do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5338 — Barclays/Investcorp/N & W Global Vending) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic vending machine, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

9.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5338 — Barclays/Investcorp/N & W Global Vending)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 256/10)

1.
On 26 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 Barclays Private
Equity SpA (‘Barclays’, Italy) and Investcorp Investment Holdings Ltd (‘Investcorp’, United Kingdom) acquires
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking N & W
Global Vending SpA (‘N & W Global Vending’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Barclays: global financial service provider,

— for undertaking Investcorp: international financial institution inter alia owning Ceme, a company produ-

cing fluid control components, and

— for undertaking N & W Global Vending: production of vending machines.

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.5338 — Barclays/Investcorp/N & W Global Vending, 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.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2007/559/EC of 2 August 2007 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain administrative regions of Poland are officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis ( OJ L 212, 14.8.2007 )
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, animal leucosis, cattle, veterinary inspection

L 268/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2007/559/EC of 2 August 2007 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as
regards the declaration that certain administrative regions of Poland are officially free of enzootic bovine
leukosis

(Official Journal of the European Union L 212 of 14 August 2007)

On page 21, in the Annex to Decision 2007/559/EC, in the entry for Poland, the entry concerning the Voivodship
Śląskie:

for:

‘— Voivodship Śląskie

Powiaty:

Będziński, Bielski, Bielsko Biała, Bytom, Chorzów, Cieszyński, Częstochowski, Częstochowa,
Dąbrowa, Gliwicki, Gliwice, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Jaworzno, Katowice, Kłobucki, Lubliniecki, Mikołowski,
Mysłowice, Myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, Pszczyński, Raciborski, Ruda Śląska, Rybnicki, Rybnik,
Siemianowice, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, Tarnogórski, Tychy, Tyski, Wodzisławski, Zabrze,
Zawierciański, Żory, Żywiecki.’,

read:

‘— Voivodship Śląskie

Powiaty:

będziński, bielski, Bielsko-Biała, bieruńsko-lędziński, Bytom, Chorzów, cieszyński, częstochowski,
Częstochowa, Dąbrowa Górnicza, gliwicki, Gliwice,
Jaworzno, Katowice,
kłobucki, lubliniecki, mikołowski, Mysłowice, myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, pszczyński, raciborski,
Ruda Śląska, rybnicki, Rybnik, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice,
tarnogórski,
Tychy, wodzisławski, Zabrze, zawierciański, Żory, żywiecki.’

Jastrzębie Zdrój,
Case T-438/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 October 2008 — Stephens v Commission
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), promotion, regulations for civil servants, seniority

C 313/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2008

Form of order sought

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark.

— annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of
17 July 2008 in Case R 666/2008-1 concerning the appli-
cant;

— order OHIM to pay the costs

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark ‘Superleggera’
(Community trade mark application No 5.456.207) for goods
in Classes 12, 18 and 25.

Decision of the Examiner: Refusal of the application for registra-
tion, having noted that the mark in question consists of the
adjective ‘superleggera’ and that that will therefore be under-
stood as a descriptive indication of the weight of goods.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 October 2008 —
Stephens v Commission

(Case T-438/03) (1)

(2008/C 313/96)

Language of the case: French

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

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.

(1) OJ C 47, 21.2.2004.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, hotel industry, merger control, travel agency

C 256/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 256/09)

1.
On 1 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Carlson Companies Inc. (‘Carlson’, USA)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of Rezidor Hotel Group AB
(‘Rezidor’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Carlson: operation of hotels, travel agencies and restaurants,

— for Rezidor: operation and management of hotels.

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.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor, 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-49/06: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 9 October 2008 — Nijs v Court of Auditors (Staff case — Officials — Promotion — 2005 promotion procedure)
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, European official, action by staff, promotion, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment

6.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/55

EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber)
of 9 October 2008 — Nijs v Court of Auditors

(Case F-49/06) (1)

Defendant: European Police Office (Europol)
(represented by:
Urban and D. Neumann and, subsequently, by D. Neumann and
D. El Khoury, Agents, and B. Wägenbaur and R. van der Hout,
lawyers)

(Staff case — Officials — Promotion — 2005 promotion
procedure)

Re:

(2008/C 313/97)

Language of the case: French

Annulment of the Europol decision of 5 July 2006 to grant the
applicant only one of the two incremental points provided for
in Article 29 of the Staff Regulations of Europol.

Parties

Applicant: Bart Nijs (Bereldange, Luxembourg) (represented by:
F. Rollinger, lawyer)

Defendant: Court of Auditors of
(represented by: T. Kennedy,
Agents)

the European Communities
J.-M. Stenier and G. Corstens,

Re:

First, annulment of the decision of the appointing authority not
to promote the applicant to grade A*11 pursuant to the 2005
promotion procedure and, second, a claim for damages.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

1. Dismisses the action as partly inadmissible and partly unfounded;

2. Orders Mr Nijs to pay all the costs.

(1) OJ C 154, 1.7.2006, p. 26.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders each party to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006, p. 84.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber)
of 4 September 2008 — Dragoman v Commission

(Case F-147/06) (1)

(Staff case — Open competition — Non-admission to the oral
test)

(2008/C 313/99)

Language of the case: French

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber)
of 11 September 2008 — Spee v Europol

Parties

(Case F-121/06) (1)

(Staff case — Members of the Europol staff — Remuneration
— Articles 28 and 29 of the Europol Staff Regulations —
Incremental points awarded on the basis of an assessment —
Retroactive application of rules — Calculation method)

Applicant: Adriana Dragoman (Brussels, Belgium)
(represented
by: S. Mihailescu, and, subsequently, by G.-F. Dinulescu, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: K. Herrmann and M. Velardo, Agents)

(2008/C 313/98)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: David Spee (Rijswijk, Netherlands) (represented by: D.
C. Coppens, lawyer)

Re:

Annulment of the decision of the selection board for open
competition EPSO/AD/44/06 CJ, made for the purpose of estab-
lishing a reserve list for the recruitment of Romanian-language
lawyer-linguists, to award the applicant a mark of 18/40 in
written test (b) and not to admit her to the oral test for that
competition
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5244 — ZF/Cherry) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part, vehicle

C 256/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5244 — ZF/Cherry)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 256/11)

1.
On 1 October 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 ZF Friedrichshafen AG (‘ZF’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cherry Corporation (‘Cherry’, USA) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for ZF: production and sale of transmissions, steering systems, chassis components,

— for Cherry: production and sale of keyboards, switches, sensors and electronic components particularly

for the automotive industry.

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.5244 — ZF/Cherry, 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.
Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (new Rule 202a) European Parliament decision of 9 October 2008 on insertion in Parliament's Rules of Procedure of a new Rule 202a on the use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (2007/2240(REG))
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, European symbol, parliamentary rules of procedure








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Thursday 9 October 2008Use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (new Rule 202a)
P6_TA(2008)0472
European Parliament decision of 9 October 2008 on insertion in Parliament’s Rules of Procedure of a new Rule 202a on the use by Parliament of the symbols of the Union (2007/2240(REG))
2010/C 9 E/12

The European Parliament,
having regard to its resolution of 11 July 2007 on the convening of the Intergovernmental Conference (1), in particular paragraph 23 thereof,
having regard to the letter from its President of 12 September 2007,
having regard to the importance of symbols for reconnecting the citizens with the European Union and for building a European identity which is complementary to the national identities of the Member States,
having regard to the fact that the symbols have been in use for over 30 years by all European Institutions and were formally approved by the European Council in 1985 (2),
having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0347/2008),






1.


Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;










2.


Decides that the amendment will enter into force on the day following its adoption;










3.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.










PRESENT TEXT


AMENDMENT





Amendment 1






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Title XIII — Miscellaneous Provisions — Rule 202a (new)





 




Rule 202a




The symbols of the Union




1.
   
Parliament shall recognise and espouse the following symbols of the Union:








—




the flag showing a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background;












—




the anthem based on the ‘Ode to Joy’ from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven;












—




the motto ‘United in diversity’.








2.
   
Parliament shall celebrate Europe Day on 9 May.




3.
   
The flag shall be flown at all Parliament premises and on the occasion of official events. The flag shall be used in each meeting room of the Parliament.




4.
   
The anthem shall be performed at the opening of each constitutive sitting and at other solemn sittings, notably to welcome heads of State or government or to greet new Members following enlargements.




5.
   
The motto shall be reproduced on Parliament’s official documents.




6.
   
The Bureau shall examine further use of the symbols within the Parliament. The Bureau shall lay down detailed provisions for the implementation of this Rule.








(1)  OJ C 175 E, 10.7.2008, p. 347.

(2)  Milan European Council of 28 and 29 June 1985.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 256/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 October 2008

(2008/C 256/02)

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

1,3731

TRY

Turkish lira

138,42

AUD Australian dollar

7,4543

0,78090

9,6800

1,5541

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9122

2,0022

1,5105

10,6617

2,2480

2,0123

265,00

KRW South Korean won

1 914,10

8,3975

1,9558

24,568

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

251,95

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7095

3,4545

3,8791

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,380

MXN Mexican peso

12,5625

9,3606

7,1331

13 279,25

4,8028

65,500

35,7465

47,193

3,3410

17,5345

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, exchange of information

C 256/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2008

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State
aid for employment

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

Legal basis

Budget

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 256/05)

XE 35/08

Poland

Świętokrzyskie

Uchwała nr
IX/10/07 Rady Miejskiej w Starachowicach z dnia 16 lipca
2007 r. w sprawie przyjęcia „Programu Pomocy Przedsiębiorcom Na Zatrud-
nienie”

Art. 18 ust. 2 pkt 8, art. 40 ust.1, art. 41 ust. 1 oraz art. 42 ustawy z dn.
8 marca 1990 r. o samorządzie gminnym (tekst jednolity: Dz.U. z 2001 r. nr
142 poz. 1591 ze zm.), art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dn. 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podat-
kach i opłatach lokalnych (tekst jednolity: Dz.U. z 2006 r. nr 121 poz. 844 ze
zm.)

Annual budget: EUR 0,16 million
Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

23.10.2007

30.6.2008

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Prezydent Miasta Starachowice
ul. Radomska 45
PL-27-200 Starachowice

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State

aid within the sector.
EC-Ukraine Agreement in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services * European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 October 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (COM(2008)0220 — C6-0202/2008 — 2008/0087(CNS))
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Ukraine, consultation procedure, cooperation agreement (EU), drafting of EU law, resolution of parliament, services contract, trade agreement (EU)








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Thursday 9 October 2008EC-Ukraine Agreement in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services *
P6_TA(2008)0468
European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 October 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (COM(2008)0220 — C6-0202/2008 — 2008/0087(CNS))
2010/C 9 E/15
(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2008)0220),
having regard to Articles 71(1) and 80(2) of the EC Treaty,
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0202/2008),
having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0337/2008),






1.


Approves conclusion of the agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and Ukraine.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 990/2008 of 9 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

10.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 269/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 990/2008

of 9 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 10 October 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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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Official Journal of the European Union

10.10.2008

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

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

88,3
57,1
64,0
69,8

156,8
68,9
100,9
108,9

116,3
116,3

65,9
51,8
98,8
95,7
85,6
79,6

224,6
90,6
224,7
180,0

70,6
145,7
157,7
64,0
67,4
37,6
116,2
120,8
82,8
95,9

45,1
84,7
136,5
108,8
93,8

(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’.