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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0385/01 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. EU funds.
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU aid, United Kingdom, regions of the United Kingdom

C 174 E/262

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

19.6.2001

(2001/C 174 E/286)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0385/01

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(15 February 2001)

Subject: EU funds

What is the total of EU grants and funding spent in or allocated to the south-east region of the United
Kingdom for each of the last five years for which figures are available?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(23 March 2001)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2001/C 174 E/287)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0550/01

by Dirk Sterckx (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 February 2001)

Subject: Impounding of Belgian ham in Portugal in the wake of the dioxin crisis

In 1999, the Portuguese authorities impounded a number of deliveries of ham from a Flemish company
which bore a date which gave grounds for suspecting that they might be contaminated with dioxin.
Similar products held in stock from the same period were tested and analysed for dioxin contamination.
Unlike the authorities in other countries, the Portuguese authorities have never adopted the method of
testing samples. In the interim, the goods have been declared unfit for human consumption and actually
had to be destroyed. The company involved is not eligible for the aid made available in Belgium for the
destruction of products from the suspect period because the final date for applications for such aid has
passed.

Is the Commission aware of the attitude of the Portuguese authorities to the Belgian method of testing and
analysing samples? Is it acceptable that, because of the attitude of the Portuguese authorities, the products
have now been declared unfit for human consumption and the company involved can no longer destroy
them and claim the aid made available in Belgium for the destruction of products from the suspect period?
How many complaints has the Commission received to date about measures taken by Member States
against Belgian products in the wake of the dioxin crisis?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(2 March 2001)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2248 — CVC/Advent/Carlyle/Lafarge Matériaux de Specialités) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 49/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

15.2.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2255 (cid:151) Telefonica Intercontinental/Sonera 3G Holding/Consortium IPSE 2000)

(2001/C 49/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2248 (cid:151) CVC/Advent/Carlyle/Lafarge MatØriaux de SpecialitØs)

(2001/C 49/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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 French 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2243 — Stora Enso/Assidomän/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 49/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2243 (cid:151) Stora Enso/Assidom(cid:228)n/JV)

(2001/C 49/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 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 300M2243. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2285 (cid:151) Schroder Ventures Limited/Homebase)

(2001/C 49/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 February 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2285 — Schroder Ventures Limited/Homebase) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 49/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2243 (cid:151) Stora Enso/Assidom(cid:228)n/JV)

(2001/C 49/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2285 (cid:151) Schroder Ventures Limited/Homebase)

(2001/C 49/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 February 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2255 — Telefonica Intercontinental/Sonera 3G Holding/Consortium IPSE 2000) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 49/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

15.2.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2255 (cid:151) Telefonica Intercontinental/Sonera 3G Holding/Consortium IPSE 2000)

(2001/C 49/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 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 301M2255. 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.
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2248 (cid:151) CVC/Advent/Carlyle/Lafarge MatØriaux de SpecialitØs)

(2001/C 49/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 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 French 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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European Parliament resolution on human rights in Nigeria
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Islam, Nigeria, cruel and degrading treatment, freedom of religious beliefs, human rights, position of women

C 276/284

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

1.10.2001

Thursday 15 February 2001

18. Human rights: Nigeria

B5-0109, 0119, 0127, 0138 and 0148/2001

European Parliament resolution on human rights in Nigeria

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the CFSP statement of 30 January 2001 on corporal punishment in Zamfara state

(Nigeria),

A. deeply concerned by the case of the young girl, Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, who was sentenced to a
hundred lashes on 19 January 2001 at the Higher Sharia court of Tsafe, in the state of Zamfara,
Nigeria, for having sexual relations outside of marriage,

B. whereas since 1999 eight northern states of Nigeria have introduced Islamic law, creating severe prob-

lems in relations between the different communities in those states,

C. whereas the Nigerian Constitution adopted in 1999 guarantees total freedom of belief,

1.
Condemns the flogging of an underage girl, sentenced under Zamfara state legislation, and stresses
that she received this punishment while an application for leave to appeal was still pending before the
courts;

Considers flogging a cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment which contravenes the Nigerian Con-

2.
stitution and the international conventions on human rights to which Nigeria is party;

Urges the authorities to allow defendants sentenced to corporal punishment to exercise their full

3.
rights of appeal to higher courts and not to obstruct their attempts to do so on procedural grounds;

Stresses the peaceful and legal action taken by both Muslim and Christian human rights groups in

4.
Nigeria on these issues;

5.
Calls on the European Union to improve the dialogue with Nigeria, with a view to strengthening the
existing processes in Nigeria towards the consolidation of democracy and respect for human rights and
religious freedoms;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Nigerian

6.
Government and Parliament.

19. Human rights: Freedom of expression in Pakistan

B5-0110, 0120, 0129, 0139 and 0149/2001

European Parliament resolution on the arrest of seven journalists and freedom of expression in
Pakistan

The European Parliament,

A.

expressing deep concern at news that seven journalists face the death penalty for blasphemy after
Pakistan’s military regime closed down an English-language newspaper for publishing a reader’s letter,

B. whereas hundreds of protesters from a right-wing Islamic party set fire to the printing presses of the

‘Frontier Post’ in the Peshawar newspaper’s offices,
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2259 — Terra/Amadeus/1Travel.com) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 49/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2259 (cid:151) Terra/Amadeus/1Travel.com)

(2001/C 49/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2246 (cid:151) Sofinim/KBC Invest/Mercator & Noordstar/VIV/Tournesoleon/De Clerck/
FOC)

(2001/C 49/10)

(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),

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0391/01 by Hiltrud Breyer (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. FYROM/Greece: ecological damage to Lake Dojran.
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, North Macedonia, bilateral agreement, degradation of the environment, environmental liability, impact study, irrigation, lake, water management

C 261 E/104

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.9.2001

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(2 April 2001)

On 1 December 2000, the Commission adopted a report on the state of implementation by Member
States (1) of Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of
the
organisation of working time (2).

The Commission however has not carried out any specific analysis of the way in which this Directive has
been implemented to cover homeworkers and this report does not deal specifically with this issue.

(1) COM(2000) 787 final.
(2) OJ L 307, 13.12.1993.

(2001/C 261 E/109)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0391/01

by Hiltrud Breyer (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: FYROM/Greece: ecological damage to Lake Dojran

(15 February 2001)

There has been a huge drop in the water level of Lake Dojran, which borders the FYROM and Greece, over
the past 20 years (5-8 metres). According to various experts as well as local people, too much water is
being pumped from the lake by the Greeks for irrigating fields. A number of publications have been
drawing attention to this problem since the 1980s. It is not possible at present to assess the scale of the
ecological damage.

To what extent has agreement been reached between the FYROM and Greece concerning use of

1.
water from Lake Dojran?

Does such agreement cover ecological aspects, and are there water lifting quotas based on the water

2.
level of the lake?

3. What is being done to repair the damage already observed?

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(3 April 2001)

The Commission has not been informed by the Greek Government of the existence of a bilateral
agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia concerning the use of water from Lake
Doirani (Dojran).

The Commission has financed an initial diagnostic study for Lake Doirani (Dojran) as part of the PHARE
cross-border cooperation (CBC) programme. The study is a precursor to addressing the technical issues,
identifying the cause of the serious reduction in the water level and proposing remedial action through a
lake management plan.

There is as yet no specific project for Lake Doirani (Dojran) which, co-financed through the Structural
Funds, might aim to repair any environmental damage. Interest in such action has nonetheless been
expressed by both countries within the framework of the abovementioned PHARE CBC programme.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 319/2001 of 15 February 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 1740/2000
Date: 2001-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export licence, export refund, rye, third country

L 46/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.2.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 319/2001

of 15 February 2001

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1740/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to all
to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1740/2000 (5).

third countries was opened pursuant

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 9 to 15
February 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No
1740/2000.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 199, 5.8.2000, p. 3.