do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax (COM(2000) 650 — C5-0008/2001 — 2000/0289(CNS))
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: VAT, approximation of laws, electronic mail, invoicing

28.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 53 E/221

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday 13 June 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol-
lowing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Directive shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Amendment 25
ARTICLE 3

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Direc-
tive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid
down for invoicing in respect of value added tax (COM(2000) 650 (cid:129) C5-0008/2001 (cid:129) 2000/
0289(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 650) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 93 of the EC Treaty (C5-0008/2001),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinion of

the Committee on Committee on Industry, External Trade (A5-0149/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 145.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2461 — OM Group/dmc2) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, application of EU law, chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 169/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.6.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2461 (cid:151) OM Group/dmc2)

(2001/C 169/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 June 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 OM Group (US) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of
the whole of the business activities of Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec AG (dmc2) (Germany), controlled by
Degussa-H(cid:252)ls AG, by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) OM Group: production and marketing of metal-based speciality chemicals and powders,

(cid:151) dmc2: chemicals and catalysts, and advanced materials.

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.2461 (cid:151) OM/Group/dmc2, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

13.6.2001

EN

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C 169/1

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 June 2001

(2001/C 169/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4547

Danish krone

9,32

Swedish krona

0,6152

Pound sterling

0,8474

United States dollar

1,2915

Canadian dollar

103,16

Japanese yen

1,5222

Swiss franc

7,9835

Norwegian krone

88,79

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,6137

Australian dollar

2,0236

New Zealand dollar

6,8563

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
2.  European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 on protection of the Community's forests against fire (14645/1/2000 REV 1 – C5-0073/2001 — 1999/0160(COD))
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, action programme, fire protection, forest conservation, silviculture

C 53 E/194

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EN

28.2.2002

Wednesday 13 June 2001

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0179/2001),

1.

2.

Approves the common position;

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

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

2.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the common position adopted by the Council with a
view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2158/92 on protection of the Community(cid:146)s forests against fire (14645/1/2000 rev. 1
(cid:129) C5-0073/2001 (cid:129) 1999/0160(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Council common position (14645/1/2000 rev. 1 (cid:129) C5-0073/2001) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(1999) 379) (3),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission(cid:146)s amended proposal (COM(2000) 864) (4),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0179/2000),

1.

2.

Approves the common position;

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

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 97, 27.3.2001, p.5.
(2) OJ C 121, 24.4.2001, p. 416.
(3) OJ C 307 E, 26.10.1999, p. 33.
(4) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 365.
Decision of the Committee of Permanent Representatives of 13 June 2001 setting up a high-level working party
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: Permanent Representatives Committee
Subjects: committee (EU), economic policy, tax system

29.6.2001

EN

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(Information)

COUNCIL

DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES

of 13 June 2001

setting up a high-level working party

(2001/C 183/01)

THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES,

Article 3

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community and in particular, Article 207(1) thereof,

Reporting to the Council shall be done in full respect of Article
207 of the EC Treaty.

Having regard to the Rules of procedure of the Council and in
particular Article 19(3) thereof,

Article 4

Whereas:

(1) The Council agreed on 5 June 2001 that a high-level
working party should be established in order to assure
the coordination of work and to achieve parallel progress
on the tax package.

(2) The Council may entrust other tasks in the tax area to that

working party,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

A high-level working party, hereinafter referred to as the
is hereby set up to assure the coordination
(cid:145)working party(cid:146),
of work and to achieve parallel progress on the tax package.

When dealing with issues of relevance to overall economic
developments and economic policies, reports of the working
party should, without prejudice to the role of the Committee of
also transmitted to the
Permanent Represenstatives, be
Economic and Financial Committee and/or to the Economic
Policy Committee with a view to a possible opinion.

Article 5

The future of the working party will be examined once final
agreement on the tax package has been reached.

Article 6

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official
Communities.

Journal of

the European

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2001.

The working party shall be composed of high-level represen-
tatives designated by the Member States. The Commission shall
designate a high-level representative to take part in the working
party proceedings. It shall be chaired by a representative of the
Member State holding the Presidency of the Council.

For the Committee
of Permanent Representatives

The President

G. LUND
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2001 of 13 June 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 43rd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1531/2000
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

14.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 157/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1154/2001

of 13 June 2001

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 43rd 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 43rd 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 43rd 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 39,808 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 June 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 June 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.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA)
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Czechia, approval, association agreement (EU), industrial product, product safety, protocol to an agreement

L 156/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.6.2001

Information relating to the entry into force of the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing
an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
the Czech Republic, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial
Products (PECA) (1)

The Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment
and Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA), which the Council decided to conclude on 4 April 2001,
enters into force on 1 July 2001, the procedures provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol having been
completed on 31 May 2001.

(1) OJ L 135, 17.5.2001, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics (COM(2001) 38 — C5-0031/2001 — 2001/0023(COD))
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, branch of activity, business policy, company structure, competitiveness, economic statistics

C 53 E/216

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.2.2002

Wednesday 13 June 2001

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 concerning structural business statistics
(COM(2001) 38 (cid:129) C5-0031/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0023(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2001) 38) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) and to Article 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commis-

sion submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0031/2001),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0181/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 129.

9. Simplifying conditions for invoicing in respect of VAT *

A5-0149/2001

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, mod-
ernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax
(COM(2000) 650 (cid:129) C5-0008/2001 (cid:129) 2000/0289(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 5a (new)

(5a) The competent national administrations should ensure
that SMEs do not face any extra administrative burdens in
complying with this Directive.

Amendment 2
ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 22, paragraph 3, point (a), subparagraph 1 (Directive 77/388/EEC)

3. (a)

Every taxable person shall ensure that an invoice, or
is issued, either by
other document serving as invoice,
himself or by a third party,
in his name and on his
behalf, in respect of goods and services which he has sup-
plied or rendered to another taxable person or to a non-

3. (a)

Every taxable person shall ensure that an invoice, or
is issued, either by
other document serving as invoice,
himself, in his name and on his behalf, by his customer
or by a third party, in respect of goods and services which
he has supplied or rendered to another taxable person or

(1) OJ C 96 E, 27.3.2001, p. 145.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/2001 of 13 June 2001 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, rice

14.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 157/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1158/2001

of 13 June 2001

concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the
refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1667/2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of
23 May 1995,
laying down special detailed rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
409/2001 (4), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides,
where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an
export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working
days between the day of submission of applications and
the granting of export licences with advance fixing of
the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a
uniform percentage
if
applications for export licences exceed the quantities
which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1126/2001 (5)
fixes refunds under the procedure
provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 800
tonnes.

reduction in the quantities

(2)

(3)

The quantities applied for on 12 June 2001 are in excess
of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should
licence applications
therefore be
submitted on 12 June 2001.

fixed for

export

In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect
from the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with
advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regulation (EC)
No 1126/2001 on 12 June 2001 shall give rise to the issue of
licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage
reduction of 32,65 % has been applied.

Article 2

Applications for export
licences for rice and broken rice
submitted from 13 June 2001 shall not give rise to the issue of
export licences under Regulation (EC) No 1126/2001.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 117, 24.5.1995, p. 2.
(4) OJ L 60, 1.3.2001, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 153, 8.6.2001, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2001 of 13 June 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

14.6.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 157/1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1153/2001

of 13 June 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 14 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 June 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 13 June 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 30 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
068
999
052
388
624
999
388
528
624
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
052
999
052
064
400
616
999

80,8
80,8
65,3
68,6
66,9
82,7
70,2
65,1
72,7
75,4
63,6
60,5
66,5
88,1
120,4
98,9
76,7
77,5
64,2
77,2
140,9
101,6
93,9
205,9
205,9
336,8
138,6
285,2
273,0
258,4

(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’.