ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
2.

believes that the EU’s approach to migration must be sustainable in the long term, solidarity based and respect human rights. It must take account of all aspects of migration, which include humanitarian obligations, asylum seekers, economic migrants; emphasises the importance of tackling smuggling and human trafficking, development and stability in non-EU countries, effective returns policy and Europe’s demographic challenges. The Committee underlines that regular migration can be an essential element of development. In addition to the benefits that successful immigration policy brings for the individuals concerned, it also provides significant benefits for society in general by contributing to the workforce and to the financing of welfare. The Committee therefore calls on all those holding political responsibility, the European institutions, national, regional and local authorities, the media and civil society not to stigmatise migrants or migration and to provide citizens with objective information on migration and its causes and effects; the Committee rejects all forms of discrimination and racist behaviour towards migrants as incompatible with the founding principles of the European Union. In this context, takes note of the results of the 25 and 26 June European Council meeting and calls on the European Commission and the Member States to work within the context of the agreement reached to address the migration emergency effectively, involving local and regional authorities;
66.

invites the Commission to pay particular attention to the protection of refugees in their areas of origin, as an important element in dealing with the growing number of people in need of international protection. Welcomes in this context the European Commission’s proposal for a new partnership framework with third countries housing large numbers of refugees; these countries need to develop sustainable reception capacities and provide lasting prospects close to home for millions of individuals fleeing from war and persecution. In this regard, acknowledges the need for an external investment plan by mobilising investments in third countries, and calls for the European regional and local authorities to be fully involved in this process. Local and regional authorities should be encouraged to help their hosting counterparts outside the EU by providing technical assistance and advocating for a more structural approach to the protection of the refugees;
7.

calls for building on the experience of the Conference to develop permanent and place-based dialogue with citizens as a participatory mechanism that would better link the EU with the realities at local, county, regional and national levels; believes that this permanent dialogue with citizens would prove its added value in the context of European, national and regional/county/local elections; in this regard, the work of the centres that form part of the Europe Direct network is noteworthy, as is that of the host structures which act as drivers for the dissemination of European values and the debate on the European project. In the same vein, local and regional authorities should encourage permanent forums for European dialogue and debate with the various actors in their region, with a view to bringing the European integration project closer to the citizens;
30.

Takes note that in the period 2011–2020, the share of women elected to all political levels increased, from local to national level, but regrets that they still account for only a third of the total across all levels. In 2021, only 16 out of 285 regional assemblies in the EU achieved parity in the candidates elected. The CoR acknowledges that its membership is also far from being gender-balanced and expects the Member States to address this issue. The CoR therefore will launch reflections on how to increase women’s participation in its work, its leading positions and its composition, and calls on the Member States to organise initiatives aimed at empowering women in local and regional politics to overcome the discrimination in the political world and fighting the obstacles women encounter through their path, including stereotypes;
No C 19/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 1. 90 
OPINION OF THE ECSC CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE 
on the draft Commission Decision authorizing borrowings on the capital market with a view to 
granting loans for financing coal and steel investments in Hungary and Poland 
(unanimously adopted at the 282nd Session on 19 December 1989, with two abstentions) 
(90/C 19/03) 
THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, 
approves the Commission's proposal to make available to Poland and Hungary ECSC financial 
resources in the form of loans up to ECU 200 million. This approval is, however, subject to the 
following conditions: 
— the financial resources in question should not be used to create extra production capacity 
without an equivalent increase in demand, 
— when exporting coal and steel, the countries benefiting from the said financial resources 
should provide adequate guarantees of their observance of the rules of fair competition 
which apply between western countries in the framework of GATT. 
Commission communication pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty 
(90/C 19/04) 
By Decision C(90) 116 dated 22 January 1990 the Commission has authorized the Italian 
Republic not to apply Community treatment to footwear falling within CN codes ex 6401, ex 
6402, ex 6403, 6404 and 6405 originating in South Korea and in free circulation in the other 
Member States. 
The said Decision is applicable after the date of the present Decision until 30 June 1990. 
The text of this Decision may be obtained from the Commission, Brussels: tel. 02/235 23 64, 
telefax (02) 235 01 20 or 235 01 21.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations given at the 77th meeting on 14 April 2000 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.1693 - Alcoa/Reynolds

(2002/C 53/07)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, it has a Community dimension as defined by Article 1(2) of the Regulation and it constitutes a case of cooperation under the EEA Agreement.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's definition of the relevant product markets for:

(a) smelter grade alumina,

(b) commodity alumina hydrate, and

(c) high purity P0404 aluminium.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's definition of the relevant geographic markets for:

(a) smelter grade alumina,

(b) commodity alumina hydrate, and

(c) high purity P0404 aluminium.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the views of the Commission expressed in the draft decision that the concentration will create a single dominance position in the markets for:

(a) smelter grade alumina,

(b) commodity alumina hydrate, and

(c) high purity P0404 aluminium.

on the geographic markets considered, as result of which competition within the common market and the EEA will be significantly impeded.

5. The majority of the Advisory Committee reserves their position considering the limited amount of time available to make an assessment of the commitments proposed by Aloca on 12 April 2000 and will give their opinion in writing. A minority agrees with the Commission that the said commitments would remove the competitive concerns of the notified operation in the markets identified by the Commission. Another minority does not agree with the commitments because they were submitted past the deadline of Article 18(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/98.

6. The majority of the Advisory Committee reserves their position as to the fact that, subject to full compliance with the submitted commitments, the proposed concentration can be declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of EEA Agreement and will give their opinion in writing. A minority agrees with the Commission that, subject to full compliance with the submitted commitments, the proposed concentration can be declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of EEA Agreement. Another minority does not agree because the commitments were submitted past the deadline of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 447/98.

7. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take account of the other points raised during the discussion of this case.

8. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Final report of the hearing officer in case COMP/M.2201 - MAN/Auwärter (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision (C(2001) 1461/3 final) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition procedures)

(2002/C 91/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The draft Decision does not give rise to any particular observation regarding the right to be heard. The procedure took a normal course both during its written and its oral phase. No problems in so far were indicated by the parties.

Done at Brussels on 12 June 2001.

Helmuth Schröter
Implementing provisions

(2002/C 252/05)

The European Ombudsman has adopted new implementing provisions which come into force on 1 January 2003. The implementing provisions are available on the Ombudsman's website in all 11 official languates at:

http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office at: 1, avenue du Président-Robert-Schuman BP 403 F - 67001 Strasbourg Cedex Tel. (33) 388 17 23 13 Fax (33) 388 17 90 62 E-mail: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.730 - AuA/Lufthansa (prepared under Article 15 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2002/C 214/04)

The main features of a cooperation agreement between Deutsche Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, notified to the Commission for exemption under Article 81(3) of the Treaty, were published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 11 July 2000. Third parties expressed their views. The Commission then issued a Statement of Objections under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/89, following which the parties then proposed commitments to the Commission in order to solve the competition problems. Those being acceptable to the Commission, the proposal for exemption incorporating the commitments was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 14 December 2001 in order for the third parties to make their views known. One has to consider that the rights to be heard of the parties, who neither replied to the Statement of Objections, nor asked access to the file, have been fully respected.

Done at Brussels, on 27 May 2002.

Serge Durande
Administrative Commission of the European Communities on Social security for Migrant workers

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2003/C 27/02)

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1. Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank.

2. The reference period shall be:

- the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

- the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,

- the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

- the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Communities ("C" series) of the months of February, May, August and November.
Information concerning the extension of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 1986

(2003/C 173/02)

At its eighty-eighth session (Madrid, 23-25 June 2003), the International Olive Oil Council decided, under the provisions of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives (1986)(1), as amended by the 1993 Protocol extending the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives(2), to extend the Agreement for eighteen months until 31 December 2004.

(1) OJ L 214, 4.8.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 298, 3.12.1993, p. 37.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations given at the 104th meeting on 10 December 2001 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.2530 - Südzucker/Saint Louis Sucre

(2003/C 97/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notfied concentration constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and that it has a Community dimension.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, each of the following sugar products constitutes a relevant product market:

(a) industrial sugar;

(b) retail sugar; and

(c) sugar for distributors' private labels.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, the relevant geographic market(s):

(a) for industrial sugar and retail sugar are in general national, except for Germany, where as a result of the structure of the markets, southern Germany forms a relevant geographic market;

(b) for sugar for distributors' private labels does not have to be defined since the proposed concentration would neither give rise to competition concerns on the basis of a German, Belgian nor on the basis of a Community-wide market.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration leads to the strengthening of dominant positions as a result of which effective competition would be significantly impeded in the common market or in a substantial part of it in the markets for industrial sugar and retail sugar in southern Germany and Belgium.

5. Does the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration will not lead to the creation or strenthening of a dominant position in the market(s) for the supply of sugar for distributors' private labels.

6. The majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments submitted by the parties to divest Südzucker's share in Veurne, to provide up to 90000 tonnes of quota sugar per year, which will be taken from Südzucker's sugar production sites in southern Germany and to divest Südzucker's minority stake of Saint Louis Sucre in the Spanish company Ebro Puleva are sufficient to remove competition concerns arising in respect of the southern German and Belgian sugar markets. A minority of the Advisory Committee disagrees.

7. The majority of the Advisory Committee therefore agrees that the proposed concentration should be declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement. A minority of the Advisory Committee disagrees.

8. The Commission takes into account the remarks and comments made by the Advisory Committee.

9. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Court of Justice - Election of the President of the Court



Official Journal C 255 , 24/10/2003 P. 0005 - 0005



Election of the President of the Court (2003/C 255/08) At their meeting on 7 October 2003, the Judges of the Court of Justice of the European Communities elected, under Article 7(1) of the Rules of Procedure, Mr Skouris as President of the Court for the period from 7 October 2003 to 6 October 2006.
Opinion of the Advisory Commitee on concentration given at its ninety-sixth meeting on 19 June 2001 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/JV.55 - Hutchison/RCPM/ECT

(2003/C 210/05)

1. The notified operation constitutes a concentration with a Community dimension within the meaning of Articles 1 and 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation.

2. The Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant market is the market for the provision of stevedoring services for transhipment traffic carried by deep-sea container vessels in Northern Europe.

3. The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's view that the concentration as initially notified would have created or strengthened a dominant position.

4. The commitments submitted by the parties are sufficient to remove the competition concerns. The Advisory Committee wishes to be kept informed of the implementation of the commitments.

5. The Committee therefore agrees that the operation is compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA-Agreement subject to full compliance with the conditions and obligations set out in the Draft Decision.

6. The Committee recommends the publication of its opinion.

7. The Commission takes into account the remarks and comments made by the Advisory Committee.
Administrative Commission of the European Communities on Social security for Migrant workers

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2003/C 266/06)

>TABLE>

1. Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank.

2. The reference period shall be:

- the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

- the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,

- the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

- the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Union ("C" series) of the months of February, May, August and November.
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.685 - GVG/FS

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 12/02)

On 25 October 1999 Georg Verkehrsorganisation (GVG) submitted a complaint against Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), the largest Italian railway carrier.

On 21 June 2001 the Commission sent the statement of objections to FS. The addressee twice requested and was granted an extension to the deadline to reply to the statement of objections. The reply was submitted on 16 October 2001.

Following the request of the addressee, an oral hearing was held on 30 October 2001. In its written response and at the oral hearing FS contested many of the factual and legal elements put forward by the Commission in the statement of objections. Subsequent to the hearing one of the objections set out in the statement of objections was dropped. The duration of another objection was reduced. In addition, the Commission carried out additional fact-finding on a number of points, in particular by means of requests for information. FS was given the opportunity to comment in detail on the non-confidential versions of the replies received.

FS had access to the file on two occasions, first on 28 September 2001 and, secondly, on 30 May 2002.

Undertakings were submitted on 6 December 2002 and finally on 27 June 2003, FS (Trenitalia) and GVG signed an international grouping agreement and agreed on terms of the traction contract.

Neither FS nor GVG have raised any procedural issue before the Hearing Officer in this case.

In the light of the above, I consider that the rights to be heard have been respected in the present case. The draft decision deals only with objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the opportunity of making known their views.

Brussels, 11 August 2003.

Karen Williams
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations given at the 105th meeting on 22 January 2002 concerning a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.2416 - Tetra Laval/Sidel

(2004/C 36/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the conditions for applying Article 8(4) of the Merger Regulation are fulfilled.

2. A majority of the Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a decision pursuant to Article 8(4) of the Merger Regulation should order the following measures because such measures are necessary to restore conditions of effective competition:

(a) Tetra shall separate itself from Sidel from the date of the final decision as proposed in Article 1 of the draft decision; and

(b) Tetra shall divest its shareholding in Sidel in a final manner which ensures Sidel's viability and competitive effectiveness in accordance with the proposed Article 2 of the draft decision; and

(c) Tetra shall adhere to the transitional period obligations as proposed in Article 3 of the draft decision; and

(d) Tetra shall appoint an independent trustee with the powers and obligations proposed in Article 4 of the draft decision; and

(e) Tetra shall divest its entire shareholding in Sidel in accordance with the time-limits (nine months + three months) and the manner specified in the proposed Article 5 of the draft decision.

As regards to question 2(b), a minority regards the divestiture of the entire shareholding as disproportionate.

A minority abstains.

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

4. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take account of all other points raised during its discussion of the case.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations delivered at its 72nd meeting, held on 5 January 2000, concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to case COMP/M.1630 - Air Liquide/BOC

(2004/C 79/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the product markets are defined on the basis of the different types of gas marketed and their different distribution channels (on-site plants and pipelines, tankers, and cylinders).

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the geographic markets for on-site plants and pipelines, for helium and for speciality gases for the electronics industry embrace the European Economic Area and that the markets for gases supplied by tanker or in cylinders do not generally extend beyond national borders.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the initial merger plan would lead to the creation of a dominant position for Air Liquide on the markets in gases supplied by on-site plants or pipelines.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the planned merger would strengthen the dominant position of BOC on the UK and Irish markets in gases supplied by tanker and in cylinders and that of Air Liquide on the French market in the same products.

5. The majority of the members of the Advisory Committee agree with the Commission that the plan would crete a collective dominant position for Air Liquide and Air Products on the wholesale helium market and on the market in speciality gases for the electronics industry. A minority abstains.

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings given by the parties on 21 December 1999 are sufficient to meet the competition concerns in each of the markets mentioned in points 4 and 5.

7. The majority of the members of the Advisory Committee agree with the Commission that the undertakings given by the parties on 21 December 1999 are sufficient to meet the competition concerns in the market in gases supplied by on-site plants or pipelines. A minority disagrees.

8. The Advisory Committee invites the Commission to take into consideration all the other points raised during the discussion and recommends the publication of this opinion.