do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 288/2

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IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 November 2008

(2008/C 288/03)

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

1,2891

TRY

Turkish lira

127,89

AUD Australian dollar

7,4465

0,81650

9,9747

1,5133

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9625

1,8641

1,5110

9,9907

2,1430

1,9166

200,00

KRW South Korean won

1 697,74

8,6890

1,9558

25,273

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

265,51

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7094

3,6450

3,7415

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,425

MXN Mexican peso

12,7043

8,8002

7,1446

14 180,10

4,5725

62,500

34,6841

45,060

2,7315

16,3007

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1115/2008 of 11 November 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

12.11.2008

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1115/2008

of 11 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 12 November 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 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)

AL
MA
MK
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

MA
ZZ

HR
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

AL
AR
CA
CL
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
TR
ZZ

34,6
56,3
46,2
89,1
56,6

175,9
30,8
85,3
97,3

62,9
129,3
96,1

83,7
83,7

21,1
75,0
83,5
59,9

103,9
100,1
88,0
97,3

227,1
122,8
241,5
197,4
197,2

32,1
75,0
96,0
64,2
37,6
102,2
89,5
70,9

53,6
124,9
89,3

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4922 — EMCC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, exchange of information, merger control, transmission network

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II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4922 — EMCC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/01)

On 22 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 32008M4922. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5327 — Ashland/Hercules)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/02)

On 6 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 32008M5327. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5327 — Ashland/Hercules) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, chemical product, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

11.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4922 — EMCC)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/01)

On 22 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 32008M4922. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5327 — Ashland/Hercules)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/02)

On 6 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 32008M5327. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM Rafah/1/2008 of 11 November 2008 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah)
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Palestine question, appointment of staff, border control, common foreign and security policy, public safety, the EU's international role

15.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 306/99

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUBAM Rafah/1/2008

of 11 November 2008

concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance
Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah)

(2008/863/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 25(3) thereof,

Article 1

Having regard to Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 12 December
2005 concerning the Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah
Crossing Point, EUBAM Rafah (1), and in particular Article 10(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Under Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP the
Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in
accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take appro­
priate decisions for the purpose of exercising political
control over and directing strategically the EUBAM
Rafah Mission, and in particular to appoint a Head of
Mission.

(2)

The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed
the appointment of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of
Mission of the EUBAM Rafah Mission,

Mr Alain FAUGERAS is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the
the Rafah
European Union Border Assistance Mission at
Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah).

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply from 25 November 2008 until 24 November
2009.

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2008.

For the Political and Security Committee
The President

C. ROGER

(1) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5360 — RBSK Group/DZ Bank Group/RZB Group/HVB Banca pentru Locuinte) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control, savings

C 288/12

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11.11.2008

(Case COMP/M.5360 — RBSK Group/DZ Bank Group/RZB Group/HVB Banca pentru Locuinte)

Prior notification of a concentration

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/07)

1.
On 31 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 the undertakings Raiffeisen Bausparkasse
GmbH, belonging to the RBSK Group (‘RBSK’, Austria), Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG, controlled by the
Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank bank group (‘DZ’, Germany), and Raiffeisen Bank SA (‘RBRO’,
Romania), controlled by the Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich Aktiengesellschaft group (‘RZB’, Austria),
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
HVB Banca pentru Locuinte SA (‘HVB’, Romania) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for RBSK: saving and lending business for housing purposes,

— for DZ: banking, insurance and asset management services,

— for RZB: commercial and investment bank,

— for RBRO: universal bank in Romania, belonging to RZB,

— for undertaking HVB: saving and lending business for housing purposes.

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.5360 — RBSK Group/DZ Bank Group/RZB Group/HVB Banca pentru Locuinte,
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2008 of 11 November 2008 entering certain names in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bœuf de Bazas (PGI), Kainuun rönttönen (PGI))
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, France, cattle, designation of origin, location of production, pastry-making, product designation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1116/2008

of 11 November 2008

entering certain names in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical
indications (Bœuf de Bazas (PGI), Kainuun rönttönen (PGI))

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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,

name ‘Kainuun rönttönen’ were published in the Official
Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
510/2006 has been received by the Commission, these
names should be entered in the register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

The names contained in the Annex to this Regulation are
hereby entered in the register.

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in
accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No
510/2006, France’s application to register
the name
‘Bœuf de Bazas’ and Finland’s application to register the

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, 11 November 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) OJ C 73, 19.3.2008, p. 26 (Bœuf de Bazas), OJ C 74, 20.3.2008,

p. 72 (Kainuun rönttönen).

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1. Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty

ANNEX

Class 1.1.

Fresh meat (and offal)

FRANCE
Bœuf de Bazas (PGI)

2. Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to the Regulation

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

Class 2.4.

FINLAND

Kainuun rönttönen (PGI)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5224 — EDF/British Energy) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, electricity supply, exchange of information, merger control, transport company

C 288/10

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Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5224 — EDF/British Energy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/05)

1.
On 3 November 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 undertaking EDF SA (‘EDF’, France),
through Lake Acquisitions Ltd (‘Lake Acquisitions’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertaking British Energy plc (‘British Energy’,
United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EDF: generation and wholesale trading of electricity, and in the transmission, distribution and supply
of electricity, as well as in the provision of other electricity related services in France and in other
countries. It is also active in the design, building and provision of technical consultancy services relating
to the construction, operation and maintenance of electrical plants and power stations,

— for British Energy: generation and wholesale trading of electricity and in the supply of electricity and the

provision of other electricity related services, all of which are undertaken only in Great Britain,

— for Lake Acquisitions: this is a special purpose vehicle which was incorporated for the purposes of the

proposed transaction.

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.5224 — EDF/British Energy, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5295 — Teva/Barr) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, medicinal product, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical product

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5295 — Teva/Barr)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 288/06)

1.
On 3 November 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 undertaking Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Limited (‘Teva’, Israel), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation
control of the whole of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. (‘Barr’, U.S.A).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Teva: development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals

and active pharmaceutical ingredients,

— for Barr: development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals,

biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

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.5295 — Teva/Barr, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.