do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5353 — ThyssenKrupp/ThyssenKrupp Röhm Kunststoffe) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, building services, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, plastics, printing

7.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/13

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5353 — ThyssenKrupp/ThyssenKrupp Röhm Kunststoffe)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 283/08)

On 29 October 2008,

1.
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 ThyssenKrupp
Services AG (Germany) belonging to the group ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany) acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ThyssenKrupp Röhm
Kunststoffe GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking ThyssenKrupp Services AG: supplying materials, industrial services and commodities for

production and manufacturing companies,

— for undertaking ThyssenKrupp Röhm Kunststoffe GmbH: sales of semi-finished plastic products and

related services.

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. 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.5353 — ThyssenKrupp/ThyssenKrupp Röhm Kunststoffe,
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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 283/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.11.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 November 2008

(2008/C 283/03)

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

1,2770

TRY

Turkish lira

124,86

AUD Australian dollar

7,4444

0,80500

10,0075

1,4988

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9530

1,8773

1,4972

9,8973

2,1367

1,8953

205,00

KRW South Korean won

1 706,07

8,7180

1,9558

24,905

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

261,94

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7081

3,6020

3,7130

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,310

MXN Mexican peso

12,6285

8,7155

7,1461

14 047,00

4,5250

62,040

34,4665

44,689

2,7305

16,3328

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1105/2008 of 7 November 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

8.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 299/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1105/2008

of 7 November 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 November 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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

MA
ZZ

HR
MA
TR
ZZ

AR
MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

AL
AR
CA
CL
MK
NZ
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
TR
ZZ

48,3
46,2
68,6
54,4

175,3
30,8
90,7
98,9

63,1
129,7
96,4

80,7
80,7

24,7
85,5
79,5
63,2

82,1
103,9
91,1
97,2
93,6

232,5
133,5
246,0
197,4
202,4

32,1
75,0
96,3
64,2
37,6
104,3
162,4
87,6
82,4

44,4
124,9
84,7

(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’.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 113/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), migrant worker, social-security benefit

L 339/102

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2008

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 113/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex VI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 103/2008 of
26 September 2008 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/2008 of 4 February 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC)
No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the
application of social security schemes to employed persons,
to self-employed persons and to
members of their families moving within the Community (2), as corrected by OJ L 56, 29.2.2008,
p. 65, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 2 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72) of Annex VI to the
Agreement:

‘— 32008 R 0101: Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/2008 of 4 February 2008 (OJ L 31,

5.2.2008, p. 15), as corrected by OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 65.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 101/2008, as corrected by OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 65, in the Icelandic and
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union,
shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2008, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 31, 5.2.2008, p. 15.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, Norway, agreement (EU), environmental protection, greenhouse gas, reduction of gas emissions

L 339/100

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2008

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 112/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX
(Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 26/2008 of
14 March 2008 (1).

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2008 of
26 September 2008 (2).

Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on
certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 9a (Commission Decision 2007/205/EC) of Chapter XVII of
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘9b. 32006 R 0842: Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the
following adaptation:

Article 6 shall not apply.’

Article 2

The following point shall be inserted after point 21ap (Commission Decision 2005/381/EC) of Annex XX to
the Agreement:

‘21aq. 32006 R 0842: Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the
following adaptation:

Article 6 shall not apply.’

(1) OJ L 182, 10.7.2008, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 33.
(3) OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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L 339/101

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2008, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 121/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, Norway, agreement (EU), environmental protection, texture agent

18.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/113

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 121/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2008 of
26 September 2008 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 of 3 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No
2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the use of processing
agents (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 21aa (Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European
Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘— 32004 R 2077: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 of 3 December 2004 (OJ L 359,

4.12.2004, p. 28).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2077/2004 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2008, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 28.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 123/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, Liechtenstein, agreement (EU), data collection, industrial development

18.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/115

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 123/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 108/2008
of 26 September 2008 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008
concerning structural business statistics (recast) (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 repeals Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 (3), which is
incorporated into the Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The text of point 1 (Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97) shall be replaced by the following:

‘32008 R 0295: Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
11 March 2008 concerning structural business statistics (recast) (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 13).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptation:

Liechtenstein is exempted from collecting the data required by this Regulation, except for the detailed
module for structural statistics on business demography according to Article 3(2)(i).

It shall provide the requested data for the first time for the year 2009.’

2. The following shall be added in point 20c (Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament

and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32008 R 0295: Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

11 March 2008 (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 13).’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 37.
(2) OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.

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18.12.2008

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2008, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5366 — Iberdrola Renovables/Gamesa Energía) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, exchange of information, merger control, wind energy

C 283/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.11.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5366 — Iberdrola Renovables/Gamesa Energía)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 283/09)

On 30 October 2008,

1.
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 Iberdrola
Renovables SA (‘Iberdrola Renovables’, Spain), belonging to the group Iberdrola, acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Gamesa
Energía S.A.U. (‘Gamesa Energía’, Spain), belonging to the group Gamesa by way of acquisition and contribu-
tion of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Iberdrola Renovables: generation and wholesale of renewable electricity,

— for Gamesa Energía: promotion and development of wind farms for its sale to third parties.

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.5366 — Iberdrola Renovables/Gamesa Energía, 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.5301 — Cap Gemini/BAS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, merger control, provision of services

7.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 283/5

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5301 — Cap Gemini/BAS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 283/02)

On 13 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 32008M5301. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 122/2008 of 7 November 2008 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2008-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), environmental protection, export of waste

L 339/114

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2008

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 122/2008

of 7 November 2008

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2008 of
26 September 2008 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1379/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Annexes IA, IB, VII
and VIII of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on
shipments of waste, for the purposes of taking account of technical progress and changes agreed
under the Basel Convention (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 32c (Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and
of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:
— 32007 R 1379: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1379/2007 of 26 November 2007 (OJ L 309,

27.11.2007, p. 7).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1379/2007 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2008, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2008.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 309, 20.11.2008, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 7.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.