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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1121/2008 of 13 November 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

14.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 303/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1121/2008

of 13 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 14 November 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 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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Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2008

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 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

CN
HR
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

BR
TR
US
ZA
ZZ

CA
CL
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
ZZ

34,6
66,6
46,2
79,6
56,8

175,9
52,6
60,4
96,3

63,9
123,2
93,6

77,2
77,2

55,9
22,5
75,0
72,8
56,6

60,4
85,9
107,8
84,7

215,9
129,6
261,3
78,7
171,4

96,0
67,1
37,6
116,4
85,9
80,6

56,4
56,4

(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’.
2008/857/EC: Commission Decision of 10 November 2008 amending Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt (notified under document number C(2008) 6583)
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, import refund, originating product, plant disease, plant health legislation, potato

L 302/28

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 November 2008

amending Decision 2004/4/EC authorising Member States temporarily to take emergency measures
against the dissemination of Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith as regards Egypt
(notified under document number C(2008) 6583)

(2008/857/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Plant Health,

the

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

opinion

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2004/4/EC is amended as follows:

1.

in Article 2 paragraph 1 ‘2007/2008’
‘2008/2009’;

is

replaced by

2.

in Article 4,
2009’;

‘31 August 2008’

is replaced by ‘31 August

3.

in Article 7,
‘30 September 2009’;

‘30 September 2008’

is

replaced by

4. the Annex is amended as follows:

(a)

point
in
‘2008/2009’;

1(b)(iii),

‘2007/2008’

is

replaced

by

(b) in the second indent of point 1(b)(iii), ‘1 January 2008’ is

replaced by ‘1 January 2009’;

(c)

in point 1(b)(xii),
‘1 January 2009’.

‘1 January 2008’

is

replaced by

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 16(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under Commission Decision 2004/4/EC (2),
tubers of
Solanum tuberosum L., originating in Egypt, must not in
principle be introduced into the Community. However,
including the 2007/2008 import
in previous years
season the entry into the Community of such tubers
was permitted from ‘pest-free areas’ and subject
to
specific conditions.

During the 2007/2008 import season, no interception of
Pseudomonas solanacearum (Smith) Smith was recorded.

information
In the light of the request and technical
provided by Egypt,
the Commission has established
that there is no risk of spreading Pseudomonas solana­
cearum (Smith)
the
Community of
from
‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt, provided that certain conditions
are satisfied.

into
tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.

Smith with

entry

the

tubers of Solanum
The entry into the Community of
tuberosum L., originating in ‘pest-free areas’ of Egypt,
should therefore be permitted for
the 2008/2009
import season.

(5)

Decision 2004/4/EC should therefore be
accordingly.

amended

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 2, 6.1.2004, p. 50.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5356 — Gamestop/Micromania) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, United States, automatic game, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, retail selling

13.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 290/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5356 — Gamestop/Micromania)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 290/02)

On 7 November 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 32008M5356. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5160 — APAX Partners/Altran Technologies) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, information technology industry, investment, merger control, shareholder

C 290/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5160 — APAX Partners/Altran Technologies)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 290/07)

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 APAX Partners SA
(‘APAX Partners’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of the undertaking Altran Technologies SA (‘Altran’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for APAX Partners: risk capital investment,

— for Altran: information and technology consultancy, strategy and management consultancy.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
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 theproposed

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.5160 — APAX Partners/Altran Technologies, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Case T-224/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 13 November 2008 — Italian Republic v Commission (EAGGF — Guarantee Section — Expenditure excluded from Community financing — Aid for the processing of tomatoes and production of olive oil)
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, action for annulment (EU), food processing, olive oil, pip fruit

10.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/19

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November
2008 — Shaker v OHIM — Limiñana y Botella (Limoncello
della Costiera Amalfitana shaker)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber)
of 13 November 2008 — Italian Republic v Commission

(Case T-7/04) (1)

(Case T-224/04) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Appli-
cation for figurative Community trade mark Limoncello della
Costiera Amalfitana shaker — Earlier national word mark
LIMONCHELO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood
of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
— Appeal — Case referred back to the Court of First
Instance)

(2009/C 6/37)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas (Vietri sul Mare, Italy)
(represented by: F. Sciaudone, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and
P. Bullock, acting as Agents)

(EAGGF — ‘Guarantee’ Section — Expenditure excluded from
Community financing — Aid for the processing of tomatoes
and production of olive oil)

(2009/C 6/38)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: M. Fiorilli, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: L. Visaggio and C. Cattabriga, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:
Limiñana y Botella, SL (Monforte del Cid, Spain)

Re:

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2003 (Case R 933/2002-2),
relating to opposition proceedings between Limiñana y Botella,
SL and Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas.

annulment of Commission Decision
Action for partial
2003/536/EC of 22 July 2003 excluding from Community
financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States
under the ‘Guarantee’ Section of
the European Agricultural
Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 2003 L 184, p. 42)
to the extent that it excludes certain expenditure by the Italian
Republic in the financial years 1999 to 2002.

Operative part of the judgment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

The Court:

1. dismisses the action;

2. Orders Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas to pay all the costs of the
proceedings before the Court of First Instance and the Court of
Justice.

2. orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 59, 6.3.2004.

(1) OJ C 304, 13.12.2003 (formerly Case C‑430/03).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 290/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.11.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 November 2008

(2008/C 290/03)

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

1,2530

TRY

Turkish lira

121,81

AUD Australian dollar

7,4458

0,82310

10,1065

1,4868

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0601

1,8992

1,5193

9,7119

2,1801

1,8890

202,00

KRW South Korean won

1 712,85

8,7825

1,9558

25,415

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

271,00

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7091

3,7658

3,8563

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,495

MXN Mexican peso

13,0813

8,5574

7,1500

14 472,15

4,5014

61,200

34,4759

43,824

2,8484

16,3517

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-301/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 13 November 2008 — Lemaître Sécurité v Commission (Action for annulment — Dumping — Imports of footwear with a protective toecap originating in the People's Republic of China and India — Commission Decision closing the anti-dumping proceeding — Not individually concerned — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2008-11-13
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: China, European Commission, India, action for annulment (EU), anti-dumping duty, footwear industry, import, originating product

10.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/29

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. orders EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 283, 24.11.2007.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 13 November 2008
— Lemaître Sécurité v Commission

(Case T-301/06) (1)

(Action for annulment — Dumping — Imports of footwear
with a protective toecap originating in the People's Republic
of China and India — Commission Decision closing the anti-
dumping proceeding — Not individually concerned — Mani-
fest inadmissibility)

(2009/C 6/60)

Language of the case: French

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November
2008 — GretagMacbeth v OHIM (Combination of
24 coloured squares)

(Case T-400/07) (1)

Parties

(Community trade mark — Application for Community colour
mark — Combination of 24 coloured squares — Absolute
refusal — Lack of distinctive character —
ground for

Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 6/59)

Language of the case: German

Applicant: Lemaître Sécurité SAS (La Walck, France) (represented
by: D. Bollecker, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: H. van Vliet and C. Giolito, acting as Agents)

in support of

Intervener
the applicant: Associazione nazionale
calzaturifici italiani (Milan, Italy) (represented by: D. Bollecker,
lawyer)

Parties

Applicant: GretagMacbeth LLC (New Windsor, New York, United
States) (represented by: J. Weiser, lawyer)

Re:

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 30 August 2007 (Case R 30/2007-4)
concerning an application for registration as a Community trade
mark of a colour sign composed of 24 coloured squares

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. orders GretagMacbeth LLC to pay the costs.

Annulment of Commission Decision No 2006/582/EC of
28 August 2006 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding
concerning imports of footwear with a protective toecap, origin-
ating in the People's Republic of China and India (OJ 2006
L 234, p. 33)

Operative part of the order

1. The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.

2. Lemaître Sécurité SAS shall bear its own costs and pay those

incurred by the Commission.

3. Associazione nazionale calzaturifici italiani shall bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 315, 22.12.2007.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.