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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 88/2001 of 19 June 2001 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, action programme, gender equality

6.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 238/43

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 88/2001

of 19 June 2001

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 39/2000 of the Joint Committee of
the EEA of 11 April 2000 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Council Decision 2001/51/EC of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme relating to the
Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001(cid:150)2005) (2).

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2001,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the text of paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

(cid:145)The EFTA States shall participate in the Community programmes and actions referred to in the first
two indents of paragraph 8 as from 1 January 1996, in the programme referred to in the third indent
as from 1 January 2000 and in the programme referred to in the fourth indent with effect from 1
January 2001.(cid:146);

2.

the following indent shall be added in paragraph 8:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32001 D 0051: Council Decision 2001/51/EC of 20 December 2000 establishing a Programme
(OJ L 17,

relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001(cid:150)2005)
19.1.2001, p. 22).(cid:146)

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 20 June 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

(1) OJ L 141, 15.6.2000, p. 67.
(2) OJ L 17, 19.1.2001, p. 22.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2345 — Deutsche BP/Erdölchemie) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

19.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 174/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2102 (cid:151) Magneti Marelli/Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting Business JV)

(2001/C 174/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 October 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 300M2102. 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.2345 (cid:151) Deutsche BP/Erd(cid:246)lchemie)

(2001/C 174/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 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 301M2345. 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2387 — Heineken/Bayerische BrauHolding AG/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beer, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, production

C 174/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.6.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2387 (cid:151) Heineken/Bayerische BrauHolding AG/JV)

(2001/C 174/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 12 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),
(cid:145)Heineken(cid:146)), belonging to the Heineken group, and
by which Heineken International BV (Netherlands,
Bayerische BrauHolding AG (Germany,
(cid:145)BBH(cid:146)), belonging to the Sch(cid:246)rghuber group, acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Brau Holding International
AG (BHI), 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) Heineken: production and distribution of beer,

(cid:151) BBH: production and distribution of beer,

(cid:151) BHI: production and distribution of beer.

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.2387 (cid:151) Heineken/Bayerische BrauHolding AG/JV, 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1782/01 by Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Report on island regions.
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU regional policy, island region, report

11.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 350 E/225

(2001/C 350 E/253)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1782/01

by Carlos Ripoll y Mart(cid:237)nez de Bedoya (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Report on island regions

(19 June 2001)

In January 2001 it was announced that a wide-ranging study of all the European Union(cid:146)s island regions
was being drawn up for the purpose of establishing an objective diagnosis of the situation in those regions,
including a classification and an assessment of the problems stemming from the regions(cid:146) island nature and
their specific needs. It was hoped that the study would be completed during the course of the current year.

1. What stage has the report reached?

2. When is the report due to be completed and submitted to the European Parliament?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(26 July 2001)

Following publication of a notice of invitation to tender for a study entitled (cid:145)Analysis of the island regions
of the European Union,(cid:146) (1) after an internal selection procedure and with the approval of the Advisory
Committee on Procurements and Contracts, the Commission has selected a tenderer. The budgetary
commitment procedure has just been completed and the contract will be signed in the coming weeks.

The study period has been prolonged from six months to twelve months from the date of signing of the
contract. The report will be submitted within six months, i.e. in early 2002, and will then be presented to
the Commission for approval. It is intended in the remaining six months to improve and add to the
database that has been compiled. The Commission will take steps to ensure that Parliament is kept
informed of the outcome of the study.

(1) OJ S 248, 28.12.2000.

(2001/C 350 E/254)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1793/01

by Marie-Arlette Carlotti (PSE) to the Commission

(12 June 2001)

Subject: Food situation in Niger

Over the last twenty years, Niger has spent more than 170 million euros on providing 17 000 water
supply points in rural areas.

Despite this major effort the food situation in Niger remains precarious and it has become particularly
worrying in recent years on account of a persistent drought.

The food shortage is alarming, particularly in the most vulnerable areas, and the rural exodus prompted by
the drought is gathering pace.

What emergency action (food aid) has been taken by the Commission in order to prevent a humanitarian
disaster?

What initiatives does the Commission intend to continue or implement in order to safeguard agricultural
production in Niger (such as support for the establishment of cereal banks and for the creation or
refurbishment of water supply points in livestock rearing areas, the performance of a feasibility and impact
study in connection with a micro-dam programme, etc.)?
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 73/2001 of 19 June 2001 amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: confidentiality, cooperation agreement (EU), exchange of information, third country

L 238/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 73/2001

of 19 June 2001

amending Annex IX (financial services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 45/2001 of the Joint Committee of the
EEA of 30 March 2001 (1).

Directive 2000/64/EC of
the Council of 7 November 2000
amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC and 93/22/EEC as regards
exchange of information with third countries (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

the European Parliament and of

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 7a (Council Directive 92/49/EEC), 12a (Council Directive
92/96/EEC), 30 (Council Directive 85/611/EEC) and 30b (Council Directive 93/22/EEC) of Annex IX to
the Agreement, before the adaptation texts:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32000 L 0064: Directive 2000/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7

November 2000 (OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 27).(cid:146)

The texts of Directive 2000/64/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 20 June 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 158, 14.6.2001, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 290, 17.11.2000, p. 27.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/2001 of 19 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, milk, milk product

L 163/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.6.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1202/2001

of 19 June 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of
milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Articles 30(1) and 31(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 20a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/
1999 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/
2001 (4),
lays down the provisions applicable to the
management of the milk powder quota for export to the
Dominican Republic under the Memorandum of Under-
standing concluded between the European Community
and the Dominican Republic and approved by Council
Decision 98/486/EC (5). The scope of the provision on
the period of validity of export licences issued under that
quota should be clarified.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 20a(13) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 is replaced by
the following text:

‘13.
Notwithstanding Article 6, export licences shall be
valid from their actual day of issue within the meaning of
Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until 30
June of the quota year for which the licence application
was made.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply to licences issued from 1 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 118, 27.4.2001, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 76/2001 of 19 June 2001 amending Annex XIII (transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, international transport, rail transport, safety standard, transport of dangerous goods, transport safety

L 238/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2001

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 76/2001

of 19 June 2001

amending Annex XIII (transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 50/2001 of the Joint Committee of the
EEA of 30 March 2001 (1).

Commission Directive 2001/6/EC of 29 January 2001 adapting for the third time to technical
progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with
regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 42b (Council Directive 96/49/EC) of Annex XIII to the
Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32001 L 0006: Commission Directive 2001/6/EC of 29 January 2001 (OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p.

42).(cid:146)

The text of Directive 2001/6/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 20 June 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 158, 14.6.2001, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 42.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1198/2001 of 19 June 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

20.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 163/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1198/2001

of 19 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 20 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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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20.6.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 19 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
999
052
204
388
624
999
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
052
999
052
064
400
616
999

82,8
82,8
81,2
81,2
81,4
50,7
70,2
86,4
72,2
71,5
89,4
80,5
92,8
106,7
117,2
81,6
89,4
65,5
83,0
140,9
106,0
98,1
217,2
217,2
333,7
209,8
285,4
287,5
279,1

(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’.
Notification of an agreement (Case COMP/C-3-38143) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, exchange of information, inter-company agreement, new technology, patents licence, television

C 174/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.6.2001

Notification of an agreement

(Case COMP/C-3-38143)

(2001/C 174/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 May 2001 the Commission received notification of a number of agreements pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation No 17 by which France TØlØcom, SA; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd, MPEG LA, LLC; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV; US Philips Corporation and Victor Company of
Japan, Ltd have agreed to license some of their patents through a single, non-exclusive licence programme
to be administered by MPEG LA, LLC of Denver, Colorado, USA and London, United Kingdom. The DVB-T
Licensing programme is defined by eight interrelated agreements, the most important of which, for tech-
nology users, is the DVB-T patent portfolio licence. This licence provides access to the portfolio patents
through a single licence which is available from MPEG LA. Licensees remain free to negotiate patent
licences outside the portfolio from any participating patent holder. DVB-T is a standard which provides an
international standard relating to digital broadcasting. DVB-T technology has been or is expected to be
adopted in a variety of product sectors in the field of digital broadcasting.

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

2.
the scope of Regulation No 17.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

3.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

4.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publi-
cation. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 98 09), or by post under
reference COMP/C-3-38143 DVB-T to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition
Directorate C,
Office 2/196,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1049 Brussels.