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Commission Decision of 31 October 2000 on State aid for Ford Genk, Belgium (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, motor vehicle industry

17.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 52/15

COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 October 2000

on State aid for Ford Genk, Belgium

(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2001/C 52/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By letter dated 22 July 1999 Belgium notified the Commission of the aid referred to above. It provided the
Commission with further information by letters dated 25 October 1999, 7 January 2000 and 28 February
2000.

By letter dated 30 May 2000 the Commission informed Belgium that it had decided to initiate the
procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid.

The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities (1). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments.

The Commission received no comments from interested parties.

By letter of 13 September 2000 Belgium withdrew the notification of the aid.

The Commission notes that according to Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (2), the
Member State concerned may withdraw the notification in due time before the Commission has taken
a decision on the aid. In cases where the Commission has initiated the formal investigation procedure, the
Commission shall close that procedure.

Consequently, the Commission decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of
the EC Treaty in respect of the relevant aid, recording that Belgium has withdrawn its notification.

(1) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000
(2) Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for application of Article 93 of the

Treaty, (OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, monetary union

17.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 52/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 February 2001

(2001/C 52/01)

1 euro

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=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,464

Danish krone

8,9615

Swedish krona

0,6284

Pound sterling

0,9113

United States dollar

1,3991

Canadian dollar

104,88

Japanese yen

1,537

8,195

Swiss franc

Norwegian krone

78,76

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7263

Australian dollar

2,126

7,195

New Zealand dollar

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Corrigendum to the information on Holidays in 2001 — Member States of the European Union (OJ C 33 of 1.2.2001)
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Union, member country, public holiday

C 52/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.2.2001

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the information on Holidays in 2001 (cid:151) Member States of the European Union

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 33 of 1 February 2001)

(2001/C 52/08)

On page 4, in the column for Denmark (DK), add the following holiday:

Christmas Eve: 24.12.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2309 — Ericsson/Skandia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications industry

17.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 52/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2309 (cid:151) Ericsson/Skandia)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 52/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 February 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which Ericsson Holding International BV (Ericsson), a company belonging to the Ericsson group, and
Skandia Insurance Company Ltd (Skandia), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of Alleato AB, a newly created company constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Ericsson: telecommunications and data communications,

(cid:151) Skandia: insurance and asset management services.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

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.2309 (cid:151) Ericsson/Skandia, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2330 — Cargill/Banks) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, agricultural product, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, trading operation

C 52/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.2.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2330 (cid:151) Cargill/Banks)

(2001/C 52/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 February 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 undertaking Cargill plc (Cargill), controlled by Cargill Inc. and SCB Holdings (Sandy) Ltd
(Banks) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of a joint venture
(JV) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Cargill: commodity trading, processing and distribution of foodstuffs, agricultural merchanting,

(cid:151) Banks: agricultural merchanting,

(cid:151) JV: agricultural merchanting in the United Kingdom.

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.2330 (cid:151) Cargill/Banks, 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.