do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, exchange of information, group of companies, marketing, merger control

31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/11)

1.
On 22 July 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 H.Ö. Sabanci Holding A.S.
(‘Sabanci’, Turkey) and Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts-Aktiengesellschaft (‘Verbund’, Austria) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bașkent
Elektrik Daģıtım (‘Baskent’, Turkey) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sabanci: Turkish industrial and financial conglomerate,

— for Verbund: generation and transmission of, trading in, and supplies to private and industrial end custo-

mers of electricity,

— for Baskent: distribution and retail sale of electric energy in Turkey.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent, 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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, meteorology, telecommunications

31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/13)

1.
On 25 July 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 NBC Universal, Inc. (‘NBC
Universal’, USA) controlled by the General Electric Company (USA), Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. controlled by
Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA), and Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P., which is ultimately
controlled by The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Landmark Communications, Inc. (‘Landmark’, USA)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for NBC Universal: a diversified, international media and entertainment group mainly active in the devel-

opment, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information,

— for Blackstone: leading global investment and advisory firm,

— for Bain Capital: global private investment firm,

— for Landmark: provision of weather information (for television, to businesses or consumers via various
interactive platforms) and the supply of weather radar systems(other businesses of Landmark will be
spun-off prior to the completion of the transaction).

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business), 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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, drafting of EU law, official document, proposal (EU)

31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/5

III

(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2008/C 194/03)

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2007) 108R

29.3.2007

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Financial Regulation applic-
able to the Euratom Supply Agency

COM(2007) 119R

28.3.2007

Proposal
Euratom Supply Agency

for a Council Decision establishing Statutes

for

the

COM(2007) 612R

1

19.10.2007

COM(2007) 612R

2

19.10.2007

COM(2007) 669

26.10.2007

COM(2007) 728

20.11.2007

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and provisional appli-
cation of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take
account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union

the Protocol

Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion
to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
of
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take
account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to
the European Union

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and
safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks
arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth indi-
vidual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive
89/391/EEC)

Proposal
for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC)
No 1207/2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue or the making
out in the Community of proofs of origin and the issue of certain
approved exporter authorisations under the provisions governing
preferential trade between the European Community and certain
countries

COM(2007) 763

29.11.2007

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member
States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (Recast)

C 194/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2008

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2007) 797

12.12.2007

COM(2007) 844

21.12.2007

Proposal for a Decision of
the
Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social
Exclusion (2010)

the European Parliament and of

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and
control)

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crude oil, economic concentration, electrical energy, exchange of information, merger control, natural gas, petroleum product

C 194/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/10)

1.
On 22 July 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 Edison SpA (‘Edison’, Italy)
and Hellenic Petroleum (‘HelPe’, Greece) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regu-
lation control of the whole of a newly created joint venture by way of purchase of shares for the generation
of electricity in Greece.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Edison: generation and supply of electricity and production, transportation and distribution of

natural gas,

— for HelPe: refining of crude oil and fuel supply, wholesale and retail activities of oil products, production
and trading of petrochemicals/chemicals, oil and gas exploration and production, consulting and engi-
neering services to hydrocarbon related projects, transportation of crude oil and products and produc-
tion and trading of electricity.

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.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/9

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 July 2008

(2008/C 194/05)

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

1,5589

TRY

Turkish lira

168,20

AUD Australian dollar

7,4619

0,78670

9,4490

1,6315

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8552

1,6468

1,5945

12,1653

2,1256

2,1344

124,54

KRW South Korean won

1 578,78

8,0430

1,9558

23,941

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

231,72

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7042

3,2185

3,5381

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,395

MXN Mexican peso

11,5507

10,6429

7,2150

14 221,84

5,0867

68,818

36,5350

52,215

2,4405

15,6708

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, industrial equipment, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 194/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/02)

On 22 July 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 32008M5218. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
2008/646/EC: Commission Decision of 31 July 2008 appointing members and alternates of the Paediatric Committee to represent health professionals and patient associations (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, appointment of staff, committee (EU), market approval, medicinal product, paediatrics

7.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 212/5

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 July 2008

appointing members and alternates of the Paediatric Committee to represent health professionals
and patient associations

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/646/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

— Member: Jean Pierre ABOULKNER,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

— Alternate: Alexandra COMPAGNUCCI,

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 of
European Parliament and of
the Council of 12 December
2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive
2001/23/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (1), and in
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 requires
that the Commission appoint representatives of health
professionals and patient associations to the European
Medicines Agency (EMEA) Paediatric Committee.

In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1901/2006, a public call for expression of interest has
been undertaken by the Commission. The European
the
Parliament has been consulted on the result of
evaluation
the
in
framework of this call for expression of interest.

applications

received

the

of

The members and alternates of the Committee shall be
starting on
appointed for a period of
1 August 2008,

three years

— Member: David SPENSER,

— Alternate: Alan SMYTH,

— Member: Adriana CECI,

— Alternate: Paolo PAOLUCCI.

The

following are hereby appointed members

and
2.
alternates of the Committee to represent the patients’ organi­
sations for a term of three years from 1 August 2008:

— Member: Tsvetana SCHYNS-LIHARSKA,

— Alternate: Karen AIACH,

— Member: Michal ODERMARSKY,

— Alternate: Milena STEVANOVIC,

— Member: Annagrazia ALTAVILLA,

— Alternate: Dominique GIOCANTI.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.

Sole Article

The

following are hereby appointed members

1.
and
alternates of the Paediatric Committee, to represent the health
professionals for a term of three years from 1 August 2008:

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1902/2006 (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 20).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2008 of 31 July 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 205/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 752/2008

of 31 July 2008

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (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 the standard values
for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and
periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007
of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for
Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and
(EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in
particular Article 138(1) thereof,

The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regu­
lation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008,
p. 61).

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu­

lation (EC) No 590/2008 (OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 24).

L 205/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.8.2008

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

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 20 95

0809 30

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MK
TR
XS
ZZ

TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

CL
EG
IL
MK
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
TR
ZA
ZZ

CA
TR
US
ZZ

TR
ZZ
BA
IL
TR
XS
ZZ

29,6
74,2
27,8
43,9

106,2
106,2

98,3
98,3

83,1
47,0
69,9
87,7
71,9

60,6
134,7
145,6
76,7
157,0
114,9

100,7
102,2
107,2
82,9
121,6
100,6
91,1
100,9

70,7
82,0
155,9
99,6
102,1

344,6
417,9
570,5
444,3

160,6
160,6
74,5
117,7
111,4
62,1
91,4

(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands

for ‘of other origin’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal health, economic concentration, exchange of information, medicinal product, merger control, public health

C 194/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/12)

1.
On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation certain businesses in the field of animal health (‘SP Assets’) of
Schering-Plough Corporation (United States of America) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Pfizer: research, development, production and sale of human and animal healthcare products,

— for SP Assets: EEA-wide rights to animal health products in the areas of swine E. coli vaccines, equine
influenza and tetanus vaccines, ruminant neonatal and clostridial vaccines, rabies vaccines, companion
animal veterinary specialty products, parasiticides and anti-inflammatories.

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.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets, 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.
COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission
Date: 2008-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, directory, official document

31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/11

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2008/C 194/07)

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2007) 617

17.10.2007

COM(2007) 767

5.12.2007

COM(2007) 798

11.12.2007

COM(2007) 804

11.12.2007

COM(2007) 843

21.12.2007

COM(2007) 860

21.12.2007

Report from the Commission — Quality of petrol and diesel fuel
used for road transport
in the European Union: Fourth annual
report (Reporting year 2005)

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament,
the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions — Effective consular protection in third
countries: the contribution of the European Union — Action Plan
2007-2009

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament,
the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions — Member States and Regions delivering
the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs through EU cohesion policy,
2007-2013

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament,
the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions — Proposal for a Community Lisbon
Programme 2008-2010

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European
Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee
of the Regions — Towards an improved policy on industrial emis-
sions

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European
Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the
Committee of the Regions — A lead market initiative for Europe

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu