do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Criteria for the assignment of cases to chambers
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, General Court (EU), operation of the Institutions

C 272/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

Criteria for the assignment of cases to chambers

(2008/C 272/04)

On 30 September 2008, in accordance with Article 4(4) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice
and Article 12(2) of the Rules of Procedure, the Civil Service Tribunal decided to maintain in force until
30 September 2011 the following conditions for the assignment of cases to chambers:

— the First Chamber shall hear all cases, with the exception of those principally concerning questions of
recruitment, assessment/promotion and final termination of service, which shall be heard by the Second
Chamber;

— a number of cases shall be assigned to the Third Chamber, regardless of the subject-matter involved, at

regular intervals to be determined at a plenary meeting of the Tribunal;

— derogations from the above rules on assignment may be made for reasons of connections between cases

and to ensure a balanced and reasonably varied workload within the Tribunal.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/17

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 October 2008

(2008/C 270/07)

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

1,2596

TRY

Turkish lira

117,4

AUD Australian dollar

7,4565

0,8061

9,9815

1,4566

305

8,8

1,9558

24,995

15,6466

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

KRW South Korean won

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

277

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7097

3,8675

3,675

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,505

MXN Mexican peso

2,1434

2,0506

1,5994

9,7632

2,2829

1,9011

1 833,98

14,01

8,6198

7,2377

12 864,29

4,5106

61,49

34,3035

43,702

2,9916

17,4455

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5169 — Galp Energia España/Agip España) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, oil industry, petroleum product, restrictive-practice authorisation, sale

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5154 — CASC JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/03)

On 14 August 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 32008M5154. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5169 — Galp Energia España/Agip España)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/04)

On 9 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 32008M5169. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Designation of the judge to replace the President of the Tribunal for the purpose of dealing with applications for interim measures
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, General Court (EU), appointment of staff, judge, president of an institution

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/5

Designation of the judge to replace the President of the Tribunal for the purpose of dealing with
applications for interim measures

(2008/C 272/05)

On 30 September 2008, in accordance with Article 103(2) of the Rules of Procedure, the Tribunal decided
that, for the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009, Judge Kanninen, President of the Second
Chamber, will replace the President of the Tribunal for the purpose of dealing with applications for interim
measures in the event of the President's absence or his being prevented from attending.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1039/2008 of 22 October 2008 reintroducing customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2008/09 marketing year ( OJ L 280, 23.10.2008 )
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, customs duties, import, restoration of customs duties

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 282/37

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1039/2008 of 22 October 2008 reintroducing customs duties
on imports of certain cereals for the 2008/09 marketing year

(Official Journal of the European Union L 280 of 23 October 2008)

On page 5, Article 1(2) (and footnote (3)):

for:

read:

In accordance with Articles 135 and 136 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the customs duties are

‘2.
reintroduced at the levels as last laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1026/2008 (3).
___________
(3) OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 31.’,

In accordance with Articles 135 and 136 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the customs duties are

‘2.
reintroduced at the levels laid down by the Commission (3).
___________
(3) As last laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1026/2008 (OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 31).’
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5321 — LAHC/Barclays Life) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, life assurance, merger control, reinsurance, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 270/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5201 — Total Produce/Haluco/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/05)

On 11 August 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 32008M5201. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5321 — LAHC/Barclays Life)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/06)

On 15 October 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 32008M5321. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
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: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Latvia, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 270/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/10)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 25/08

Latvia

—

Title of aid scheme

Atbalstītās nodarbinātības pasākumi mērķgrupu bezdarbniekiem

Legal basis

Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabineta 2008. gada 8. aprīļa noteikumi Nr. 258
“Noteikumi par darbības programmas “Cilvēkresursi un nodarbinātība” papildi-
nājuma
pasākumi mērķgrupu
“Atbalstītās nodarbinātības
bezdarbniekiem””

apakšaktivitāti

Budget

Annual budget: LVL 0,54 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.8.2008

Duration

Objective

30.12.2013

Employment

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Nodarbinātības valsts aģentūra
K. Valdemāra iela 38k-1
LV-1010 Rīga

(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.

Aid No

Member State

Region

Title of aid scheme

XE 34/08

Austria

Vorarlberg

Interreg IV Programm Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein; Interreg IV Alpenrhein-
Bodensee-HochrheinAktionsfeld 1.1: Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Inno-
vation

Aktionsfeld 1.2: Förderung von Innovation und Wissenstransfer

Aktionsfeld 1.3: Förderung des Humankapitals und der Grenzüberschreitenden
Mobilität

Aktionsfeld 2.1: Förderung der Standortattraktiviät

Legal basis

Budget

Interreg IV Programm Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein

Annual budget: EUR 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.7.2008

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/23

Duration

Objective

31.12.2008

Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and
disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Land Vorarlberg im Auftrag der Programmpartner
Landhaus/Römerstraße 15
A-6900 Bregenz

(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.
Election of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European civil service, election, member of the Court of Justice (EU), president of an institution

C 272/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

Election of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal

(2008/C 272/02)

On 24 September 2008, in accordance with Article 4(1) of the Annex to the Statute of the Court of Justice
and with Article 6(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the Judges of the Tribunal elected Mr MAHONEY President
of the Tribunal for the period from 6 October 2008 to 30 September 2011.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5154 — CASC JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport network

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5154 — CASC JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/03)

On 14 August 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 32008M5154. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5169 — Galp Energia España/Agip España)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/04)

On 9 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 32008M5169. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5201 — Total Produce/Haluco/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, fresh product, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 270/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5201 — Total Produce/Haluco/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/05)

On 11 August 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 32008M5201. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5321 — LAHC/Barclays Life)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/06)

On 15 October 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 32008M5321. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Composition of the Chambers and attachment of the Judges to Chambers
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European civil service, appointment of staff, member of the Court of Justice (EU), operation of the Institutions

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/3

Composition of the Chambers and attachment of the Judges to Chambers

(2008/C 272/03)

By decision of 30 November 2005 (1), the Tribunal decided to sit in three Chambers and as a full Court. By
decision of 24 September 2008, for the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2011, the Tribunal
elected as Presidents of Chambers Judges H. KANNINEN and S. GERVASONI. By decision of 30 September
2008, for the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2011, the Tribunal attached the Judges to the
Chambers as follows:

First Chamber

S. GERVASONI, President of Chamber,

H. KREPPEL and H. TAGARAS, Judges,

Second Chamber

H. KANNINEN, President of Chamber,

I. BORUTA and S. VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Judges,

Third Chamber, sitting with three Judges

P. MAHONEY, President of the Tribunal;

H. KREPPEL, I. BORUTA, H. TAGARAS and S. VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Judges.

In the Third Chamber, the President will sit, alternately, either with Judges I. BORUTA and H. TAGARAS or
with Judges H. KREPPEL and S. VAN RAEPENBUSCH, subject always to connections between cases.

(1) OJ 2005 C 322, p. 16.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 270/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.10.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid
to small and medium-sized enterprises

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 270/08)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 198/08

Germany

—

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Unternehmerkapital — KfW Kapital für Arbeit und Investitionen (KMU-Fenster
der Fremdkapitaltranche)

Legal basis

KfW-Gesetz, Merkblatt zum KfW-Unternehmerkapital- KfW Kapital für Arbeit
und Investitionen (Anlage 1)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 162 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

1.7.2008

Unlimited

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

KfW-Bankengruppe
Palmengartenstraße 5-9
D-60325 Frankfurt

Aid No

Member State

Region

XS 227/08

Spain

La Rioja

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Bases Reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a la bonificación
de intereses de préstamos y contratos de arrendamiento financiero para financiar
inversiones empresariales realizadas por pequeñas y medianas empresas

Legal basis

Orden 13/2008, de 3 de junio de 2008 de la Consejería de Industria, Innovación
y Empleo, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de la concesión de
subvenciones por la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja destinadas a
la bonificación de intereses de préstamos y contratos de arrendamiento
por
financiero
pequeñas y medianas empresas, en régimen de concurrencia competitiva.
(B.O.R. no 75/2008, de 7 de junio)

empresariales

inversiones

realizadas

financiar

para

25.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/19

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,8 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

7.6.2008

31.12.2013

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja
C/Muro de la Mata 13-14
E-26071 Logroño (La Rioja)
Dirección Internet publicación régimen de ayuda:
http://www.larioja.org/npRioja/default/defaultpage.jsp?idtab=449883