do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5443 — Otsuka Pharmaceutical/Nardobel) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dietary product, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, industrial chemistry, merger control, pharmaceutical product

13.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/13

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5443 — Otsuka Pharmaceutical/Nardobel)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/09)

1.
On 23 December 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 Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Co. Ltd. (‘Otsuka’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of the undertaking Nardobel SAS (‘Nardobel’, France) by way of purchase of securities.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Otsuka: manufacturing and supply of pharmaceutical products, food (nutraceuticals, water) and

industrial chemicals,

— for Nardobel: manufacturing and supply of dietary food products and plant-based pharmaceuticals.

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 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.5443 — Otsuka Pharmaceutical/Nardobel, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5425 — Doprastav/Ceskomoravsky Beton/TBG Doprastav) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, concrete, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 7/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.1.2009

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5425 — Doprastav/Ceskomoravsky Beton/TBG Doprastav)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/12)

1.
On 5 January 2009, 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 Doprastav, a.s. (‘Doprastav’,
Slovakia) belonging to the DDM Group and Ceskomoravsky beton, a.s. (‘Ceskomoravsky beton’, Czech
Republic) belonging to the Heidelberg Cement Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking TBG Doprastav, a.s. (‘TBG Doprastav’, Slovakia) by way
of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Doprastav: construction, production of construction materials,

— for Ceskomoravsky beton: production of construction materials, provision of construction services,

— for TBG Doprastav: production and distribution of ready-mixed concrete.

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 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.5425 — Doprastav/Ceskomoravsky Beton/TBG Doprastav, 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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2009 of 13 January 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

14.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 9/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 18/2009

of 13 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 14 January 2009.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 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.

L 9/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.1.2009

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)

IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

CN
EG
IL
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

CA
CN
MK
US
ZZ

CN
US
ZZ

147,8
46,6
134,4
114,9
110,9

155,5
110,0
138,7
134,7

110,2
139,4
124,8

53,5
54,9
65,0
47,4
64,9
57,1

74,2
58,0
66,1

59,6
91,8
69,9
57,2
69,6

47,1
57,3
65,2
56,5

87,4
64,4
28,8
114,9
73,9

54,2
114,1
84,2

(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’.
Cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety * European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2009 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety (10972/2007 - COM(2007)0325 – C6-0275/2008 – 2007/0111(CNS))
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: United States, air safety, air transport, civil aviation, consultation procedure, cooperation agreement (EU), drafting of EU law, harmonisation of standards, resolution of parliament, technical regulations








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CE 46/120





Cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety *

P6_TA(2009)0001

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2009 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety (10972/2007 - COM(2007)0325 – C6-0275/2008 – 2007/0111(CNS))
(2010/C 46 E/21)

(Consultation procedure)


The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (10972/2007 - COM(2007)0325),










—


having regard to Article 80(2), Article 133(4), Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, and Article 300(4) of the EC Treaty,










—


having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0275/2008),










—


having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0468/2008),










1.


Approves conclusion of the agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the United States of America.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5244 — ZF/Cherry) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part, vehicle

13.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5244 — ZF/Cherry)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/02)

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 32008M5244. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5264 — Invitrogen/Applied Biosystems)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/03)

On 11 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 32008M5264. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal * European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2009 on the draft Council decision amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (13301/2008 – C6-0348/2008 – 2008/0806(CNS))
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Civil Service Tribunal, appeal, consultation procedure, drafting of EU law, resolution of parliament, use of languages








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CE 46/122





Language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal *

P6_TA(2009)0004

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 January 2009 on the draft Council decision amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (13301/2008 – C6-0348/2008 – 2008/0806(CNS))
(2010/C 46 E/24)

(Consultation procedure)


The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council draft (13301/2008),










—


having regard to Article 245, second paragraph, of the EC Treaty and Article 160, second paragraph, of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0348/2008),










—


having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0508/2008),










1.


Approves the Council draft;










2.


Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;










3.


Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the text submitted for consultation substantially;










4.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 January 2009

(2009/C 7/06)

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

1,3394

AUD Australian dollar

120,48

7,4527

0,89560

10,7605

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9478

1,6021

10,3867

2,3103

1,9898

1,5005

KRW South Korean won

1 830,93

9,4130

1,9558

26,570

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

279,40

3,4528

0,7058

4,0430

4,2770

2,1114

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

13,4237

9,1575

7,3413

14 967,80

4,7837

63,690

41,6005

46,819

3,0656

18,3766

65,4230

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5384 — BNP Paribas/Fortis) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control

C 7/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.1.2009

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5363 — Santander/Bradford & Bingley Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/04)

On 17 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 32008M5363. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5384 — BNP Paribas/Fortis)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/05)

On 3 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) in conjunction with
Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (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 32008M5384. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5264 — Invitrogen/Applied Biosystems) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: biology, biotechnology, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, research and development

13.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5244 — ZF/Cherry)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/02)

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 32008M5244. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5264 — Invitrogen/Applied Biosystems)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 7/03)

On 11 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 32008M5264. EUR-Lex is the

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