceeded
its quota for cod in the eastern Baltic Sea (Subdivisions
25-32, EC Waters) for 2007 by 8 000 t.

According to Article 23(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93 the Commission operates deductions from the
annual quota when it has established that a Member State
has overfished its quota of a stock.

fishing quotas to be allocated to Poland in the Baltic Sea
(Subdivisions 25-32, EC Waters) from 2008 to 2011 (2)
provides for a deduction over a period of four years,
consisting of a reduction of 10 %, in the year 2008, of
the amount overfished in the year 2007 and reductions
of 30 %,
in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, of the
amount overfished in 2007.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quota of cod in the Baltic Sea (Subdivisions 25-32, EC
Waters) allocated to Poland in the years from 2008 to 2011
shall be reduced as shown in Annex.

Article 2

(3)

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/2008 of
14 April 2008 providing for the adaptation of cod

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of 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, 3 July 2008.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 107, 17.4.2008, p. 1.

4.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 176/9

ANNEX

Quota deductions 2008-11

Country

Species

Stock code

Zone

2008

2009

2010

2011

Poland

Cod
(Gadus morhua)

COD/3D25 to
COD/3D32

Subdivisions
25-32
(EC waters)

800

2 400

2 400

2 400
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/2008 of 17 June 2008 concerning the authorisation of 6-phytase (Quantum Phytase) as a feed additive ( OJ L 158, 18.6.2008 )
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, poultry, swine, zootechnics

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 173/31

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 554/2008 of 17 June 2008 concerning the authorisation of
6-phytase (Quantum Phytase) as a feed additive

(Official Journal of the European Union L 158 of 18 June 2008)

On page 16, Annex, Table, column ‘Name of the holder of authorisation’:
for:

‘AB Enzyme GmbH’,
‘AB Enzymes GmbH’.

read:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

3.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 168/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 July 2008

(2008/C 168/03)

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

1,5806

TRY

Turkish lira

168,41

AUD Australian dollar

7,4579

0,79520

9,4538

1,6135

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9661

1,6438

1,6142

12,3267

2,0833

2,1531

123,54

KRW South Korean won

1 640,66

8,0400

1,9558

23,865

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

236,30

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7048

3,3575

3,6359

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,302

MXN Mexican peso

12,4020

10,8319

7,2399

14 565,23

5,1749

71,340

37,0330

52,800

2,5231

16,3900

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the European Central Bank of 3 July 2008 at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 as regards the introduction of the euro in Slovakia and on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Slovakia (CON/2008/28)
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, Slovakia, euro, exchange rate, monetary union, national currency

17.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/1

I

(Resolutions, recommendations and opinions)

OPINIONS

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 3 July 2008

at the request of the Council of the European Union on a proposal for a Council regulation
amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 as regards the introduction of the euro in Slovakia and on a
proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion
rate to the euro for Slovakia

(CON/2008/28)

(2008/C 180/01)

Introduction and legal basis

On 20 May 2008, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Council of the European
Union for an opinion on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 as
regards the introduction of the euro in Slovakia (1). On 30 June 2008, the ECB received a request from the
Council of the European Union for an opinion on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation
(EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Slovakia (2).

The ECB's competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 123(5) of the Treaty establishing the
European Community. In accordance with the first sentence of Article 17.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the
European Central Bank, the Governing Council has adopted this opinion.

Observations

1. The proposed regulations will enable the introduction of the euro as the currency of Slovakia following
the abrogation of Slovakia's derogation in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 122(2) of the
Treaty.

2. The ECB welcomes the proposed regulations.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 3 July 2008.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) COM(2008) 250 final.
(2) SEC(2008) 2107 final.