do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5305 — Strabag/DeTe Immobilien) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, construction equipment, economic concentration, merger control, public works, real estate business, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 254/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5305 — Strabag/DeTe Immobilien)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/01)

On 25 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 German 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 32008M5305. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5164 — MSREF/Crowne Plaza Wiesbaden Hotel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/02)

On 26 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 32008M5164. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 254/2

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Official Journal of the European Union

7.10.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 October 2008

(2008/C 254/03)

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

1,3634

TRY

Turkish lira

140,78

AUD Australian dollar

7,4598

0,7728

9,766

1,5534

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,819

1,8218

1,4787

10,5905

2,1021

1,9941

195

KRW South Korean won

1 754,19

8,348

1,9558

24,675

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

248,88

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7095

3,4444

3,943

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,355

MXN Mexican peso

11,8045

9,3297

7,1245

13 075,01

4,7549

64,49

35,6235

46,908

2,8922

15,449

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company, Bianchi Vending & Finder) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic vending machine, economic concentration, engine, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, industrial product, investment bank, merger control

7.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 254/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company, Bianchi Vending &
Finder)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/08)

1.
On 29 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 Goldman Sachs Private Equity
Holding LP, controlled by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA) will, together with Mr Antonio
Corbani and Mr Ferdinando Gelosa (‘Managers’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control over Appliances Components Companies SpA (‘ACC’,
Italy), Bianchi Vending
Group SpA (‘Bianchi’, Italy), Finder SpA (‘Finder’, Italy) and the group of companies controlled by each of
them (collectively ‘the Target Companies’) by way of a purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Goldman Sachs: investment banking and securities,

— for ACC: manufacture of motors for the wet industry (washing machines, dryers and dishwashers) and

compressors for commercial and household refrigerators,

— for Bianchi: manufacture of vending machines,

— for Finder: manufacture of industrial pumps and filters.

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.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company, Bianchi
Vending & Finder, 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.
2008/782/EC: Commission Decision of 7 October 2008 correcting Directive 2007/5/EC amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include captan, folpet, formetanate and methiocarb as active substances (notified under document number C(2008) 5583) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, marketing standard, plant health control, plant health legislation, plant health product, testing

9.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 268/31

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 October 2008

correcting Directive 2007/5/EC amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include captan, folpet,
formetanate and methiocarb as active substances

(notified under document number C(2008) 5583)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/782/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
market (1), and in particular the second indent of the second
subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Directive 2007/5/EC (2) contains an error
which must be corrected, namely the value for a
maximum level of an impurity of captan in its Annex.

It is necessary for that correction to take effect from the
date of entry into force of Directive 2007/5/EC. This
retroactive effect does not interfere with the rights of
any individuals.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Article 1

In the Annex to Directive 2007/5/EC in the column ‘Purity’ of
row 151 concerning captan, the third indent ‘Carbon tetra­
chloride not more than 0,01 g/Kg’ is replaced by ‘Carbon tetra­
chloride not more than 0,1 g/Kg’.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 35, 8.2.2007, p. 11.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product, semi-metal

7.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 254/9

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2008/C 254/06)

1.
As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), the
Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the
anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

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 Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Silicon

People's Republic of
China

Anti-dumping duty

imports

Council Regulation (EC) No 398/2004
(OJ L 66, 4.3.2004, p. 15) extended
from the
consigned
to
Republic of Korea by Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 42/2007 (OJ L 13,
19.1.2007, p. 1)

5.3.2009

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5283 — Sappi/M-real) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pulp and paper industry

C 254/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.10.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5283 — Sappi/M-real)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/07)

1.
On 29 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 undertaking Sappi Limited (‘Sappi’,
South Africa) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the coated
graphic business and certain related uncoated graphic business activities of M-real (‘M-real’, Finland) by way
of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sappi: manufacture of paper and chemical cellulose,

— for M-real: manufacture of paper and pulp.

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.5283 — Sappi/M-real, 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.5164 — MSREF/Crowne Plaza Wiesbaden Hotel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, real estate business, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 254/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5305 — Strabag/DeTe Immobilien)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/01)

On 25 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 German 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 32008M5305. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5164 — MSREF/Crowne Plaza Wiesbaden Hotel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 254/02)

On 26 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 32008M5164. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2008 of 7 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

8.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 979/2008

of 7 October 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 8 October 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

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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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

JO
MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
BR
TR
UY
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
CR
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

CL
CN
TR
ZA
ZZ

88,1
52,8
113,8
84,9

156,8
68,9
89,6
105,1

118,5
118,5

67,2
51,8
104,4
95,7
88,9
81,6

221,5
97,0
222,9
180,5

67,2
145,7
122,9
73,4
67,4
37,6
106,5
93,3
95,0
89,9

45,1
43,2
140,8
108,8
84,5

(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’.