do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, hotel industry, merger control, travel agency

25.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 302/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

(Case COMP/M.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company/Bianchi Vending/Finder)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/01)

On 30 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 32008M5328. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/02)

On 31 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 32008M4996. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1168/2008 of 25 November 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

26.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1168/2008

of 25 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 26 November 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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.

L 316/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.11.2008

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

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

AL
MA
TR
ZZ

EG
JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

CN
HR
IL
TR
ZZ

TR
ZA
ZZ

CA
CL
MK
US
ZA
ZZ

CN
KR
TR
ZZ

25,7
59,9
74,7
53,4

188,1
184,6
72,0
90,5
133,8

65,2
123,8
94,5

61,0
70,0
65,5

54,3
50,0
76,8
60,4
60,4

64,5
71,5
68,0

88,7
67,1
35,3
113,6
106,7
82,3

73,6
112,1
106,0
97,2

(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’.
Re-notification of a previously notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5168 — EADS/SSTL) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, satellite, satellite communications, telecommunications equipment

C 302/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.11.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Re-notification of a previously notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5168 — EADS/SSTL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/10)

1.
On 10 October 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV (‘EADS’,
The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (‘SSTL’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase
of shares (2).

2.
This notification has been declared incomplete on 7 November 2008. The undertakings concerned
have now provided the further information required. The notification became complete within the meaning
of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on 18 November 2008.

3.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EADS: manufacture of aircrafts, telecommunications equipment, defence and security systems and

satellites,

— for SSTL: manufacture of satellites.

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.5168 — EADS/SSTL, to the following address:

Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 264, 17.10.2008, p. 19.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company/Bianchi Vending/Finder) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic vending machine, economic concentration, engine, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, industrial product, investment bank, merger control

25.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 302/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

(Case COMP/M.5328 — Goldman Sachs/Appliances Components Company/Bianchi Vending/Finder)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/01)

On 30 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 32008M5328. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4996 — Carlson/Rezidor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/02)

On 31 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 32008M4996. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5359 — Tessenderlo Chemie/SPV/IPCHL/T-POWER JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electrical industry, exchange of information, industrial infrastructure, merger control

C 302/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.11.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5359 — Tessenderlo Chemie/SPV/IPCHL/T-POWER JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/03)

On 19 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 32008M5359. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Case C-243/06: Order of the President of the Court of 25 November 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de commerce de Charleroi — Belgium) — SA Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, G-14 Groupement des clubs de football européens v Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, interpretation of the law, restriction on competition, sporting event, sports body

C 69/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.3.2009

Order of the President of the Court of 2 October 2008 —
the European Communities v Hellenic
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-112/06) (1)

(2009/C 69/55)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Order of the President of the Court of 17 December 2008
— European Parliament v Commission of the European
Communities

(Case C-474/07) (1)

(2009/C 69/58)

Language of the case: English

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 121, 20.5.2006.

(1) OJ C 297, 8.12.2007.

Order of the President of the Court of 25 November 2008
(reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de
commerce de Charleroi — Belgium) — SA Sporting du
Pays de Charleroi, G-14 Groupement des clubs de football
Football
européens

Internationale

Fédération

de

v

Association (FIFA)

(Case C-243/06) (1)

(2009/C 69/56)

Language of the case: French

Order of the President of the Court of 22 October 2008 —
the European Communities v Hellenic
Commission of

Republic

(Case C-494/07) (1)

(2009/C 69/59)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

(1) OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.

(1) OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.

Order of the President of the Third Chamber of the Court
of 1 December 2008 (reference for a preliminary ruling
from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale del Lazio —
Italy) — CEPAV DUE — Consorzio ENI per l'Alta Velocità,
Consorzio COCIV, Consorzio IRICAV DUE v Office of the
the Council of Ministers, Ministry of
President of

Order of the President of the Seventh Chamber of the
the
Court of 14 November 2008 — Commission of

European Communities v Hellenic Republic

Transport and Others

(Case C-351/07) (1)

(2009/C 69/57)

Language of the case: Italian

(Case C-541/07) (1)

(2009/C 69/60)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 247, 20.10.2007.

(1) OJ C 22, 26.1.2008.
Case T-334/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 November 2008 — Commission v Northumbrian Water
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, United Kingdom, appeal to the Court (EU), contract, electrical energy, energy production, interest, redemption

C 19/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2009

Form of order sought

— The contested decision be annulled;

— the defendant be ordered to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Vasileios Ginis.

Community
products’ (application No 4.215.273) for goods in Class 3.

Figurative mark ‘BILLY'S

trade mark

concerned:

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
Laboratorios Byly.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word marks ‘BYLY’
(application No 156.216) for goods in Class 3, and ‘byly’ (appli-
cation No 2.604.015) for goods in Classes 3 and 5, and services
in Class 35.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition rejected.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.

Pleas in law: Incorrect interpretation of Article 8(1)(b) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 November 2008
— Commission v Northumbrian Water

(Case T-334/06) (1)

(2009/C 19/69)

Language of the case: English

The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 November 2008
— Kuiburi Fruit Canning v Council

(Case T-330/07) (1)

(2009/C 19/70)

Language of the case: English

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 19 November 2008
— UPC v Commission

(Case T-367/05) (1)

(2009/C 19/68)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 November 2008
— Dow AgroSciences and Others v Commission

(Case T-367/07) (1)

(2009/C 19/71)

Language of the case: English

(1) OJ C 315, 10.12.2005.

The President of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber)
has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 283, 24.11.2007.
Case F-145/07: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 25 November 2008 — Pierre Bosman v Council of the European Union (Staff case — Former member of the contract staff — Retirement pension — Household allowance — Article 109(3) of the CEOS)
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Council of the European Union, action by staff, family benefit, pension scheme, retirement conditions, seniority

C 6/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.1.2009

EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of
4 November 2008 — Marcuccio v Commission

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of
25 November 2008 — Pierre Bosman v Council of the
European Union

(Case F-41/06) (1)

(Staff cases — Officials — Social security — Insurance
against the risk of accident and occupational disease — Inva-
lidity — Retirement on the ground of invalidity — Statement
of reasons — Annulment)

(2009/C 6/88)

Language of the case: Italian

(Case F-145/07) (1)

(Staff case — Former member of the contract staff — Retire-
ment pension — Household allowance — Article 109(3) of
the CEOS)

(2009/C 6/89)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Luigi Marcuccio (Tricase,
L. Garofalo, lawyer)

Italy)

(represented by:

Parties

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: J. Currall and C. Berardis-Kayser, acting as Agents,
assisted by A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Applicant: Pierre Bosman (Lebbeke, Belgium)
T. Bontinck and P. Gennari Curlo, lawyers)

(represented by:

Re:

Defendant: Council of
M. Bauer and I. Šulce, Agents)

the European Union (represented by:

First, action for annulment of
the Commission decision by
which the applicant was retired on grounds of invalidity and of
a series of measures connected to that decision and, secondly, a
claim for damages

Re:

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

1. annuls the decision of the Commission of the European Commu-
nities of 30 May 2005 by which Mr Marcuccio was retired on
grounds of invalidity;

2. orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay Mr

Marcuccio the sum of EUR 3 000;

3. dismisses the action as to the remainder;

4. orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay two
thirds of Mr Marcuccio's costs as well as to bear its own costs;

5. orders Mr Marcuccio to bear one third of his own costs.

Annulment of
the decision relating to an individual of
28 February 2007 refusing the household allowance for the
purposes of the calculation of retirement pension rights, on the
basis of Article 109(3) of the Conditions of Employment of
Other Servants of the European Communities.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Bosman to pay all the costs, that is to bear his own
costs and to pay those of the Council of the European Union.

(1) OJ C 131, 3.6.2006, p. 54.

(1) OJ C 79, 29.3.2008, p. 38.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.11.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 302/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 November 2008

(2008/C 302/04)

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

1,2773

TRY

Turkish lira

122,52

AUD Australian dollar

7,4551

0,8517

10,4025

1,5437

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0477

1,9936

1,6134

9,9025

2,3619

1,9383

265

KRW South Korean won

1 890

8,938

1,9558

25,383

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

263,5

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7092

3,8565

3,803

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,4

MXN Mexican peso

13,2003

8,7219

7,1231

16 030,12

4,636

63,72

35,1375

45,07

3,0215

17,2563

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, Germany, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

C 302/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.11.2008

Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the
European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the
Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public
service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 302/08)

Member State

Concerned route

Germany

Erfurt-Munich

Period of validity of the contract

3 April 2009-2 April 2012

Deadline for submission of tenders

2 months after publication of this notice

Address where the text of the invitation to
tender and any relevant information and/or
documentation related to the pubic tender
and the public service obligation can be
obtained free of charge

Thüringer Ministerium für Bau, Landesentwicklung und Medien
Referat EU- und Rechtsangelegenheiten im Verkehr, Luftverkehr,
Binnenschifffahrt
Postfach 900 362
D-99106 Erfurt
Tel. (49-361) 379 14 11
Fax (49-361) 379 194 11