do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Amendment of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply * European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply (COM(2008)0305 — C6-0214/2008 — 2008/0102(CNS))
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European official, Protocol (EU), consultation procedure, drafting of EU law, regulations for civil servants, resolution of parliament, servant (EU)








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14.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 8/123





Tuesday 23 September 2008Amendment of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply *
P6_TA(2008)0418
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply (COM(2008)0305 — C6-0214/2008 — 2008/0102(CNS))
2010/C 8 E/25
(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2008)0305),
having regard to Article 291 of the EC Treaty,
having regard to Article 16 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0214/2008),
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0339/2008),






1.


Approves the Commission proposal;










2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;










3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;










4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5304 — Indaver/NEIF/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hazardous waste, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, waste management

23.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5304 — Indaver/NEIF/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 242/04)

On 12 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32008M5304. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5259 — Mitsui/Bamesa Celik/Bami/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, steel

C 242/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.9.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5259 — Mitsui/Bamesa Celik/Bami/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 242/02)

On 12 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32008M5259. EUR-Lex is the

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

(Case COMP/M.5288 — GMR Infrastructure (Malta)/Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan/InterGen)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 242/03)

On 12 September 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 Regu-
lation (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 32008M5288. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Case F-14/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008 — Chevalier Carmana and Others v Court of Justice
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European official, action by staff, pension scheme

22.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/67

— Order the Defendant to pay (i) the pension amount corre-
sponding to the application of the annual adjustment for
2007, namely an increase of 2,2 % for the period from
1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007; (ii) the pension amount
corresponding to the consequences of applying the annual
adjustment for 2007 to the pension amounts which will be
paid from January 2009; and (iii) default interest on the
pension amounts payable, until full payment, calculated on
the basis of the rate set by the European Central Bank for
principal refinancing operations, applicable during the rele-
vant period, plus three percentage points;

— Order the European Investment Bank to pay the costs.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Tolios and Others v Court of Auditors

(Case F-8/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/132)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 74, 25.3.2006, p. 35.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 4 September 2008
— Ehrhardt v Parliament

(Case F-54/05) (1)

(2008/C 301/130)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 229, 17.9.2005, p. 29.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Chevalier Carmana and Others v Court of Justice

(Case F-14/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/133)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 37.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Adolf and Others v Commission

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Abba and Others v Parliament

(Case F-128/05) (1)

(2008/C 301/131)

Language of the case: French

(Case F-15/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/134)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 60, 11.3.2006, p. 56.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 37.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 242/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.9.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 September 2008

(2008/C 242/05)

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

1,4571

TRY

Turkish lira

155,2

AUD Australian dollar

7,4593

0,792

9,536

1,5988

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8096

1,7436

1,5305

11,3263

2,1166

2,0674

130,68

KRW South Korean won

1 646,52

8,1675

1,9558

24,075

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

239,93

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,708

3,303

3,6282

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,29

MXN Mexican peso

11,7209

9,952

7,1147

13 536,46

4,9818

67,35

36,7209

49,396

2,6283

15,4198

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2008)0053 — C6-0054/2008 — 2008/0030(COD))#P6_TC1-COD(2008)0030 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 September 2008 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, animal disease, codecision procedure, disease prevention, drafting of EU law, health control, power of implementation, public health, resolution of parliament








CE2010008EN.01012501.xml










14.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 8/125





Tuesday 23 September 2008Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission ***I
P6_TA(2008)0427
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2008)0053 — C6-0054/2008 — 2008/0030(COD))
2010/C 8 E/27
(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0053),
having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 154(4)(b) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0054/2008),
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0279/2008),






1.


Approves the Commission proposal as amended;










2.


Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.






Tuesday 23 September 2008P6_TC1-COD(2008)0030
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 September 2008 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No 220/2009.)
Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2008)0104 — C6-0087/2008 — 2008/0042(COD))
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, codecision procedure, drafting of EU law, export monitoring, power of implementation, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, resolution of parliament, trade restriction








CE2010008EN.01012001.xml










14.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 8/120





Tuesday 23 September 2008Protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ***I
P6_TA(2008)0415
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 September 2008 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (COM(2008)0104 — C6-0087/2008 — 2008/0042(COD))
2010/C 8 E/22
(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2008)0104),
having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0087/2008),
having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0314/2008),






1.


Approves the Commission proposal;










2.


Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5312 — Dow/PIC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, fertiliser, hydrocarbon, merger control, petrochemicals, plastics

23.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/25

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5312 — Dow/PIC/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 242/11)

1.
On 12 September 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 The Dow Chemical
Company (‘Dow’, United States) and Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (‘PIC’, Kuwait), controlled by
the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (‘KPC’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘the JV’) by way of transfer
of assets and purchase of shares.
2.
— for Dow: plastics and chemicals, agricultural sciences, hydrocarbon and energy products and services,
— for PIC: fertilisers and petrochemicals,
— for KPC: State-owned entity responsible for Kuwait's hydrocarbon interests throughout the world,
— for the JV: manufacture and marketing of polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, ethanolamines,

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

ethyleneamines and ethylene glycol.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

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.
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.5312 — Dow/PIC/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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5336 — Allianz/Generali/TopTorony and Shaza/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, insurance, merger control, property leasing

C 242/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.9.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5336 — Allianz/Generali/TopTorony and Shaza/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 242/12)

On 10 September 2008,

1.
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 Allianz
Lebensversicherungs-AG and Allianz Versicherungs-AG (‘Allianz’, Germany) belonging to Allianz Group
(Germany) and GLL AMB Generali Holding Bank Center SARL (‘Generali’, Luxembourg) belonging to
Generali Group (Italy) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint
control of
(‘TopTorony’, Hungary) and Shaza
Ingatlanhasznosító Zrt. (‘Shaza’, Hungary) by way of purchase of shares.

the undertakings TopTorony Ingatlanhasznosító Zrt.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Generali and Allianz: insurance and financial activities,

— for TopTorony and Shaza: only active in the rental of the premises located in Bank Center in Budapest,

Hungary.

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.5336 — Allianz/Generali/TopTorony and Shaza/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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Case F-8/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008 — Tolios and Others v Court of Auditors
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, European official, action by staff, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, residence

22.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/67

— Order the Defendant to pay (i) the pension amount corre-
sponding to the application of the annual adjustment for
2007, namely an increase of 2,2 % for the period from
1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007; (ii) the pension amount
corresponding to the consequences of applying the annual
adjustment for 2007 to the pension amounts which will be
paid from January 2009; and (iii) default interest on the
pension amounts payable, until full payment, calculated on
the basis of the rate set by the European Central Bank for
principal refinancing operations, applicable during the rele-
vant period, plus three percentage points;

— Order the European Investment Bank to pay the costs.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Tolios and Others v Court of Auditors

(Case F-8/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/132)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 74, 25.3.2006, p. 35.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 4 September 2008
— Ehrhardt v Parliament

(Case F-54/05) (1)

(2008/C 301/130)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 229, 17.9.2005, p. 29.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Chevalier Carmana and Others v Court of Justice

(Case F-14/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/133)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 37.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Adolf and Others v Commission

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Abba and Others v Parliament

(Case F-128/05) (1)

(2008/C 301/131)

Language of the case: French

(Case F-15/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/134)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 60, 11.3.2006, p. 56.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 37.
Case F-16/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008 — Augenault and Others v Council
Date: 2008-09-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European official, action by staff, pension scheme

C 301/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.11.2008

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 23 September 2008
— Augenault and Others v Council

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 4 September 2008
— Duyster v Commission

(Case F-16/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/135)

Language of the case: French

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 38.

(Case F-81/06) (1)

(2008/C 301/136)

Language of the case: Dutch

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register, following amicable settlement.

(1) OJ C 261, 28.10.2006, p. 34.