do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2001 of 14 March 2001 on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, agreement (EU), clothing, quantitative restriction, textile product, trade agreement

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 73/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 501/2001

of 14 March 2001

on the authorisation of transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products
originating in the People's Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12
October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products from third countries (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2474/2000 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5 of the Agreement between the Community and
the People's Republic of China on trade in textiles prod-
initialled on 9 December 1988 (3), and as last
ucts,
amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 19 May 2000 (4),
provides that transfers may be made between quota
years.

The People's Republic of China made a request on 29
December 2000 for an advance use of quantities from
the quantitative limits for the year 2001.

The transfers requested by the People's Republic of
China fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions
referred to in Article 5 of the Agreement between the
Community and the People's Republic of China on trade
in textiles products, initialled on 9 December 1988 and

as set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93.

(4)

(5)

It is appropriate to grant the request.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee
provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/
93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods
originating in the People's Republic of China are authorised for
the quota year 2000 as detailed in the Annex to this
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply to the quota year 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 367, 31.12.1988, p. 75.
(4) OJ L 314, 14.12.2000, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Category 6: advance use of 1 049 160 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.

Category 7: advance use of 499 160 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.

Category 21: advance use of 333 000 pieces from year 2001 quantitative limits.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2358 — Flextronics/Ericsson) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, radio telecommunications, telecommunications industry

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 83/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2358 (cid:151) Flextronics/Ericsson)

(2001/C 83/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 March 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 Flextronics International Ltd (Flextronics) acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the mobile handset manufacturing and distribution
operations (the Business) of Telefonaktibolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Flextronics: supplier of manufacturing services,

(cid:151) Ericsson: supplier of communication solutions for mobile and fixed networks, as well as consumer

products,

(cid:151) the Business: manufacturing of Ericsson mobile telephones and accessories.

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.2358 (cid:151) Flextronics/Ericsson, 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.
Ex-post publicity of Eurostat actions which received a grant in 2000
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU publication, OSCE, access to information, economic support

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the Commission revokes

the Article 81(3)
In the event
exemption of the joint venture agreement pursuant to Article
6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 or an equivalent provision
in any successor regulation, the Article 81(3) exemption is
annulled, or the parties terminate the notified joint venture
agreement, these commitments will be null and void as from
the date of revocation, the date of the annulment judgment, or
the date of termination, as the case may be. As provided for in
Part 3, the parties will also have the right to demand return of
any slots provided under these commitments to an airline
which is at the time of the revocation, annulment judgment,
or termination, operating services on FRA-LON using those
slots.

V. Conclusion

The Commission having established prima facie
the
agreement in question meets the test of Article 81(1) of the
EC Treaty, has not taken a position as to the applicability of
Article 81(3). According to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No

that

3975/87, if the Commission does not notify the parties within
90 days of the date of this publication, the arrangements, as
described above, would be exempt from the prohibition under
Article 81(1) for a maximum of six years.

In accordance with Article 5 of
the
Commission invites interested parties to send their comments
concerning
between British
cooperation agreement
Midland, Lufthansa and SAS and the proposed commitments,
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice, to:

the same Regulation,

the

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
for the attention of Oliver Stehmann
Unit COMP/D2
Office J-70 2/82
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 296 29 11
e-mail: Oliver.Stehmann@cec.eu.int

Ex-post publicity of Eurostat actions which received a grant in 2000

(2001/C 83/04)

In accordance with point 1.2.2,
hereby informed of actions that benefited from a Eurostat grant during the year 2000.

last indent, of the Commission Vade-mecum on grants, the public is

These actions are available on a list on the EUROPA server http://europa.eu.int. The list concerned is
obtainable via (cid:145)Welcome(cid:146), (cid:145)Institutions(cid:146), (cid:145)Commission(cid:146), (cid:145)Directorates-General and services(cid:146), (cid:145)Eurostat(cid:146), (cid:145)Other
information(cid:146), (cid:145)Calls for tenders and grants(cid:146) and then enter the file (cid:145)Ex-post publicity 2000 grants(cid:146).

The list contains the file number, the unit concerned, the names and country of the beneficiaries, the
amount granted and the co-financing rate of the action.

An ex-ante publicity action has been made for all these actions except for the few spontaneous grants
which are listed separately and for which a specific justification has been given.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 497/2001 of 14 March 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 31st partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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EN

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L 73/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 497/2001

of 14 March 2001

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 31st partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1531/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13
September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets
in the sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1527/2000 (2), and in particular the second subpara-
graph of Article 18(5) thereof,

and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
response to the 31st partial
invitation to tender, the
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 of 13 July
2000 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3),
requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the
export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1531/
2000 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 31st partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at 45,960 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 59.
(3) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 69.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 496/2001 of 14 March 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

15.3.2001

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 496/2001

of 14 March 2001

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
last
import arrangements
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
in
standard values for imports from third countries,
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

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to the Commission Regulation of 14 March 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
212
999
052
628
999
220
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
600
624
999
600
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
388
512
528
720
999

131,9
65,0
94,4
97,1
148,6
141,3
144,9
233,7
233,7
121,5
115,6
118,6
56,3
47,3
54,7
58,8
48,1
53,4
53,1
60,6
60,6
91,2
96,4
91,7
70,9
88,1
86,3
95,6
102,0
105,8
92,0
72,8
78,0
75,9
54,6
70,3

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p. 14). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2302 — Heinz/CSM) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 83/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.3.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2180 (cid:151) Outokumpu/Avesta Sheffield (ECSC.1342))

(2001/C 83/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 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 300M2180. 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.2302 (cid:151) Heinz/CSM)

(2001/C 83/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2302. 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.
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing and on information to be published on those securities (codified version) (COM(2000) 126 - C5-0390/2000 - 2000/0174(COD))
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: information, securities, stock-exchange listing

C 343/152

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EN

5.12.2001

Wednesday 14 March 2001

TEXTS ADOPTED

1. Official admission of securities ***I (procedure without report)

C5-0390/2000

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the admission of secur-
ities to official stock exchange listing and on information to be published on those securities
(codified version) (COM(2000) 126 . C5-0390/2000 . 2000/0174(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

2. Financial instrument for the countries of Latin America, Asia, the Mediterra-

nean region and South Africa ***II (procedure without debate)

A5-0086/2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council regulation on the closure and liquidation of projects adopted by the
Commission under Regulation (EC) No 213/96 on the implementation of the European Commun-
ities investment partners Financial Instrument for the countries of Latin America, Asia, the Medi-
terranean region and South Africa (12280/1/2000 . C5-0566/2000 . 2000/0034(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:26) having regard to the Council common position (12280/1/2000 (cid:26) C5-0566/2000) (1),

(cid:26) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1999) 726) (3),

(cid:26) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:26) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:26) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Development and

Cooperation (A5-0086/2001),

1.

2.

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

(1) OJ C 23, 24.1.2001, p. 46.
(2)
(3) OJ C 150 E, 30.5.2000, p. 79.

‘Texts Adopted’, 5.9.2000, Item 2.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 March 2001

(2001/C 83/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4652

Danish krone

9,176

Swedish krona

0,6341

Pound sterling

0,9202

United States dollar

1,4287

Canadian dollar

110,27

Japanese yen

1,5374

Swiss franc

8,2345

Norwegian krone

79,77

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,8293

Australian dollar

2,2103

New Zealand dollar

7,1914

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Corrigendum to Special Report No 22/2000 of the Court of Auditors on evaluation of the reformed clearance of accounts procedure, together with the Commission's replies
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU Member State, budgetary control, closing of accounts, common agricultural policy

14.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 84/19

Corrigendum to Special Report No 22/2000 of the Court of Auditors on evaluation of the reformed clearance
of accounts procedure, together with the Commission’s replies

CORRIGENDA

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 69 of 2 March 2001)

(2001/C 84/02)

On page 5, Table 1, under the last column headed ‘OJ’, against ‘1991’:

for:

‘C 338, 11.11.1996’,

read: ‘C 10, 15.1.1996’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2231 — Huntsman International/Albright & Wilson Surfactants Europe) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, application of EU law, chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, petrochemicals

C 83/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.3.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2231 (cid:151) Huntsman International/Albright & Wilson Surfactants Europe)

(2001/C 83/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 March 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),
jointly controlled by the Huntsman
by which the undertaking Huntsman International Holdings 11c,
Corporation and Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, control of parts of the undertaking Albright & Wilson Limited (Albright & Wilson
Surfactants Europe), belonging to the group Rhodia SA, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Huntsman International is a manufacturer of a wide variety of commodity and specialty chemicals
through the following principal businesses: (a) polyurethane chemicals; (b) petrochemicals; (c) titanium
dioxide; and (d) propylene oxide,

(cid:151) Albright & Wilson Surfactants Europe: European production and sale of

surface active agents

(surfactants).

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.2231 (cid:151) Huntsman International/Albright & Wilson Surfactants Europe, 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.