do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 October 2008

(2008/C 275/01)

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

1,277

TRY

Turkish lira

124

AUD Australian dollar

7,4504

0,7958

9,9045

1,4695

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9392

1,9672

1,6075

9,8998

2,2182

1,9124

305

KRW South Korean won

1 806,96

8,554

1,9558

23,88

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

256,05

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7095

3,5936

3,653

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,476

MXN Mexican peso

12,9277

8,7436

7,1788

13 791,6

4,5723

62,57

34,5345

44,564

2,7782

16,6138

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, vocational training

30.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/13

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training
aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 275/05)

Reference number of the aid

XT 84/08

Member State

Region

Austria

Vorarlberg

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Interreg IV Programm Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein

Aktionsfeld 1.1: Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Innovation

Aktionsfeld 1.2: Förderung von Innovation und Wissenstransfer

Aktionsfeld 1.3: Förderung des Humankapitals und der Grenzüberschreitenden
Mobilität

Legal basis

Interreg IV Programm Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.7.2008

Duration

Objective

31.12.2008

General training; Specific training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Land Vorarlberg im Auftrag der Programmpartner
Landhaus Römerstr. 15
A-6900 Bregenz

Reference number of the aid

XT 98/08

Member State

United Kingdom

Region

East of England

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd

Legal basis

Regional Development Agency Act 1998

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: GBP 0,1 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

19.6.2008

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30.10.2008

Duration

Objective

31.8.2009

General training; Specific training

Economic sectors

All manufacturing, Motor vehicles

Name and address of
authority

the granting

East of England Development Agency
The Business Centre
Station Road
Histon
Cambridge CB24 9LQ
United Kingdom
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2006/27/EC of 3 March 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to technical progress Council Directives 93/14/EEC on the braking of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council 95/1/EC on the maximum design speed, maximum torque and maximum net engine power of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 97/24/EC on certain components and characteristics of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles ( OJ L 66, 8.3.2006 )
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, motor vehicle, safety device, speed control, technical specification, technical standard, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle parts, vehicle registration

L 288/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.10.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for
the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products

(Official Journal of the European Union L 223 of 21 August 2008)

On page 6, Article 7(1):

for:

read:

‘1.
An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (9)(1), or an application in
accordance with Article 16(1) with the competent authorities of the Member States where the products are stored
or will be stored.’,
‘1.
An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (10)(1), or an application in
accordance with Article 17(1) with the competent authorities of the Member States where the products are stored
or will be stored.’.

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2006/27/EC of 3 March 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress Council Directives 93/14/EEC on the braking of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and
93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directives of the European Parliament
and of the Council 95/1/EC on the maximum design speed, maximum torque and maximum net engine power of
two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 97/24/EC on certain components and characteristics of two- or three-
wheel motor vehicles

(Official Journal of the European Union L 66 of 8 March 2006)

On page 9, Annex I:

for:

‘dm ¼

b v2
v2
25;92 ðse–sb

e

Þ m=s2’

read:

‘dm ¼

– v2
e

v2
b
25;92 ðse – sb

Þ m=s2’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/2008 of 30 October 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

31.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 290/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1066/2008

of 30 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 31 October 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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

31.10.2008

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
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

AR
MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZZ

CA
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
ZA
ZZ

40,4
43,0
70,0
51,1

168,2
28,7
104,3
100,4

43,6
128,5
86,1

80,6
81,6
88,1
92,7
85,8

234,0
129,0
264,6
209,2

96,2
68,1
90,8
37,6
74,6
105,9
82,9
79,4

60,5
94,6
77,6

(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’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products ( OJ L 223, 21.8.2008 )
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, agricultural product, cheese, meat, private stock, storage premium

L 288/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.10.2008

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 of 20 August 2008 laying down common rules for
the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products

(Official Journal of the European Union L 223 of 21 August 2008)

On page 6, Article 7(1):

for:

read:

‘1.
An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (9)(1), or an application in
accordance with Article 16(1) with the competent authorities of the Member States where the products are stored
or will be stored.’,
‘1.
An operator seeking aid shall either lodge a tender in accordance with Article (10)(1), or an application in
accordance with Article 17(1) with the competent authorities of the Member States where the products are stored
or will be stored.’.

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2006/27/EC of 3 March 2006 amending for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress Council Directives 93/14/EEC on the braking of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and
93/34/EEC on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directives of the European Parliament
and of the Council 95/1/EC on the maximum design speed, maximum torque and maximum net engine power of
two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 97/24/EC on certain components and characteristics of two- or three-
wheel motor vehicles

(Official Journal of the European Union L 66 of 8 March 2006)

On page 9, Annex I:

for:

‘dm ¼

b v2
v2
25;92 ðse–sb

e

Þ m=s2’

read:

‘dm ¼

– v2
e

v2
b
25;92 ðse – sb

Þ m=s2’
Case C-466/08: Action brought on 30 October 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Cyprus
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Cyprus, European Community, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, disclosure of information, fine, labour law, professional qualifications

20.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 327/21

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2005/36/EC into
domestic law expired on 20 October 2007.

(1) OJ L 255 of 30.9.2005.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās
tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 23 October
2008 — Alstom Power Hydro v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

(Case C-472/08)

(2008/C 327/37)

Language of the case: Latvian

Action brought on 30 October 2008 — Commission of the
European Communities v Republic of Cyprus

(Case C-466/08)

(2008/C 327/36)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: M. Karanasou-Apostolopoulou and H. Støvlbæk)

Defendant: Republic of Cyprus

Form of order sought

— declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply fully with
Directive 2005/36/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of
professional qualifications, and in any event by not notifying
those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Cyprus
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— order the Republic of Cyprus to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2005/36/EC into
domestic law expired on 20 October 2007.

Referring court

Augstākās tiesas Senāts

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Alstom Power Hydro

Defendant: Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Question referred

On a proper construction of Article 18(4) of Council Directive
77/388/EEC (1) of 17 May 1977, is it contrary to that provision
for domestic legislation to lay down a limitation period of three
years for the exercise of the right to recover sums of VAT over-
paid (the difference between output tax and deductible input
tax)?

(1) Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmo-
nisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes
— Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment
(OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1).

Order of the President of the Court of 13 October 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal
administratif — Luxembourg) — Miloud Rimoumi,
Gabrielle Suzanne Marie Prick v Ministre des Affaires
étrangères et de l'Immigration

(Case C-276/08) (1)

(2008/C 327/38)

Language of the case: French

(1) OJ L 255 of 30.9.2005.

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 236, 13.9.2008.
2008/826/EC: Commission Decision of 30 October 2008 extending the period of validity of Decision 2002/887/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan (notified under document number C(2008) 6269)
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU law, Japan, United Kingdom, import, parasitology, plant disease, plant health legislation, protection of plant life

31.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 290/25

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 October 2008

extending the period of validity of Decision 2002/887/EC in respect of naturally or artificially
dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan
(notified under document number C(2008) 6269)

(2008/826/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

Decision 2002/887/EC is amended as follows:

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000
on protective measures against
the introduction into the
Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products
their spread within the Community (1), and in
and against
particular Article 15(1) thereof,

1.

in the first paragraph and in the second paragraph of
‘1 August 2007 and 1 August 2008’ is replaced
Article 2,
by ‘1 August 2009 and 1 August 2010’;

Whereas:

2. the table in Article 4 is replaced by the following table:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Decision 2002/887/EC of 8 November
2002 authorising derogations from certain provisions
of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of naturally
or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach,
Juniperus L.
and Pinus L., originating in Japan (2)
authorises Member States to provide for derogations
from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC in
respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach,
Juniperus L.
and Pinus L., originating in Japan, for limited periods
and subject to specific conditions.

Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still
apply and there is no new information giving cause for
revision of
the authorisation
should be extended.

the specific conditions,

The United Kingdom has asked for an extension of that
derogation.

Decision 2002/887/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

‘Plants

Period

Chamaecyparis

1.11.2008 to 31.12.2010

Juniperus

Pinus

1.11.2008 to 31.3.2009 and 1.11.2009 to
31.3.2010
1.11.2008 to 31.12.2010’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2008.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 309, 12.11.2002, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2008 of 30 October 2008 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Rogal świętomarciński (PGI))
Date: 2008-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, designation of origin, location of production, pastry-making, product designation

L 290/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.10.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1070/2008

of 30 October 2008

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (Rogal świętomarciński (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

As no objection within the meaning of Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the
Commission, this name should be entered in the register,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of
20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications
and designations of origin for agricultural products and food­
stuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4)
thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby
entered in the register.

(1)

to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of
Pursuant
Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and in accordance with
Article 17(2) thereof, Poland’s application to register the
name ‘Rogal
świętomarciński’ was published in the
Official Journal of the European Union (2).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
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, 30 October 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
(2) OJ C 62, 7.3.2008, p. 6.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 290/17

ANNEX

Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to the Regulation:

Class 2.4. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

POLAND
Rogal świętomarciński (PGI)