do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 16/2009 of 9 January 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 6/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.1.2009

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 16/2009

of 9 January 2009

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 10 January 2009.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2009.

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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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 6/19

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 10 20

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)

MA
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

BR
CL
EG
IL
MA
TR
ZA
ZZ

MA
ZZ

CN
IL
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

CN
MK
US
ZZ

CN
US
ZZ

58,7
104,0
81,4

167,2
88,6
147,0
134,3

87,0
158,3
122,7

44,6
44,1
52,5
54,2
55,0
78,3
44,1
53,3

69,0
69,0

49,4
69,6
82,2
67,1

47,1
58,4
65,3
56,9

83,6
35,0
116,4
78,3

68,2
119,1
93,7

(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’.
Case C-10/09: Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, donation, stem cell

C 55/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2009

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

— declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2005/68 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 16 November 2005, and in any event by not notifying
those provisions to the Commission, the Hellenic Republic
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2005/68/EC of
16 November 2005 into domestic law expired on 10 December
2007.

(1) OJ L 323 of 9.12.2005, p. 1.

The period prescribed for
domestic law expired on 1 September 2007.

transposing the directive

into

(1) OJ 2006 L 294, p. 32.

Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the
European Communities v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-11/09)

(2009/C 55/34)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the
European Communities v Portuguese Republic

Parties

(Case C-10/09)

(2009/C 55/33)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by C. Cattabriga and M. Teles Romão, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

— a declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Commission Directive 2006/86/EC (1) of 24 October 2006
implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards traceability requirements,
notification of serious adverse reactions and events and
certain technical requirements for the coding, processing,
preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and
cells or, at any event, by failing to communicate those
measures to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has
failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

— an order that the Portuguese Republic should pay the costs.

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by C. Cattabriga and M. Teles Romão, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

— a declaration that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Commission Directive 2006/17/EC (1) of 8 February 2006
implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards certain technical require-
ments for the donation, procurement and testing of human
tissues and cells or, at any event, by failing to communicate
those measures to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic
has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive

— an order that the Portuguese Republic should pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on
1 November 2006.

(1) OJ 2006 L 38, p. 40.
Case C-12/09: Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, donation, stem cell

7.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/21

Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the
European Communities v Italian Republic

Defendant: Italian Republic

(Case C-12/09)

(2009/C 55/35)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Cattabriga and S. Mortoni, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Forms of order sought

the first

— Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obliga-
subparagraph of Article 7(1) of
tions under
Commission Directive 2006/17/EC (1) of 8 February 2006
implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards certain technical require-
ments for the donation, procurement and testing of human
tissues and cells, by not adopting all the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with
Directive 2006/17/EC or,
in any event, by not communi-
cating those measures to the Commission.

— Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2006/17/EC expired
on 1 November 2006.

(1) OJ 2006 L 38, p. 40.

Forms of order sought

— Declare that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obliga-
tions under
the first subparagraph of Article 11(1) of
Commission Directive 2006/86/EC (1) of 24 October 2006
implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council as regards traceability requirements,
notification of serious adverse reactions and events and
certain technical requirements for the coding, processing,
preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and
cells, by not adopting all the laws, regulations and adminis-
trative provisions necessary to comply with Directive
2006/86/EC or, in any event, by not communicating those
measures to the Commission.

— Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposition of Directive 2006/86/EC expired
on 1 September 2007.

(1) OJ 2006 L 294, p. 32.

Action brought on 9 January 2009 — Commission of the
European Communities v Italian Republic

(Case C-13/09)

(2009/C 55/36)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Order of the President of the Court of 4 December 2008
— Commission of the European Communities v Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg

(Case C-240/08) (1)

(2009/C 55/37)

Language of the case: French

The President of
removed from the register.

the Court has ordered that

the case be

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Cattabriga and S. Mortoni, acting as Agents)

(1) OJ C 183, 19.7.2008.
Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, anti-dumping legislation, cotton, countervailing charge, natural fibre, originating product

C 4/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.1.2009

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures

(2009/C 4/06)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was
lodged, the Commission gives notice that the countervailing measures mentioned below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October
1997 on protection against
the European
Community (2).

from countries not members of

subsidised imports

Product

Bedlinen
(cotton type)

Country(ies) of
origin or
exportation

India

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Countervailing
duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2004
last
(OJ L 12, 17.1.2004, p. 1) as
amended by Council Regulation (EC)
No 813/2008 (OJ L 220, 15.8.2008,
p. 6)

18.1.2009

(1) OJ C 189, 26.7.2008, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.
Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, credit institution, decontamination, financial institution, validation of expenditure

9.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/3

NOTICES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions

(2009/C 4/04)

GLITNIR BANKI HF

On 24 November 2008 pursuant to an order of the District Court of Reykjavik, a moratorium on payments
was authorised in respect of Glitnir Banki hf. (‘Glitnir’) pursuant to Article 100a of Act No 161/2002 on
Financial Undertakings, Glitnir having satisfied the court as to the causes of its financial difficulties, what
they entail and how it intends to reorganise its finances and that it meets the conditions for a moratorium
on payments. Supreme Court Attorney Steinunn Grudbjarsdóttir has been appointed to assist Glitnir in
connection therewith. The effect of the order is that legal proceedings may not be brought against Glitnir
while it is in debt moratorium unless expressly permitted by law or if the action constitutes criminal
proceedings involving penalty demands.

The authorisation in respect of the moratorium is in effect until 13 February 2009 at 13.30 hours when the
matter will be readdressed by the District Court of Reykjavik at Laekjatorg Square, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Creditors of Glitnir are entitled to make representations at this hearing.

Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions

(2009/C 4/05)

LANDSBANKI ISLANDS HF

On 5 December 2008 pursuant to an order of the District Court of Reykjavik, a moratorium on payments
was authorised in respect of Landsbanki
to Article 100a of Act
No 161/2002 on Financial Undertakings, Landsbanki having satisfied the court as to the causes of its finan-
cial difficulties, what they entail and how it intends to reorganise its finances and that it meets the conditions
for a moratorium on payments. Supreme Court Attorney Mr Kristinn Bjarnason has been appointed to
assist Landsbanki in connection therewith. The effect of the order is that legal proceedings may not be
brought against Landsbanki while it is in debt moratorium unless expressly permitted by law or if the action
constitutes criminal proceedings involving penalty demands.

(‘Landsbanki’) pursuant

Islands hf.

The authorisation in respect of the moratorium is in effect until 26 February 2009 at 14.00 hours when the
matter will be readdressed by the District Court of Reykjavik at Laekjatorg Square, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Creditors of Landsbanki are entitled to make representations at this hearing.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 4/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.1.2009

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 January 2009

(2009/C 4/03)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

TRY

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

Turkish lira

1,3617

AUD Australian dollar

124,34

7,4529

0,89330

10,7120

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9357

1,6344

10,5586

2,3103

2,0181

1,4941

KRW South Korean won

1 817,19

9,4825

1,9558

26,198

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

271,77

3,4528

0,7069

4,0315

4,1618

2,1232

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

13,1336

9,3068

7,3096

15 019,55

4,8211

63,730

41,4700

47,564

3,0902

18,4054

65,9270

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, payable service

9.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 4/01)

On 19 December 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 32008M5413. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5274 — Newscorporation/Permira/NDS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 4/02)

On 19 December 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 32008M5274. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5274 — Newscorporation/Permira/NDS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control

9.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 4/01)

On 19 December 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 32008M5413. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5274 — Newscorporation/Permira/NDS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 4/02)

On 19 December 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 32008M5274. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions
Date: 2009-01-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Iceland, credit institution, decontamination, financial institution, validation of expenditure

9.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/3

NOTICES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions

(2009/C 4/04)

GLITNIR BANKI HF

On 24 November 2008 pursuant to an order of the District Court of Reykjavik, a moratorium on payments
was authorised in respect of Glitnir Banki hf. (‘Glitnir’) pursuant to Article 100a of Act No 161/2002 on
Financial Undertakings, Glitnir having satisfied the court as to the causes of its financial difficulties, what
they entail and how it intends to reorganise its finances and that it meets the conditions for a moratorium
on payments. Supreme Court Attorney Steinunn Grudbjarsdóttir has been appointed to assist Glitnir in
connection therewith. The effect of the order is that legal proceedings may not be brought against Glitnir
while it is in debt moratorium unless expressly permitted by law or if the action constitutes criminal
proceedings involving penalty demands.

The authorisation in respect of the moratorium is in effect until 13 February 2009 at 13.30 hours when the
matter will be readdressed by the District Court of Reykjavik at Laekjatorg Square, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Creditors of Glitnir are entitled to make representations at this hearing.

Publication pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the reorganization and winding-up of credit institutions

(2009/C 4/05)

LANDSBANKI ISLANDS HF

On 5 December 2008 pursuant to an order of the District Court of Reykjavik, a moratorium on payments
was authorised in respect of Landsbanki
to Article 100a of Act
No 161/2002 on Financial Undertakings, Landsbanki having satisfied the court as to the causes of its finan-
cial difficulties, what they entail and how it intends to reorganise its finances and that it meets the conditions
for a moratorium on payments. Supreme Court Attorney Mr Kristinn Bjarnason has been appointed to
assist Landsbanki in connection therewith. The effect of the order is that legal proceedings may not be
brought against Landsbanki while it is in debt moratorium unless expressly permitted by law or if the action
constitutes criminal proceedings involving penalty demands.

(‘Landsbanki’) pursuant

Islands hf.

The authorisation in respect of the moratorium is in effect until 26 February 2009 at 14.00 hours when the
matter will be readdressed by the District Court of Reykjavik at Laekjatorg Square, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Creditors of Landsbanki are entitled to make representations at this hearing.