do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 966/2001 of 17 May 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 966/2001

of 17 May 2001

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000

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 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion
of certain ACP States, was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1701/2000 (5), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 945/2001 (6).

(2)

(3)

(4)

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.

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 11 to 17
May 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No
1701/2000.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 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 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 133, 16.5.2001, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 962/2001 of 17 May 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2879/2000 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, agricultural product, consumer information, foodstuff, sales promotion, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 962/2001

of 17 May 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 2879/2000 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural
products in third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 of 14
December 1999 on measures to provide information on, and
to promote, agricultural products in third countries (1), and in
particular Article 11 thereof,

(4)

(5)

In order to facilitate the start of the arrangements the
deadline for submitting programmes to the Commission
should be extended to 15 June 2001.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the joint
accordance with the opinion expressed at
meeting of management committees on the promotion
of agricultural products,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

lays
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2879/2000 (2)
down the detailed rules for applying the above Regula-
tion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2879/2000 specifies the
deadlines for Member States to send the Commission the
list of programmes and implementing bodies they have
selected. In the first instance the deadline is set as 15
May 2001.

Because of difficulties in implementing the new arrange-
ments certain Member States have asked for more time
in this first year.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Sole Article

In Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2879/2000, the first
sentence is replaced by the following:

‘No later than 30 April each year and in the first instance
15 June 2001, the Member States shall send the Commis-
sion the list of programmes and implementing bodies they
have selected and a copy of each programme.’

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 63.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2384 — Ratos/3iGroup/Atle) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2230 (cid:151) Sanmina/Siemens/Inboard Leiterplattentechnologie)

(2001/C 145/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 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 300M2230. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2384 (cid:151) Ratos/3iGroup/Atle)

(2001/C 145/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 April 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 301M2384. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1460/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Budget Line A-3022.
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, budget, promotion of the European idea

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EN

11.12.2001

The beneficiary institutions specified in lines A-3010, A-3011 etc., not being eligible under the criteria
applying to line A-3022, do not receive any support under this line.

As for the question of support for activities presenting information about the Union, it should be stressed
that such activities are not eligible for funding from line A-3022.

(2001/C 350 E/173)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1460/01

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(17 May 2001)

Subject: Budget Line A-3022

€ 1 500 000 was allocated both for 2000 and 2001 to Budget Line A-3022, Study and Research Centres.

Could the Commission confirm which organisations and centres have benefitted from this line in the past,
giving full details of the projects that were carried out?

How many new and existing organisations applied for this funding for 2001, and in what way does the
Commission audit the use of Community money from this line?

Answer given by Ms Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(16 July 2001)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that it produces an annual report on all the
grants awarded under Chapter A-30, listing the beneficiaries, the amount of the grant and the percentage
co-financed. This report, which has already been sent to Parliament this year (to the Secretariat of the
Committee on Budgets) contains information on the beneficiaries of grants made from budget line
A-3022.

The projects to be funded under the 2001 budget are currently being selected. Of the 136 proposals
received by the Commission, 21 come from organisations (universities or associations of university
teachers) selected in previous years.

Line A-3022 is used to fund not the operating costs of the organisations receiving the grants, but costs
directly linked with the projects funded. Monitoring the use to which grants are put requires analysis of
the final report and the financial statement which all organisations are required to submit at the end of the
project. This analysis is conducted before the balance of the grant is paid out. In some cases it may result
in recovery of part of the advance.

(2001/C 350 E/174)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1462/01

by Piia-Noora Kauppi (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Diabetic seeks category C driving licence

(17 May 2001)

A Finn suffering from diabetes has studied for close on two years at technical school in the logistics
section to qualify as a lorry driver. When applying for the school in question, the person concerned was
not told that diabetes was a factor restricting this course of study. Passing the exam and exercising the
profession require a category C driving licence, and the conditions for issuing such a licence contain
a derogation for diabetics that is laid down in the relevant EU directive.
Notification of cooperation agreements (Case COMP/C2/38.126 — BUMA, GEMA, PRS, SACEM) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, cooperation agreement, copyright, management, music, trade licence

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Notification of cooperation agreements

(Case COMP/C2/38.126 (cid:151) BUMA, GEMA, PRS, SACEM)

(2001/C 145/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 April 2001 the Commission received notification of agreements, pursuant to Articles 2 and 4
1.
of Council Regulation No 17, of bilateral agreements which BUMA, Gesellschaft
f(cid:252)r Musikalische
Auff(cid:252)hrungs- und mechanische Vervielf(cid:228)ltigungsrechte (GEMA), The Performing Right Society Ltd (PRS)
and SociØtØ des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM) entered into with each other and
with other parties.

2.
The notification concerns a standard bilateral agreement which amends the existing bilateral
reciprocal representation agreements between copyright collecting societies in order to allow for the
licensing of public performance of music on the Internet. The agreement authorises each party to grant
non-exclusive licences for the online public performance of musical works of the repertoire of the other
party on a worldwide basis. It covers webcasting, streaming, online music on demand as well as music
included in video (TV, motion, pictures, etc.) transmitted online. As a basic rule, the licence will be granted:

(a) by the society operating in the country corresponding to the URL (uniform resource locator) used by
the content provider, where the primary language used at the site of the content provider is the
primary language of that country; or

(b) otherwise by the society operating in the country where the content provider is incorporated.

If the content provider has its economic residence in a different country from the countries set forth
above, the licence will be granted by the society operating in that country.

Upon preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified cooperation agreement could

3.
fall within the scope of Regulation No 17.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit any observations they may have on the

4.
proposed operation.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 15 working days following the date of this
5.
publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by e-mail (Miguel.Mendes-Pereira@cec.eu.int), by
fax (No (32-2) 295 01 28) or by post under reference number COMP/C2/38.126 (cid:151) BUMA, GEMA, PRS,
SACEM to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Antitrust Registry,
Office 0/18,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 961/2001 of 17 May 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2001

of 17 May 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 18 May 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 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 17 May 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 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
064
212
999
052
600
628
999
052
999
052
204
212
220
400
600
624
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

81,4
92,7
79,3
84,5
71,6
142,5
143,2
119,1
86,4
86,4
51,0
55,2
58,3
52,9
65,0
61,6
69,9
59,1
87,8
84,2
97,6
73,6
76,2
75,0
83,9
132,0
107,2
90,8

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2303 — 4*Ciaoweb/We-cube) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, miscellaneous industries, type of business

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2303 (cid:151) 4*Ciaoweb/We-cube)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 145/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 May 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),
indirectly controlled by Giovanni Agnelli & C. Sapaz (GAC),
by which the undertaking Ciaoweb SpA,
acquires, by way of purchase of shares, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint
control of the undertaking We-cube SpA, whose parent companies are the undertakings Networking SA,
belonging to Fininvest SpA (Fininvest), Italgas SpA, controlled by ENI SpA (ENI) and a team composed by
four members of the management.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) GAC: automobiles, industrial vehicles, banking, insurance, publishing, tourism, large retailing,

(cid:151) Fininvest: advertising, commercial television, publishing, insurance, cinema, new media and real estate,

(cid:151) ENI: oil, natural gas, generation of electric energy, petrochemicals, engineering and related 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.2303 (cid:151) 4*Ciaoweb/We-cube, 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.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the statute and financing of European political parties (COM(2000) 898 — C5-0081/2001 — 2001/0011(CNS))
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Union, party financing, party organisation, political parties, politics

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Thursday 17 May 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 35
Article 5a (new)

Article 5a

Penalties

Where, having deposited their statutes, European political
parties or groupings of parties act in a fashion contrary to
the fundamental principles of democracy, respect for fun-
damental rights and the rule of law, or violate the obli-
gations arising from Article 3 and 4, the financing granted
under Article 3 shall be suspended. Monies wrongly
received must be refunded. Furthermore, appropriate
financial penalties shall be imposed under the same pro-
cedure.

It shall expire at the end of the second financial year following its
entry into force.

It shall apply until the entry into force of a successor regu-
lation drawn up on the basis of the Treaty of Nice.

Amendment 22
Article 8, paragraph 2

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the statute
and financing of European political parties (COM(2000) 898 (cid:129) C5-0081/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0011(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 898,

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council, pursuant to Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0081/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of the Com-
mittee on Budgets and the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0167/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament(cid:146)s amendments;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by

3.
Parliament;

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Com-

4.
mission proposal;

5.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 970/2001 of 17 May 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1740/2000
Date: 2001-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export licence, export refund, rye, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 970/2001

of 17 May 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender 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 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
amount specified in Article 1.

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

(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 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
fied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix

For tenders notified from 11 to 17 May 2001, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1740/2000,
the maximum refund on exportation of
shall be
EUR 36,89/t.

rye

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 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 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 199, 5.8.2000, p. 3.