11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4714 — Oaktree/Duquesne/TI Automotive)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/01)

On 28 June 2007, 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 32007M4714. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4672 — E.ON/Endesa Europa/Viesgo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/02)

On 6 August 2007, 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 32007M4672. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4762 — Autogrill/Alpha Airports Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/03)

On 10 August 2007, 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 32007M4762. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/2

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4685 — Enel/Acciona/Endesa)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/04)

On 5 July 2007, 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 32007M4685. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/3

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4830 — CVC/Samsonite)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/05)

On 17 August 2007, 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 32007M4830. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/3

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4751 — STM/Intel/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/06)

On 10 August 2007, 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 32007M4751. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/4

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 May 2007

appointing the Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in the government representatives category

(2007/C 212/07)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1111/2005, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Bulgarian and Romanian Governments, as regards government representatives,

Whereas:

(1)	In its Decision of 13 December 2004 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period from 19 October 2004 to 18 October 2007.

(2)	The Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Foundation in the government representatives category should be appointed for the period ending on 18 October 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the remainder of the term of office, which ends on 18 October 2007:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Country	Members	Alternate members
Bulgaria	Mr Lazar LAZAROV	Ms Donka DONCHEVA
Romania	Mr Sorin Ioan BOTEZATU	Ms Elena ISPAS

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(1)  OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 317, 22.12.2004, p. 4.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/6

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Euro exchange rates (1)

10 September 2007

(2007/C 212/08)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3795
JPY	Japanese yen	156,64
DKK	Danish krone	7,447
GBP	Pound sterling	0,67945
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3725
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6377
ISK	Iceland króna	89,87
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,896
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5842
CZK	Czech koruna	27,6
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	256,86
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6985
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,8113
RON	Romanian leu	3,313
SKK	Slovak koruna	33,737
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7955
AUD	Australian dollar	1,6757
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4569
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,7331
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,9891
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,1024
KRW	South Korean won	1 295,42
ZAR	South African rand	9,9704
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,3758
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3252
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 987,99
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,8455
PHP	Philippine peso	64,278
RUB	Russian rouble	35,223
THB	Thai baht	44,774

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(1)  

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/7

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Revision by France of the public service obligation imposed in respect of scheduled air services between Strasbourg and Prague

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/09)

1.

France has decided to revise, with effect from 30 March 2008, the public service obligation imposed pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (1) in respect of scheduled air services between Strasbourg and Prague. This obligation replaces the obligation published in Official Journal of the European Union C 246 of 13 October 2006.

2.

The new public service obligation is as follows: 2.1.   Frequency The minimum level of service provided between Strasbourg and Prague must be two round trips per week, all year round, with one trip being on Monday and one on Thursday. 2.2.   Type of aircraft used and minimum capacity provided The minimum capacity proposed must be 250 seats per week each way. 2.3.   Timetables Timetables must coincide with parliamentary sessions, i.e. arriving at Strasbourg on Monday close to but no later than 14.00 and leaving Strasbourg on Thursday close to but no earlier than 17.00. 2.4.   Flight bookings The flights must be marketed by means of a computerised booking system. 2.5.   Continuity of service Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 2 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season. In addition, the carrier must give a minimum of six months' notice before discontinuing these services. Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/8

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Revision by France of the public service obligation imposed in respect of scheduled air services between Strasbourg and Vienna

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/10)

1.

France has decided to revise, with effect from 30 March 2008, the public service obligation imposed pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes (1) in respect of scheduled air services between Strasbourg and Vienna. This obligation replaces the obligation published in Official Journal of the European Union C 246 of 13 October 2006.

2.

The new public service obligation is as follows: 2.1.   Frequency The minimum level of service provided between Strasbourg and Vienna must be two round trips per week, all year round, with one trip being on Monday and one on Thursday. 2.2.   Type of aircraft used and minimum capacity provided The minimum capacity proposed must be 250 seats per week each way. 2.3.   Timetables Timetables must coincide with parliamentary sessions, i.e. arriving at Strasbourg on Monday close to but no later than 14.00 and leaving Strasbourg on Thursday close to but no earlier than 17.00. 2.4.   Flight bookings The flights must be marketed by means of a computerised booking system. 2.5.   Continuity of service Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed 2 % of the number of flights scheduled in any IATA scheduling season. In addition, the carrier must give a minimum of six months' notice before discontinuing these services. Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovementioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

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(1)  OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/9

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Notice of the suspension of the standing invitation to tender for the sale at reduced prices of butter by the intervention agencies and for the grant of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter

(2007/C 212/11)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1039/2007 (1), the standing invitations for:

(a)	the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter bought in under Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and intended for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs defined as ‘final products’ in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005;

(b)	the grant of aid for using butter, concentrated butter and cream intended for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs defined as ‘final products’ in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005;

(c)	the grant of aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community

are suspended with effect from 12 September 2007.

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(1)  OJ L 238, 11.9.2007, p. 28.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/10

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Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain broad spectrum antibiotics originating in India

(2007/C 212/12)

The Commission has decided on its own initiative to initiate a partial interim review limited to the level of subsidization for certain Indian exporting producers pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘the basic Regulation’) (1).

1.   Product

The product under review is amoxicillin trihydrate, ampicillin trihydrate and cefalexin not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale originating in India (‘the product concerned’), currently classifiable within CN codes ex 2941 10 10, ex 2941 10 20 and ex 2941 90 00. These CN codes are given only for information.

2.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 713/2005 (2) on imports of certain broad spectrum antibiotics originating in India.

3.   Grounds for the review

There is sufficient prima facie evidence available to the Commission that the circumstances with regard to subsidisation on the basis of which measures were established have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

Indeed, the benefits from two subsidy schemes (the Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (‘DEPBS’) and the Income Tax Exemption under Section 80 HHC of the Income Tax Act (‘ITES’)) appear to have significantly decreased. This is due to the modification of the relevant basic Indian laws on which these schemes are based.

As a consequence, the level of subsidisation is likely to have decreased for those companies whose measures are based either fully or partly on benefits obtained from one or both of the aforesaid two schemes in the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the determination of the level of the existing measures.

This indicates that the measures mentioned in the preceding paragraph on imports of the product under review at their present level may no longer be necessary to counteract the current subsidisation. Therefore, the measures should be reviewed for the companies in question.

These companies include those listed in the Annex and any other producer of the product under review that makes itself known to the Commission within the deadline set in point 5(b)(i) below and demonstrates within the same time limit that (1) it enjoyed benefits from one or both of the two schemes mentioned above during the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the determination of the level of the measure to which they are subject (1 April 2002-31 March 2003), and that (2) given the structural changes in these schemes as mentioned above, the benefit accruing from these schemes has decreased.

In addition, if the review investigation shows or any interested party provides sufficient prima facie evidence within the deadline set in point 5(a)(i) below that exporters of the product concerned that are concerned by the current review are benefiting from subsidy schemes other than those mentioned above, an investigation of these schemes may also be made within the framework of the current review.

Insofar as the modified subsidy margins resulting from the current investigation could have an impact on the measures applicable for cooperating companies in the investigation that set the level of the measures and/or on the residual measure applicable for all other companies, these rates may be revised accordingly.

4.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an ex officio partial interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 19 of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will assess the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of those companies having benefited from one or both subsidy schemes mentioned above and, for those companies, in respect of other schemes where sufficient evidence is provided as mentioned in point 3, paragraph 6 above. The investigation will also assess the need, depending on the findings of the current investigation, to revise the measures applicable to other companies that cooperated in the investigation that set the level of the existing measures and/or the residual measure applicable for all other companies.

(a)   Sampling

In view of the apparent number of parties involved in this proceeding, the Commission may decide to apply sampling, in accordance with Article 27 of the basic Regulation.

(i)   Sampling for exporters/producers

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all exporters/producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known by contacting the Commission and providing the following information on their company or companies within the time limit set in point 5(b)(i) and in the formats indicated in point 6:

—	name, address, e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers and contact person,

—	the turnover in local currency and the volume in kg of the product concerned sold for export to the Community during the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007,

—	the turnover in local currency and the sales volume in kg of the product concerned sold on the domestic market during the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007,

—	whether the company intends to claim an individual subsidy rate (individual subsidy rates can only be claimed by producers) (3),

—	the precise activities of the company with regard to the production of the product concerned and the production volume in kg of the product concerned, the production capacity and the investments in production capacity during the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007,

—	the names and the precise activities of all related companies (4) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product concerned,

—

whether the company received benefits under the DEPBS and/or the ITES in (i) the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the determination of the level of the measure to which it is currently subject (1 April 2002-31 March 2003) and/or (ii) in the period 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007,

—	any other relevant information that would assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is chosen to be part of the sample, this will imply replying to a questionnaire and accepting an on-the-spot investigation of its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed to not have co-operated in the investigation. The consequences of non-cooperation are set out in point 7 below.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporters/producers, the Commission will, in addition, contact the authorities of the exporting country, and any known associations of exporters/producers.

(ii)   Final selection of the sample

All interested parties wishing to submit any relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within the time limit set in point 5(b)(ii).

The Commission intends to make the final selection of the sample after having consulted the parties concerned that have expressed their willingness to be included in the sample.

Companies included in the sample must reply to a questionnaire within the time limit set in point 5 (b)(iii) and must co-operate within the framework of the investigation.

If sufficient co-operation is not forthcoming, the Commission may base its findings, in accordance with Articles 27(4) and 28 of the basic Regulation, on the facts available. A finding based on facts available may be less advantageous to the party concerned, as explained in point 7.

(b)   Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled companies and to the authorities of the exporting country concerned.

(c)   Collection of information and holding of hearings

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information other than questionnaire replies and to provide supporting evidence. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 5(a)(i).

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the time limit set in point 5(a)(ii).

5.   Time limits

(a)   General time limits

(i)   For parties to make themselves known, to submit questionnaire replies and any other information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit questionnaire replies, in particular the authorities of the exporting country concerned, or any other information, including that mentioned in point 3 sixth paragraph, within 40 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the aforementioned period.

(ii)   Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.

(b)   Specific time limit in respect of sampling

(i)

The information specified in point 4(a)(i) should reach the Commission within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, given that the Commission intends to consult parties concerned that have expressed their willingness to be included in the sample on its final selection within a period of 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(ii)	All other information relevant for the selection of the sample as referred to in 4(a)(ii) must reach the Commission within a period of 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(iii)

The questionnaire replies from sampled parties must reach the Commission within 37 days from the date of the notification of their inclusion in the sample.

6.   Written submissions, questionnaire replies and correspondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (5) and, in accordance with Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘FOR INSPECTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES’.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission

Directorate General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: J-79 4/23

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 295 65 05

7.   Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of facts available is made, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall be concluded, according to Article 22(1) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Other interim reviews under Article 19 of the basic Regulation

The scope of the current review is as set out in point 4 above. Any party wishing to claim a review on the basis of other grounds may do so in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the basic Regulation.

10.   Processing of personal data

Please note that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (6).

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(1)  OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(2)  OJ L 121, 13.5.2005, p. 1.

(3)  Individual margins may be claimed pursuant to Article 27(3) of the basic Regulation for companies not included in the sample.

(4)  For guidance on the meaning of related companies, please refer to Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

(5)  This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 29 of the basic Regulation and Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.

(6)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/14

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Communication from the Kingdom of Belgium in connection with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/13)

By request of 15 December 2006 the undertaking Laxtron Belgium NV, with its head office at Alfons De Baeckestraat 12, B-8200 Bruges, has applied for a licence, for a period of 30 years, to prospect for and produce oil and gas (hydrocarbons) in the Limburg and Antwerp Campine region.

The area to be covered by the licence applied for is 102 119 ha, with a perimeter of approximately 193 km. The gas reserves under consideration should be at a depth of between 500 m and 2 000 m.

The following list summarises the positions of the vertices of the boundaries of the area in question between point 924 (point on the Belgian-Dutch border near Bichterweerd) and boundary stone 205. The coordinates are given in the Belgian Lambert projection of 1972.

Point	X (km)	Y (km)
0	198 892	231 758
924	248 314	194 246
925	245 851	193 676
926	241 509	192 704
927	237 498	191 845
928	235 096	191 282
929	230 477	189 035
930	230 479	188 531
931	227 808	188 125
932	227 877	192 759
933	223 715	196 425
934	223 709	196 675
935	222 369	196 353
936	220 740	195 935
937	215 717	197 649
938	210 098	199 565
939	208 855	199 948
940	206 187	200 899

Submission of applications

The person submitting the original application and undertakings submitting competing applications must satisfy the conditions laid down in Royal Decree No 83 of 28 November 1939 concerning the prospection and production of bituminous rocks, oil and gas (Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge of 8 December 1939) and in the Decree of the Flemish Government of 23 July 1997 on the form and procedure for examining applications for licences to explore for and produce oil and gas (Belgisch Staatsblad/Moniteur Belge of 8 October 1997).

Anyone wishing to prospect for and/or produce hydrocarbons in the area covered by the original application or in part of that area may likewise submit an application to the Flemish Government by registered letter within ninety days of the publication of this communication. Applications must be submitted to the following address:

Vlaamse overheid

Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie

Afdeling Land en Bodembescherming, Ondergrond, Natuurlijke Rijkdommen

Koning Albert II laan 20, bus 20

B-1000 Brussel

Decisions on the original application and any competing applications will be taken within 200 days of the date of publication of this communication.

Further information is obtainable from the above address.

All of the abovementioned legislation may be consulted on the website:

http://www.just.fgov.be/.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4897 — Arcapita/HT Troplast)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/14)

1.

On 31 August 2007, 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 PVC (Lux) Holding Company S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) controlled by Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c) (‘Arcapita’, Bahrain) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking HT Luxembourg S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg), the holding company of HT Troplast Group (‘HT Troplast’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares.

2.	The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Arcapita: investment bank, — HT Troplast: vinyl profiles for windows and doors, vinyl sheets and vinyl shutters.

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.4897 — Arcapita/HT Troplast, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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11.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 212/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4871 — KPN/Getronics)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 212/15)

1.

On 3 September 2007, 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 Koninklijke KPN N.V. (‘KPN’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Getronics N.V. (‘Getronics’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

2.	The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for undertaking KPN: telecommunications services, — for undertaking Getronics: ICT services.

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.4871 — KPN/Getronics, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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