do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5449 — ABF/Azucarera) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control, sugar product








C_2009097EN.01000202.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5449 — ABF/Azucarera)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 97/03
On 30 March 2009, 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 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 32009M5449. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 350/2009 of 28 April 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009108EN.01000101.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 350/2009
of 28 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 29 April 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 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 


MA 


82,3 




TN 


139,0 




TR 


110,2 




ZZ 


110,5 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


37,3 




TR 


143,3 




ZZ 


112,0 




0709 90 70 


JO 


216,7 




TR 


98,9 




ZZ 


157,8 




0805 10 20 


EG 


45,4 




IL 


57,1 




MA 


40,8 




TN 


54,2 




TR 


50,2 




US 


56,9 




ZZ 


50,8 




0805 50 10 


TR 


46,3 




ZA 


73,4 




ZZ 


59,9 




0808 10 80 


AR 


82,0 




BR 


72,0 




CA 


113,8 




CL 


78,3 




CN 


92,8 




MK 


31,8 




NZ 


114,0 




US 


114,4 




UY 


70,9 




ZA 


79,5 




ZZ 


85,0 




0808 20 50 


AR 


88,1 




CL 


82,9 




CN 


36,6 




NZ 


141,0 




ZA 


92,2 




ZZ 


88,2 






(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5493 — RBSK/DZ BANK/RZB/RBL JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, merger control, property leasing, property market








C_2009097EN.01000301.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5493 — RBSK/DZ BANK/RZB/RBL JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 97/04
On 21 April 2009, 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 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 32009M5493. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5392 — Grupa Polsat/Thomson Technicolor Polska/PRN) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, digital technology, disc drive, economic concentration, exchange of information, mass media, merger control, optical medium, record, telecommunications industry








C_2009097EN.01001401.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5392 — Grupa Polsat/Thomson Technicolor Polska/PRN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 97/09






1.


On 17 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 Bithell Holdings Limited (‘Bithell’, Cyprus) belonging to the Polsat Group (‘Grupa Polsat’, Poland) and Thomson Technicolor Polska Sp. z o.o. (‘Thomson Technicolor Polska’, Poland) belonging to Thomson Group (‘Thomson’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking PRN Polska Sp. z o.o. (‘PRN’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Grupa Polsat: diversified media and telecommunications group, mostly active in Poland,










—


Thomson Technicolor Polska: Polish subsidiary of Thomson, a French company offering technologies and services supporting the production, distribution and broadcasting of media content. Thomson Technicolor Polska is active in the manufacturing of plastic DVD discs, replication of audio and video recordings, technology implementation and trade,










—


PRN: company active in digital signage in Poland.














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.










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.5392 — Grupa Polsat/Thomson Technicolor Polska/PRN, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Case T-283/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 28 April 2009 — Tailor v OHIM (Representation of a right pocket) (Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark representing a right pocket — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Action manifestly devoid of any legal basis)
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, General Court (EU), clothing, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2009153EN.01003902.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/39





Order of the Court of First Instance of 28 April 2009 — Tailor v OHIM (Representation of a right pocket)
(Case T-283/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark representing a right pocket - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Action manifestly devoid of any legal basis)
2009/C 153/76
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Tom Tailor GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: S.O. Gillert, K. Vanden Bossche and F. Schiwek, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 May 2007 (Case R 668/2006-1), concerning registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing a right pocket.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action as manifestly devoid of any legal basis;










2.


Orders Tom Tailor GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 235, 6.10.2007.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009097EN.01000901.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 April 2009
2009/C 97/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3125




JPY


Japanese yen


126,82




DKK


Danish krone


7,4488




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90075




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7273




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5078




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7630




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,636




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,79




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5866




RON


Romanian leu


4,2233




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1355




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8397




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5953




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1719




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,3234




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9637




KRW


South Korean won


1 761,00




ZAR


South African rand


11,5812




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,9610




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4346




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 207,81




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7211




PHP


Philippine peso


63,734




RUB


Russian rouble


43,8650




THB


Thai baht


46,528




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9121




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9944




INR


Indian rupee


65,9500






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5462 — Thomas Cook Group/Gold Medal International) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, holiday, merger control, travel agency








C_2009097EN.01000201.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5462 — Thomas Cook Group/Gold Medal International)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 97/02
On 30 March 2009, 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 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 32009M5462. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
2009/350/EC: Commission Decision of 28 April 2009 on the request by Ireland to accept Council Decision 2008/381/EC establishing a European Migration Network (notified under document number C(2009) 2708)
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU migration policy, dissemination of EU information, exchange of information, immigration, information network, migratory movement, operation of the Institutions








L_2009108EN.01005301.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/53








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 28 April 2009
         
on the request by Ireland to accept Council Decision 2008/381/EC establishing a European Migration Network
(notified under document number C(2009) 2708)
(2009/350/EC)


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular to Article 11a thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 14 May 2008, the Council adopted Decision 2008/381/EC establishing a European Migration Network (1) (EMN) (hereinafter referred to as Council Decision 2008/381/EC).












(2)


Pursuant to Article 1 of the Protocol on the position of Ireland, Ireland did not participate in the adoption of Decision 2008/381/EC.












(3)


In accordance with Article 4 of the said Protocol, Ireland notified the Council and the Commission that it wishes to accept Decision 2008/381/EC.












(4)


In accordance with Article 11a of the Treaty the Commission adopted a favourable opinion (2) on the request by Ireland on 22 December 2008,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision 2008/381/EC shall apply to Ireland.


Article 2
Ireland shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with Decision 2008/381/EC and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.


Article 3
Decision 2008/381/EC shall come into force for Ireland from the date of the notification by Ireland of its acceptance of Decision 2008/381/EC.


Article 4
This Decision is addressed to all Member States.




Done at Brussels, 28 April 2009.


For the Commission

Jacques BARROT
            

Vice-President






(1)  
            OJ L 131, 21.5.2008, p. 7.

(2)  C(2008) 8668 final.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2009 of 28 April 2009 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, milk, milk product








L_2009108EN.01000301.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 351/2009
of 28 April 2009
         
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006


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 1282/2006 of 17 August 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products (2), and in particular Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Section 3 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 determines the procedure for allocating export licences for certain milk products to be exported to the Dominican Republic under a quota opened for that country.












(2)


Applications submitted for the 2009/2010 quota year cover quantities greater than those available. As a result, allocation coefficients should be set for the quantities applied for,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The quantities covered by export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 submitted for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 shall be multiplied by the following allocation coefficients:






—


0,575975 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 30(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006,










—


0,336842 for applications submitted for the part of the quota referred to in Article 30(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 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 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4.
Case T-282/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 28 April 2009 — Tailor v OHIM (Representation of a left pocket) (Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark representing a left pocket — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Action manifestly devoid of any legal basis)
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, General Court (EU), clothing, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2009153EN.01003901.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/39





Order of the Court of First Instance of 28 April 2009 — Tailor v OHIM (Representation of a left pocket)
(Case T-282/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark representing a left pocket - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Action manifestly devoid of any legal basis)
2009/C 153/75
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Tom Tailor GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: S.O. Gillert, K. Vanden Bossche and F. Schiwek, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 May 2007 (Case R 669/2006-1), concerning registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing a left pocket.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action as manifestly devoid of any legal basis;










2.


Orders Tom Tailor GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 235, 6.10.2007.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, transport company








C_2009097EN.01000401.xml










28.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 97/4





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 97/05






Date of adoption of the decision


25.2.2009




Reference number of the aid


N 112/08




Member State


Germany




Region


Hessen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Flughafen Kassel-Calden




Legal basis


Haushaltsgesetz des Landes Hessen, Haushalte des Landkreises Kassel, der Stadt Kassel und der Gemeinde Calden




Type of measure


Individual measure




Objective


Development of certain economic activities: Financing of the development of Kassel Calden Airfield into a regional airport




Form of aid


Capital increase




Budget


EUR 113,7 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung




Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 75




65185 Wiesbaden




DEUTSCHLAND Stadt Kassel, Rathaus









Obere Königsstraße 8




34117 Kassel




DEUTSCHLAND Landkreis Kassel









Wilhelmshöher Allee 19-21




34117 Kassel




DEUTSCHLAND Gemeinde Caldem









Holländische Straße 35




34379 Calden




DEUTSCHLAND








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/index.htm