do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural machinery, animal nutrition, economic concentration, exchange of information, fertiliser, livestock farming, merger control, motor fuel, pesticide, private stock








C_2009086EN.01001101.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 86/07






1.


On 3 April 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 ForFarmers BV (‘ForFarmers’, Netherlands), controlled by Coöperatie FromFarmers U.A. (Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Cefetra BV (‘Cefetra’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for ForFarmers: manufacturing and sale of animal feed, fertilizers, pesticides, seeds and seed stock to the agricultural sector in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, provision of services to livestock owners, farmers and owners of agricultural machines in relation to technical management, environmental authorizations, milk quotas and other agricultural rights, and slaughtering, processing and sale of poultry in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom,










—


for Cefetra: supply of raw materials to the feed, food and fuel industries, including the animal feed industry, the foodstuffs industry, the crush and starch industry and the bio-fuel sectors.














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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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.5410 — ForFarmers/Cefetra, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009086EN.01000201.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 April 2009
2009/C 86/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3273




JPY


Japanese yen


133,05




DKK


Danish krone


7,4504




GBP


Pound sterling


0,9044




SEK


Swedish krona


10,859




CHF


Swiss franc


1,526




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,793




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,51




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


289,85




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4285




RON


Romanian leu


4,147




TRY


Turkish lira


2,09




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8595




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6328




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2872




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,2875




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0111




KRW


South Korean won


1 759,51




ZAR


South African rand


12,0532




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,0717




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,397




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 098,04




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7869




PHP


Philippine peso


63,63




RUB


Russian rouble


44,5043




THB


Thai baht


47,046




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9044




MXN


Mexican peso


17,59




INR


Indian rupee


66,345






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 30 November 2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.628 — Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, opinion (EU), rubber industry, synthetic rubber








C_2009086EN.01000301.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/3





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 30 November 2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.628 — Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
2009/C 86/03






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission assessment of the facts as an agreement and/or concerted practice within the meaning of Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission assessment of the product and the geographic area affected by the cartel.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission assessment that the cartel constitutes a single and continuous infringement.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission as regards the addressees of the draft decision.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission's reasoning on the basic amount of the fines.










7.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission assessment of the mitigating and aggravating circumstances.










8.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the European Commission on the application of the 2002 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines.










9.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1279/2007 of 30 October 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Russian Federation, and repealing the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in Thailand and Turkey ( OJ L 285, 31.10.2007 )
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, Thailand, Türkiye, anti-dumping duty, import, iron, non-flat product, originating product, steel








L_2009096EN.01003901.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 96/39







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1279/2007 of 30 October 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Russian Federation, and repealing the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in Thailand and Turkey
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 285 of 31 October 2007
)

On page 25, in Article 1(2), column ‘Company’, second entry of the table:
for:

               ‘Closed Joint Stock Company Severstal-Metiz …’,
read:

               ‘Joint Stock Company Severstal-metiz …’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009086EN.01000101.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 April 2009
2009/C 86/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3276




JPY


Japanese yen


132,57




DKK


Danish krone


7,4493




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89150




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8460




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5151




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7880




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,571




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


289,50




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7092




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3480




RON


Romanian leu


4,1545




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0856




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8221




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6117




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2891




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,2546




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9904




KRW


South Korean won


1 755,59




ZAR


South African rand


11,9557




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,0702




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3808




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 470,84




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7614




PHP


Philippine peso


63,080




RUB


Russian rouble


44,3217




THB


Thai baht


46,984




BRL


Brazilian real


2,8859




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3650




INR


Indian rupee


65,8160






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2009 of 15 April 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009097EN.01000101.xml










16.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 305/2009
of 15 April 2009
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (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,

Whereas:

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
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 April 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.




ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


JO 


93,2 




MA 


78,8 




TN 


137,2 




TR 


109,4 




ZZ 


104,7 




0707 00 05 


MA 


51,1 




TR 


150,4 




ZZ 


100,8 




0709 90 70 


MA 


54,2 




TR 


102,2 




ZZ 


78,2 




0805 10 20 


EG 


45,2 




IL 


62,1 




MA 


40,2 




TN 


47,5 




TR 


69,3 




ZZ 


52,9 




0805 50 10 


TR 


47,7 




ZZ 


47,7 




0808 10 80 


AR 


85,8 




BR 


74,3 




CA 


89,6 




CL 


73,7 




CN 


80,7 




MK 


22,1 




NZ 


117,5 




US 


130,0 




UY 


40,3 




ZA 


83,1 




ZZ 


79,7 




0808 20 50 


AR 


74,1 




CL 


106,4 




CN 


64,3 




ZA 


93,2 




ZZ 


84,5 






(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-137/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 15 April 2009 — M.M. Josemans and the Burgemeester of Maastricht v Rechtbank Maastricht
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Netherlands, drug addiction, drug traffic, equal treatment, free movement of goods, interpretation of the law, provision of services








C_2009141EN.01003203.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/32





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 15 April 2009 — M.M. Josemans and the Burgemeester of Maastricht v Rechtbank Maastricht
(Case C-137/09)
2009/C 141/57
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings








Applicants


:








1.


M.M. Josemans










2.


Burgemeester of Maastricht









Questions referred







1.


Does a regulation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, concerning the access of non-residents to coffeeshops, fall wholly or partly within the scope of the EC Treaty, with particular reference to the free movement of goods and/or services, or of the prohibition of discrimination laid down in Article 12 in conjunction with Article 18 of the EC Treaty?










2.


In so far as the provisions of the EC Treaty concerning the free movement of goods and/or services are applicable, does a prohibition of the admission of non-residents to coffeeshops form a suitable and proportionate means of reducing drug tourism and the public nuisance which accompanies it?










3.


Is the prohibition of discrimination against citizens on grounds of nationality, as laid down in Article 12 in conjunction with Article 18 of the EC Treaty, applicable to the rules on the access of non-residents to coffeeshops if and in so far as the provisions of the EC Treaty concerning the free movement of goods and services are not applicable?










4.


If so, is the resulting indirect distinction between residents and non-residents justified, and is the prohibition of the admission of non-residents to coffeeshops a suitable and proportionate means of reducing drug tourism and the public nuisance which accompanies it?
Case T-155/09: Action brought on 15 April 2009 — Maxcom v OHIM — Maxdata Computer (maxcom)
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), computer, computer systems, trade-mark law








C_2009153EN.01004202.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/42





Action brought on 15 April 2009 — Maxcom v OHIM — Maxdata Computer (maxcom)
(Case T-155/09)
2009/C 153/83
Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Maxcom sp. z o.o. (Tychy, Poland) (represented by: P. Kral, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Maxdata Computer GmbH & Co. KG (Marl, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2009 in Case R 1019/2008-2, served upon the applicant on 16 February 2009;










—


order OHIM and the intervener to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: graphic trade mark ‘maxcom’ for goods in Classes 9 and 11

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Maxdata Computer GmbH & Co. KG

Mark or sign cited in opposition: national word mark ‘max’ registered in Germany for services in Classes 38 and 42 and certain goods in Class 9

Decision of the Opposition Division: opposition upheld in relation to goods in Class 9

Decision of the Board of Appeal: dismissal of the appeal brought by the applicant

Pleas in law: infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009) (1)



(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case F-43/09: Action brought on 15 April 2009 — van Heuckelom v Europol
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Europol, action for annulment (EU), fine, operation of the Institutions








C_2009180EN.01006303.xml










1.8.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/63





Action brought on 15 April 2009 — van Heuckelom v Europol
(Case F-43/09)
2009/C 180/117
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Carlo van Heuckelom (the Hague, the Netherlands) (represented by: J. Damminghs and D Dane, lawyers)

Defendant: European Police Office (Europol)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of 14 July 2008 awarding the applicant a single step of classification in grade and the decision of 19 January 2009 rejecting the complaint brought against the first decision.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the decision of 19 January 2009 rejecting the applicant’s complaint against the decision of 14 July 2008, and annul also that latter decision of 14 July 2008 awarding the applicant a singe step from 1 April 2008;










—


order Europol to pay the costs.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 18 January 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.628 — Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
Date: 2009-04-15
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, opinion (EU), rubber industry, synthetic rubber








C_2009086EN.01000401.xml










15.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 86/4





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 18 January 2008 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.628 — Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
2009/C 86/04






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amount of the fines.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount due to aggravating circumstances.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the increase of the basic amount to ensure a sufficient deterrent effect.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reductions of the fines based on the 2002 Leniency Notice.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.










6.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.