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Commission Regulation (EC) No 548/2001 of 20 March 2001 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultry, poultrymeat

L 81/24

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21.3.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 548/2001

of 20 March 2001

fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organization of the market in
poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2916/95 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that
the difference between prices on the world market for
the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and
prices for those products within the Community may be
covered by an export refund.

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the
present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the
refund should be fixed at an amount which would
permit Community participation in world trade and

would also take account of the nature of these exports
and their importance at the present time.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of product codes for which, when they are exported,
the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be
as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 March 2001 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0207 12 10 9900
0207 12 90 9190
0207 12 90 9990

V01
V01
V01

EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg

20,00
20,00
20,00

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ

L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000,
p. 14).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
V01 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq,

Iran.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/ECSC.1352 — Endesa/CdF/SNET) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: coal industry, economic concentration, electrical industry, merger control, telecommunications industry

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Official Journal of the European Communities

20.3.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/ECSC.1352 (cid:151) Endesa/CdF/SNET)

(2001/C 89/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 9 March 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 66 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC Treaty), by which
Endesa (Spain) acquires joint control, together with Charbonnage de France, of SNET (France) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Endesa: mainly, electricity, telecommunications and coal,

(cid:151) Charbonnage de France: mainly coal,

(cid:151) SNET: electricity producer and supplier.

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

3.
the scope of Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty. 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/
ECSC.1352 (cid:151) Endesa/CdF/SNET, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/JV.54 — Smith & Nephew/Beiersdorf/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2001/C 89/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 March 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 301M2309. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/JV.54 (cid:151) Smith & Nephew/Beiersdorf/JV)

(2001/C 89/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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 301J0054. 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 547/2001 of 20 March 2001 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 547/2001

of 20 March 2001

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2390/2000 (4), and in particular Article 8(5),

Whereas:

(1)

The total amount of applications for refund certificates
valid from 1 April 2001 exceeds the maximum referred
to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.

A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis
of Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000. Such coefficient should therefore be applied to
amounts requested in the form of refund certificates
valid from 1 April 2001 as established in Article 8(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates valid from 1
April 2001 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,22.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2001.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 276, 28.10.2000, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 March 2001

(2001/C 89/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4643

Danish krone

9,1373

Swedish krona

0,6292

Pound sterling

0,8996

United States dollar

1,4098

Canadian dollar

109,83

Japanese yen

1,5354

Swiss franc

8,123

Norwegian krone

79,16

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,796

Australian dollar

2,1378

New Zealand dollar

7,1633

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2001 of 20 March 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 180/2001 derogating from the rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside as a result of the adverse weather conditions in some Community regions
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: atmospheric conditions, cereals, harvest, leguminous vegetable, oleaginous plant, set-aside

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21.3.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 546/2001

of 20 March 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 180/2001 derogating from the rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 with regard to set-aside as a result of the adverse weather condi-
tions in some Community regions

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17
May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of
certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1672/2000 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Eligibility for the area aid under the general scheme
referred to in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/
1999 is subject to an obligation to set land aside.

The detailed rules of application fixed by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2860/2000 (4), stipulate that
the
set-aside period must begin no later than 15 January and
that no agricultural production is authorised on the land
set aside.

As a result of adverse weather conditions, Commission
Regulation (EC) No 180/2001 (5) derogating from Regu-
lation (EC) No 2316/1999 authorises producers to
harvest certain crops no later than 28 February 2001
and to harvest potatoes and beet no later than 31 March
2001, without this affecting recognition of the lands in

question as properly set aside, provided that they prove
that the applicable conditions have been complied with.

(4)

(5)

the persistent rain in some Community
In view of
regions,
this derogation until 31 March should be
extended to all crops which should normally be
harvested before the beginning of January.

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

The second indent of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 180/
2001 is replaced by:

‘— harvesting, where done, was done no later than 31

March 2001,’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 15 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 63.
(5) OJ L 27, 30.1.2001, p. 15.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2309 — Ericsson/Skandia/Alleato/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

20.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2001/C 89/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 March 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 301M2309. 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/JV.54 (cid:151) Smith & Nephew/Beiersdorf/JV)

(2001/C 89/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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 301J0054. 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),
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L-2985 Luxembourg.
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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0963/01 by Philip Bradbourn (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Vehicle registration plates.
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union membership, European symbol, national sovereignty, symbol of State, vehicle registration

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EN

4.12.2001

Current and former members of the Economic and Social Committee are being considered for membership
of the Group. The functions of Group member are not remunerated. The daily allowance of € 500 to
which the Honourable Member refers was provided for by the Decision setting up the Group. It is
intended to facilitate the participation of owners or employees of small and medium-sized enterprises,
since it is in particular those working full-time in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose
opinion interests the Commission.

The Commission finds that the advantages of thoroughly preparing its proposals and other initiatives in
areas contributing towards the economic wealth of our society are ample justification for the costs
incurred. It should be remembered that the Group was set up in order to rationalise the Commission(cid:146)s
work, as indicated in the second recital of Decision 2000/690/EC, and that it replaces several committees
or groups which existed previously under the auspices of the Commission in the area of enterprise policy.

(1) OJ L 285, 10.11.2000.

(2001/C 340 E/152)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0963/01

by Philip Bradbourn (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(20 March 2001)

Subject: Vehicle registration plates

Will the European Commission please justify provisions which prohibit the display of the national flag of
Member States on vehicle registration plates but which at the same time permit the display of the
European Union flag?

Will it further review the appropriate legislation and allow Member States to determine for themselves
what is permissible in this respect, since the prohibition of a Member State(cid:146)s national symbol under any
circumstance hits at the very core of national sovereignty?

Anwer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(3 May 2001)

There is no Community legislation either prohibitting the use of any national symbol in motor vehicles
number plates or imposing the use of the European flag.

Therefore it is a matter for individual Member States to decide if they want to introduce or not national
symbols in their number plates.

Concerning the use of the Community flag in number plates, Council Regulation (EC) No 2411/98 of
3 November 1998 (1)
the
the mutual
distinguishing sign of the Member State in which motor vehicles and their trailers are registered.

recognition in intra-Community traffic of

just provides for

The Commission has no intention to propose to modify the Council Regulation.

(1) OJ L 299, 10.11.1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 540/2001 of 20 March 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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21.3.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 540/2001

of 20 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,

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
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
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
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 21 March 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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 20 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
999
220
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
624
999
600
999
039
388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999
388
512
528
999

104,8
50,4
117,6
90,9
148,6
148,6
255,0
255,0
126,3
140,4
133,3
72,6
48,4
55,7
58,8
63,6
59,8
60,6
60,6
91,2
90,7
84,1
77,8
91,7
84,2
91,5
106,2
105,3
91,4
70,5
75,3
75,1
73,6

(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’.