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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2271 — Cargill/Agribrands) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, agro-industry, animal nutrition, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

27.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 27/61

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2271 (cid:151) Cargill/Agribrands)

(2001/C 27/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 January 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the US undertaking Cargill Incorporated (Cargill) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, control of the US-based undertaking Agribrands International (Agribrands) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Cargill: trader and processor of commodities, marketer of non-branded food ingredients to the food

industry and producer and marketer of agricultural inputs to farmers,

(cid:151) Agribrands: producer and marketer of animal feeds and other agricultural products.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2271 (cid:151) Cargill/Agribrands, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2253 — Edizione Holding/NHS/Comune di Parma/AMPS) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 27/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.1.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2254 (cid:151) Aviapartner/Maersk/Novia)

(2001/C 27/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 January 2001 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2254. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations (OP/A/4-B),
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 424 55, fax (352) 29 29 427 63.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2253 (cid:151) Edizione Holding/NHS/Comune di Parma/AMPS)

(2001/C 27/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 December 2000 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in Italian and will be made
public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CIT(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 300M2253. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations (OP/A/4-B),
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 424 55, fax (352) 29 29 427 63.
Corrigendum to Council Directive 2001/41/EC of 19 January 2001 amending the sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the lengh of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied (OJ L 22 of 24.1.2001)
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, VAT, VAT rate, application of EU law, goods and services, provision of services

L 26/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.1.2001

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Directive 2001/41/EC of 19 January 2001 amending the sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on
the common system of value added tax, with regard to the lengh of time during which the minimum standard
rate is to be applied

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 22 of 24 January 2001)

In the contents, on the second page of the cover, and on page 17,

in the title:

for:

‘2001/41/EC’,

read:

‘2001/4/EC’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2254 — Aviapartner/Maersk/Novia) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 27/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.1.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2254 (cid:151) Aviapartner/Maersk/Novia)

(2001/C 27/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 January 2001 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2254. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations (OP/A/4-B),
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 424 55, fax (352) 29 29 427 63.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2253 (cid:151) Edizione Holding/NHS/Comune di Parma/AMPS)

(2001/C 27/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 December 2000 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 (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in Italian and will be made
public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CIT(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 300M2253. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations (OP/A/4-B),
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 424 55, fax (352) 29 29 427 63.
State aid — C 59/98 (ex N 701/97) — The Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, control of State aid, emergency aid, harbour installation, operating cost, professional association

27.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 27/43

STATE AID

C 59/98 (ex N 701/97)

The Netherlands

(2001/C 27/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Commission communication under Article 88(2) (ex Article 93(2)) of the EC Treaty addressed to
the other Member States and other interested parties concerning a barge control centre in the
Port of Rotterdam

By the letter below, the Commission has informed the Dutch authorities of its decision to terminate the
procedure.

(cid:145)By letter of 3 September 1997, your government has notified a proposed State aid towards specific
investment and operating costs for a coordination centre in the port of Rotterdam for a group of
inland navigation companies (the barge control centre). This notification received the number N 701/97.

By decision of 14 October 1998, the Commission decided not to object to the part of the measure
pertaining to investment aid (1). Concerning the operating aid, the Commission decided to open the
procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty. This decision was communicated to your
government with letter SG(98) D/9453 of 1 November 1998 (case C 59/98). The main reason for
opening the procedure was that the measure involved operating aid, which is as a rule not allowed
under Community law.

The Commission letter was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities for comments on 2
December 1998. Within the deadline stated, two port terminal operators and one administrative authority
commented. All comments were critical about the Dutch scheme. The Directorate-General for Transport of
the Commission transmitted the comments to the Dutch authorities by letter of 19 January 1999.

By letter of 4 March 1999, the Dutch Government, via its Permanent Representation, stated that it had
decided not to pursue the notified measure any further and that it withdrew the notification. The Dutch
authorities further confirmed that they had not paid out any subsidy according to the measure.

Therefore, the Commission has decided to close the procedure related to the Dutch State aid for the barge
control centre.(cid:146)

(1) Commission Decision of 14 October 1998, N 701/97 (cid:151) The Netherlands, OJ C 52, 23.2.1999, p. 11.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, monetary union

27.1.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 27/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2001

(2001/C 27/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4619

Danish krone

8,9068

Swedish krona

0,6315

Pound sterling

0,9228

United States dollar

1,3878

Canadian dollar

107,69

Japanese yen

1,5278

Swiss franc

8,21

79,48

Norwegian krone

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7043

Australian dollar

2,1211

New Zealand dollar

7,2993

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.