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Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/2009 of 4 March 2009 fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import, rice

L 61/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2009

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 172/2009

of 4 March 2009

fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular
Article 137 thereof,

Whereas:

duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20
other than basmati rice should therefore be adjusted.

(2)

The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the
end of
the period mentioned above. This Regulation
should therefore come into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Based on the information provided by the competent
authorities, the Commission notes that import licences
for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other
than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in
respect of 221 765 tonnes
the period from
1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The import

for

The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code
1006 20 shall be EUR 42,5 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi­
cation 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, 4 March 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,00 % on 1 March 2009 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,00 % on 1 March 2009

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 March 2009

(2009/C 51/01)

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

1,2615

AUD Australian dollar

123,64

7,4510

0,89575

11,4853

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9619

1,6219

9,7866

2,5303

1,9550

1,4826

KRW South Korean won

1 968,44

9,0125

1,9558

27,961

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

306,84

3,4528

0,7087

4,7350

4,2990

2,1802

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

13,2300

8,6303

7,3747

15 131,69

4,6795

61,560

45,7697

45,603

3,0468

19,2631

65,5600

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the

interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-445/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Associazione italiana del risparmio gestito and Fineco Asset Management v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market — Actions for annulment — Direct and individual concern — Admissibility — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Selective nature of the measure — Obligation of recovery)
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, General Court (EU), Italy, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, corporation tax, investment company, tax relief








C_2009090EN.01002402.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/24





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Associazione italiana del risparmio gestito and Fineco Asset Management v Commission
(Case T-445/05) (1)

(State aid - Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market - Actions for annulment - Direct and individual concern - Admissibility - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Selective nature of the measure - Obligation of recovery)
2009/C 90/38
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicants: Associazione italiana del risparmio gestito (Rome, Italy); and Fineco Asset Management SpA (Rome) (represented by: G. Escalar, G. Cipolla and V. Giordano, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision 2006/638/EC of 6 September 2005 on the aid scheme implemented by Italy for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies listed on regulated markets (OJ 2006 L 268, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders the applicants to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 25.2.2006.
Case T-168/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Professional Tennis Registry v OHIM — Registro Profesional de Tenis (PTR PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the figurative mark PTR PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY as a Community trade mark — Earlier national and Community figurative mark RPT Registro Profesional de Tenis, S.L. and earlier national figurative mark RPT European Registry of Professional Tennis — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, General Court (EU), action for annulment (EU), book trade, clothing industry, sport, trade-mark law








C_2009090EN.01002502.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/25





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Professional Tennis Registry v OHIM — Registro Profesional de Tenis (PTR PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY)
(Case T-168/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the figurative mark PTR PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY as a Community trade mark - Earlier national and Community figurative mark RPT Registro Profesional de Tenis, S.L. and earlier national figurative mark RPT European Registry of Professional Tennis - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2009/C 90/40
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Professional Tennis Registry, Inc. (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States) (represented by: M. Vanhegan and B. Brandreth, Barristers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Registro Profesional de Tenis, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Zarobe, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 February 2007, as corrected (Case R 1050/2005-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Registro Profesional de Tenis, SL and Professional Tennis Registry, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 28 February 2007, as corrected (Case R 1050/2005-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Professional Tennis Registry, Inc.;










3.


Orders Registro Profesional de Tenis, SL, to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 170, 21.7.2007.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5445 — Mytilineos/Motor Oil/Corinthos Power) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, exchange of information, merger control, metalworking, mining extraction, motor fuel, oil refining

4.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5445 — Mytilineos/Motor Oil/Corinthos Power)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 51/09)

1.
On 25 February 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Mytilineos Holdings S.A. (‘Mytilineos’,
Greece) and Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. (‘MOH’, Greece) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Corinthos Power S.A. (‘Corinthos Power’, Greece), a
company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Mytilineos holdings S.A.: activities in different sectors such as: (i) metallurgy and mining; (ii) EPC
(i.e. engineering, procurement and construction) projects; (iii) energy, including electricity generation and
wholesale supply and (iv) defence vehicle manufacturing,

— for Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A.: activities in the refining sector and sale of petroleum

products (retail and non-retail sales of automotive fuels, jet fuel, fuel oil, lubricants, etc.),

— for Corinthos Power S.A.: generation and wholesale supply of electricity.

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.5445 — Mytilineos/Motor Oil/Corinthos Power, 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.
Case T-424/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Italy v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme established by the Italian authorities for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies — Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the common market — Obligation to state reasons — Selective nature of the measure — Effect on trade between the Member States and distortion of competition — Article 87(3)(c) EC)
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, General Court (EU), Italy, action for annulment (EU), company with share capital, investment, market capitalisation, securities, tax on investment income








C_2009090EN.01002401.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/24





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-424/05) (1)

(State aid - Aid scheme established by the Italian authorities for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies - Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the common market - Obligation to state reasons - Selective nature of the measure - Effect on trade between the Member States and distortion of competition - Article 87(3)(c) EC)
2009/C 90/37
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: P. Gentili, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/638/EC of 6 September 2005 on the aid scheme implemented by Italy for certain undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities specialised in shares of small- and medium-capitalisation companies listed on regulated markets (OJ 2006 L 268, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 22, 28.1.2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 170/2009 of 4 March 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 61/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2009

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 170/2009

of 4 March 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 5 March 2009.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 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.

5.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 61/7

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

0709 90 80

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

AR
CA
CL
CN
MK
NZ
US
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

148,7
62,2
126,1
84,0
105,3

120,1
133,5
126,8

54,8
113,7
84,3

88,5
88,5

47,5
61,0
49,5
58,3
62,7
55,8

49,6
48,2
52,6
50,1

113,5
87,4
104,8
73,4
25,7
95,4
120,6
88,7

78,0
95,4
93,2
109,7
97,1
94,7

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 173/2009 of 4 March 2009 fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2009
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import, rice

5.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 61/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 173/2009

of 4 March 2009

fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

As the applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of
the end of the period mentioned above, this Regulation
should come into force immediately,

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), and in particular
Article 139 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Based on the information provided by the competent
authorities, the Commission notes that import licences
for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within
CN code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of
160 203 tonnes
the period from 1 September
2008 to 28 February 2009. The import duty for semi-
milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code
1006 30 must therefore be adjusted.

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling
within CN code 1006 30 shall be EUR 145 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi­
cation 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, 4 March 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Case T-36/08: Order of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Furukawa Electric North America v OHMI (SLIM LINE)
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, General Court (EU), telecommunications equipment, trade-mark law








C_2009090EN.01003901.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/39





Order of the Court of First Instance of 4 March 2009 — Furukawa Electric North America v OHMI (SLIM LINE)
(Case T-36/08) (1)

2009/C 90/62

Language of the case: German

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


(1)  OJ C 79, 29.3.2008.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5482 — GSN/FUN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, economic concentration, electronic commerce, exchange of information, information system, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications industry

C 51/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2009

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5482 — GSN/FUN)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 51/08)

1.
On 25 February 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 undertaking Game Show Network,
LLC (‘GSN’, United States of America) jointly controlled by Liberty Media Corporation (‘Liberty Media’,
United States of America) and Sony Pictures Entertainment (‘SPE’, United States of America) acquires within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Fun
Technologies, Inc (‘FUN’, Canada) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for GSN: supply of the Game Show Network television channel to TV operators in the United States of

America. GSN also operates the website GSN.com, which offers various online services,

— for FUN: publication and distribution of skill-based online casual games to be played on its own websites

and certain third-party websites,

— for Liberty Media: video and on-line commerce, media, communications and entertainment industries,

— for SPE: development, production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures, television program-
ming, TV channels and other digital programming content. SPE also offers entertainment content such
as games and ringtones for the Internet and mobile platforms.

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.5482 — GSN/FUN, 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.