do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Designation of the Judge replacing the President as the Judge hearing applications for interim measures
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European civil service, General Court (EU), appointment of staff, judge, president of an institution

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/31

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Designation of the Judge replacing the President as the
Judge hearing applications for interim measures

Operative part of the judgment

(2008/C 171/54)

On 12 June 2008, the Court of First Instance decided to amend
the decision of 19 September 2007 in consequence of the resig-
nation of Judge Cooke and, in accordance with Article 106 of
the Rules of Procedure, to designate Judge Papasavvas to replace
the President of the Court for the purpose of deciding applica-
tions
is absent or
prevented from dealing with them,
in respect of the period
from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

interim measures where the latter

for

1. Annuls the decision of

the European Union of
the Council of
13 October 2004 to reject the tenders of Belfass SPRL submitted
under tender procedure UCA-033/04, in so far as that decision
rejected Belfass' offer with respect to Lot No 2;

2. Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3. Orders each party to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 57, 5.3.2005.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 21 May 2008 —
Belfass v Council

(Case T-495/04) (1)

(Public procurement — Community tender procedure —
Obvious clerical error — Award to the tender offering best
value for money — Abnormally low tender — Article 139(1)
of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 — Plea of
illegality — Specifications — Admissibility)

(2008/C 171/55)

Language of the case: French

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 May 2008 —
NewSoft Technology v OHIM — Soft (Presto! BizCard
Reader)

(Case T-205/06) (1)

(Community
trade mark — Invalidity proceedings —
Community word mark Presto! BizCard Reader — Earlier
national
figurative marks Presto — Relative ground for
refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and
Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 171/56)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Belfass SPRL (Forest, Belguim)
L. Vogel, lawyer)

(represented by:

Parties

Defendant: Council of
B. Driessen and A. Vitro, Agents)

the European Union (represented by:

Re:

first,

for the annulment of

Application,
the
Council of the European Union of 13 October 2004 to reject
both the tenders submitted by the applicant under tender proce-
dure UCA-033/04 and, secondly, for compensation in respect of
the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant by reason of the
Council's conduct.

the decision of

Applicant: NewSoft Technology Corp.
(repre-
sented by: M. Dirksen-Schwanenland, U. von Sothen and M. Di
Stefano, lawyers)

(Taipei, Taiwan)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First
Instance: Soft, SA (Madrid,
Spain)
(represented by: A. Velázquez Ibáñez and P. Merino
Baylos, lawyers)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5203 — EZW/Gazeley) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, economic region, industrial development, industrial region, logistics, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 170/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.7.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5159 — Apax Partners/D+S Europe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/04)

On 25 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 32008M5159. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5203 — EZW/Gazeley)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/05)

On 27 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 32008M5203. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/7

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 July 2008

(2008/C 170/06)

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

1,5671

TRY

Turkish lira

167,31

AUD Australian dollar

7,4571

0,79080

9,3935

1,6085

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9372

1,6280

1,5930

12,2203

2,0693

2,1356

121,35

KRW South Korean won

1 643,65

7,9860

1,9558

23,694

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

233,81

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7050

3,3255

3,6090

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,270

MXN Mexican peso

12,0789

10,7486

7,2416

14 436,13

5,1221

71,162

36,8605

52,450

2,5274

16,2342

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5159 — Apax Partners/D+S Europe) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electronic commerce, investment, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications

C 170/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.7.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5159 — Apax Partners/D+S Europe)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/04)

On 25 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 32008M5159. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5203 — EZW/Gazeley)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/05)

On 27 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 32008M5203. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5210 — Siemens/Ortner/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, civil engineering, economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, public health, shareholding, technology

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5210 — Siemens/Ortner/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/10)

1.
On 25 June 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 undertakings Siemens AG Österreich
(Austria), controlled by Siemens AG (together ‘Siemens’, Germany), and IGO Immobiliengesellschaft mbH
(‘IGO’, Austria) controlled by Ortner group (‘Ortner’, Austria), on its part controlled by Mr Klaus Ortner,
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
Siemens Elin Buildings and Infrastructure GmbH & Co (‘B&I KG’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares in a
newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Siemens: industry, energy and healthcare,

— for Ortner: building technology, mechanical and industrial engineering and construction, civil engi-

neering,

— for Mr Klaus Ortner: control of Ortner group,

— for B&I KG: technical building installation services, street lighting and network construction.

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.5210 — Siemens/Ortner/JV 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5230 — CapMan/Litorina/Cederroth) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, private investment

C 170/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.7.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5230 — CapMan/Litorina/Cederroth)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/09)

1.
On 24 June 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 CapMan (Sweden) and
Litorina Kapital III LP (‘Litorina’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation joint control of Cederroth International AB (‘Cederroth’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for CapMan: private equity investment, inter alia via Lumene and Farmos present in the cosmetics sector,

— for Litorina: private equity investment,

— for Cederroth: manufacturing and distribution of personal care products (cosmetics and toiletries), home

care products, health care products, wound care and first aid 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.5230 — CapMan/Litorina/Cederroth, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, construction equipment, disclosure of information, distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5171 — Enel/Acciona/Endesa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/02)

On 13 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 32008M5171. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/03)

On 4 March 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)
in conjunction with
Article 6(2) 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 32008M4898. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5171 — Enel/Acciona/Endesa) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electrical industry, electricity supply, merger control, real estate business, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5171 — Enel/Acciona/Endesa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/02)

On 13 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 32008M5171. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4898 — Compagnie de Saint-Gobain/Maxit)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 170/03)

On 4 March 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)
in conjunction with
Article 6(2) 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 32008M4898. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Corrrigendum to the State aid C 12/08 (ex NN 74/07) — Alleged unlawful State aid: Agreement between Bratislava airport and Ryanair — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (STATE AID — SLOVAK REPUBLIC) ( OJ C 167, 2.7.2008 )
Date: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, air transport, competition law, control of State aid

C 170/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.7.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrrigendum to the State aid C 12/08 (ex NN 74/07) — Alleged unlawful State aid: Agreement between
Bratislava airport and Ryanair — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty
(STATE AID — SLOVAK REPUBLIC)

(Official Journal of the European Union C 167 of 2 July 2008)

(2008/C 170/11)

The text of the State aid C 12/08 (ex NN 74/07), published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 167 of 2 July
2008, p. 14, should be considered as null and void.
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: 2008-07-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional aid

C 170/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.7.2008

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 170/08)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 32/08

France

Art. 87(3)(a), art. 87(3)(c)

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

Mesures fiscales applicables pendant deux ans aux sociétés créées pour la reprise
d'entreprises en difficulté

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Articles 44 septies et 223 undecies du code général des impôts

Aid scheme

EUR 10 million

Maximum aid intensity

60 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

1.1.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi
139, rue de Bercy
F-75012 Paris

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/./affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577

Other information

—

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 33/08

France

Art. 87(3)(a), art. 87(3)(c)

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

Dispense de réintégration de la fraction des loyers excédentaires à l'occasion de
la levée d'option d'achat d'immeubles neufs à usage industriel et commercial pris
en location par un contrat de crédit-bail d'une durée effective d'au moins 15 ans
en zone d'aide à finalité régionale

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Article 239 sexies D du code général des impôts

Aid scheme

EUR 0,5 million

Maximum aid intensity

60 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

1.1.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

5.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/11

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi
139, rue de Bercy
F-75012 Paris

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/./affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069577

Other information

—