do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5303 — Arques/SHC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, industrial restructuring, information technology, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications

15.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5303 — Arques/SHC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 262/02)

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 32008M5303. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2008 of 15 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

L 275/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.10.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1002/2008

of 15 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 16 October 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 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.

16.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/33

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

MK
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

AR
TR
UY
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

CL
CN
TR
ZA
ZZ

73,5
51,9
86,7
70,7

81,9
100,5
91,2

117,4
117,4

77,7
104,7
95,7
84,1
90,6

261,2
97,8
224,7
194,6

67,2
64,0
53,8
37,6
89,9
121,5
82,2
73,7

60,3
50,9
128,9
83,4
80,9

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1013/2008 of 15 October 2008 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

17.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 276/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1013/2008

of 15 October 2008

establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of
Ireland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock
and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of
20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploi­
tation of
the Common Fisheries
Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

resources under

fisheries

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of
12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to
common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein
for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out
in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008
fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated
fish
conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
in Community waters
stocks
for
and
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.

applicable

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation
by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State
referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in
that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship
or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

to

the

information

the
received
According
the stock referred to in the
Commission, catches of
Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of
or registered in the Member State referred to therein
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.

by

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2008.

For the Commission

Fokion FOTIADIS
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.

L 276/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.10.2008

No

Member State

Stock

Species

Area

Date

ANNEX

45/T&Q

IRL

SOL/7FG.

Common sole (Solea solea)

VIIf and VIIg

1.8.2008
Case F-85/08: Action brought on 15 October 2008 — Notarnicola v Court of Auditors
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, action for annulment (EU), damages, decision, dismissal, fine

C 313/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2008

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Form of order sought

Annulment of the decision of the Council fixing the conditions
of the applicant's recruitment in so far as it limits the duration
of
the contract to two years and classifies him in function
group III, grade 11, step 1 and a declaration that Article 88 of
the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants is illegal in so
far as it authorises successive contracts for a fixed period subject
to an overall limit of three years.

Form of order sought

— Declare that Article 88 of the Conditions of Employment of
Other Servants is illegal in so far as it authorises successive
contracts for a fixed period subject to an overall
limit of
three years;

— Annul the decision of the Council fixing the conditions of
the applicant's recruitment in so far as it limits the duration
of his contract to two years and classifies him in function
group III, grade 11, step 1;

— Order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.

Action brought on 15 October 2008 — Notarnicola v
Court of Auditors

(Case F-85/08)

(2008/C 313/110)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Pietro Notarnicola (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (repre-
sented by: A. Gross, lawyer)

Defendant: Court of Auditors of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

the decision of

informing the
Annulment of
applicant of his dismissal and reinstatement of the applicant
and, in the alternative, an order that the defendant pay a sum as
compensation for the material and non-material loss suffered by
the applicant.

the defendant

— Annul the decision of 16 July 2008 and, accordingly, annul
the decision of 5 March 2008 informing the applicant of his
dismissal with effect from 15 April 2008;

— Reinstate the applicant as a member of the contractual staff
pursuant to the contract of 23 August 2007, with retroac-
tive payment of salary from 16 April 2008 until the date of
judgment;

— In the alternative, order the defendant to pay the sum of
loss and EUR 5 000 for the

EUR 60 500 for material
non-material loss suffered by the applicant.

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

(Case F-44/08) (1)

(2008/C 313/111)

Language of the case: French

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

(1) OJ C 158, 21.6.2008, p. 28.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 24 October 2008 —
Klug v EMEA

(Case F-59/08) (1)

(2008/C 313/112)

Language of the case: German

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

(1) OJ C 223, 30.8.2008, p. 62.
Case T-160/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October 2008 — Potamianos v Commission (Staff case — Temporary staff — Failure to renew a fixed-term contract)
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), recruitment, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract

6.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/23

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October
2008 — Gogos v Commission

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J. Currall and H. Tserepa-Lacombe, Agents)

(Case T-66/04) (1)

(Staff case — Officials — Internal competition for change of
category — Appointment — Classification in grade —
Article 31(2) of the Staff Regulations)

(2008/C 313/40)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Re:

Application for annulment of
the authority
authorised to conclude contracts of employment not to renew
the applicant's contract as a member of the temporary staff.

the decision of

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Applicant: Christos Gogos (Waterloo, Belgium) (represented by:
C. Tagaras initially, then N. Korogiannakis, lawyers)

1. Dismisses the action;

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J. Currall, Agent, and P. Anestis, lawyer)

2. Orders Mr Gerasimos Potamianos and the Commission to each

bear their own costs.

Re:

(1) OJ C 168, 26.6.2004.

Application for annulment of the Commission's decision classi-
fying the applicant in Grade A7, step 3, and the decision of
24 November 2003, rejecting the administrative complaint.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Commission to pay all the costs.

(1) OJ C 94, 17.4.2004.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October
2008 — Potamianos v Commission

(Case T-160/04) (1)

(Staff case — Temporary staff — Failure to renew a
fixed-term contract)

(2008/C 313/41)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 October
2008 — TV 2/Danmark v Commission

(Joined

Cases

T-309/04,

T-317/04,

T-329/04

and

T-336/04) (1)

(State aid — Measures implemented by the Danish authorities
for the public broadcaster TV 2 to finance its public service
remit — Measures classified as State aid partly compatible
and partly incompatible with the common market — Actions
for annulment — Admissibility — Interest
in bringing
proceedings — Rights of the defence — Public broadcasting
service — Definition and financing — State resources —
Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based
— Obligation to examine)

(2008/C 313/42)

Language of the case: English and Danish

Parties

Applicant
in Case T-309/04: TV 2/Danmark A/S (Odense,
Denmark) (represented by: O. Koktvedgaard and M. Thorninger,
Lawyers)

Applicant: Gerasimos Potamianos (Grimbergen, Belgium) (repre-
sented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É. Marchal,
lawyers)

Intervener in support of the applicant in Case T-309/04: European
Broadcasting Union (EBU) (Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland) (repre-
sented by: A. Carnelutti, Lawyer)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Spain, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

15.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 262/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

18.8.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 125/08

Member State

Region

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Agrárcélú kezességvállalás támogatástartalmának kiszámítása (AVHGA)

Legal basis

—

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Methodology for the calculation of State aid granted in the form of a credit
guarantee

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

—

—

31.12.2013

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
Kossuth Lajos tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

C 262/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.10.2008

Date of adoption of the decision

31.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 285/08

Member State

Region

Spain

Castilla y León

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayudas para la promoción del cooperativismo agrario

Legal basis

Proyecto de Orden por la que se convocan las ayudas para promover y fomentar
el cooperativismo agrario en la Comunidad Autónoma de Castila y León

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

To promote the hiring of technical staff intended to improve production, proces-
sing and marketing activities, as well as the technical, administrative and
account management developed by agricultural associations in rural areas

Direct grant

EUR 800 000 per year

Variable depending on the staff hired (40-60 %)

2008-2013

Agriculture

Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería
Junta de Castilla y León
C/ Rigoberto Cortejoso, 14
E-47014 Valladolid

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 262/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.10.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 October 2008

(2008/C 262/03)

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

1,3752

TRY

Turkish lira

141,52

AUD Australian dollar

7,4533

0,78105

9,677

1,5526

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,8905

1,9066

1,565

10,6753

2,1744

2,0072

305

KRW South Korean won

1 628,92

8,4375

1,9558

24,611

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

250

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,709

3,4705

3,765

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,455

MXN Mexican peso

12,2187

9,405

7,1407

13 366,94

4,8056

64,85

35,75

46,832

2,8258

16,3401

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.