do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2380 — FöreningsSparbanken/SEB) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, Sweden, bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

20.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 175/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2380 (cid:151) F(cid:246)reningsSparbanken/SEB)

(2001/C 175/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 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 Swedish undertakings F(cid:246)reningsSparbanken AB (FSB) and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
(SEB) enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Regulation

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) FSB: Swedish-based banking group offering a full range of banking products and mutual

funds,

primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises and private individuals.

(cid:151) SEB: Swedish-based banking group offering a full range of corporate and private banking products and

mutual funds.

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.2380 (cid:151) F(cid:246)reningsSparbanken/SEB, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2501 — Eureko/Interamerican) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, application of EU law, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, merger control

20.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 175/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2501 (cid:151) Eureko/Interamerican)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 175/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 June 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),
by which the undertaking Eureko BV (The Netherlands) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Interamerican (Greece) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Eureko BV: insurance services,

(cid:151) Interamerican: insurance 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.2501 (cid:151) Eureko/Interamerican, 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.
2001/581/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 2001 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (notified under document number C(2001) 1632)
Date: 2001-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, agreement (EU), trade agreement (EU), wine

1.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 208/45

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 June 2001

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement amending the Agreement between the European
Community and Australia on trade in wine

(notified under document number C(2001) 1632)

(2001/581/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 94/184/EC of 24 January
1994 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the
European Community and Australia on trade in wine (1), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European
Community and Australia on trade in wine signed in Brussels
and in Canberra respectively on 26 and 31 January 1994 (2), as
amended by the Agreement of 24 February 2000 (3), and in
particular Article 17(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of
the
the aforementioned
Community, an amendment of
Agreement aiming to extend, until 30 June 2002, the
provisional authorisation granted to Australian wines
treated with cation exchange resins.

The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit
laid down by its
Chairman,

Article 1

The Agreement amending the Agreement between the Euro-
pean Community and Australia on trade in wine is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision and the Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall
be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 60, 7.3.2000, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/2001 of 20 June 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
Date: 2001-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, GATT, egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

21.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 165/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1213/2001

of 20 June 2001

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import licences for certain
egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No
1251/96 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 (1)
the tariff
opening and providing for the administration of
quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin, as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (2), and in particular Article
5(5) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of
28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The applications for import licences lodged for the third
quarter of 2001 are, in the case of certain products, for
quantities less than or equal to the quantities available
and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other
products the said applications are for quantities greater

than the quantities available and must
therefore be
reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribu-
tion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
30 September 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No
1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation.

2.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October
to 31 December 2001 may be lodged pursuant to Regulations
(EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity
as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.

L 165/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.6.2001

ANNEX

Group

Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted
for the period 1 July to 30 September 2001

Total quantity available for the period
1 October to 31 December 2001
(t)

E1

E2

E3

P1

P2

P3

P4

—

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

2,63

100,00

67 500,00

2 450,00

7 603,04

2 963,90

1 912,00

175,00

325,00
Commission decision of 20 June 2001 on aid towards an investment by RIVIT SpA (non-ECSC steel) — Italy (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to industry, control of State aid, investment aid, iron and steel industry

C 234/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.8.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 June 2001

on aid towards an investment by RIVIT SpA (non-ECSC steel) (cid:151) Italy

(2001/C 234/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Only the Italian version is authentic)

1.
On 17 March 1999, the Italian authorities notified the Commission of their intention to grant
investment aid to the undertaking RIVIT SpA. The notified aid consisted of a direct grant of ITL 186,6
million (EUR 96 371) towards an investment of ITL 2,99 billion (EUR 1,54 million). The notification was
made under the Community framework for certain steel sectors not covered by the ECSC Treaty (1), which
requires aid towards the production of large steel tubes to be notified irrespective of the amount of aid
involved.

2.
By letter dated 13 March 2000, the Commission informed Italy that it had decided to initiate the
procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the aid. This decision was published in
the Official Journal of the European Communities for comments from interested parties (2). The Commission
received comments from one interested party, who requested anonymity.

3.
On 2 February 2001 there entered into force Commission Regulation (EC) No 69/2001 of 12 January
2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to de minimis aid ((cid:145)the Regulation(cid:146)) (3);
Article 2 of the Regulation provides that aid which does not exceed EUR 100 000 over any period of
three years is not caught by Article 87(1) of the Treaty, and consequently need not be notified under
Article 88(3).

4.
Steel tubes producers are not excluded from the scope of the Regulation. There has accordingly been
a change to the Community framework for certain steel sectors not covered by the ECSC Treaty, in that aid
within the de minimis rule is no longer considered State aid and no longer requires notification.

5.
On 7 June 2001, the Italian authorities informed the Commission that Italy had decided to withdraw
the notification. They said they intended to grant the aid under the new de minimis rule laid down by the
Regulation.

6.
The aid that Italy had earlier notified amounted to ITL 186,6 million (EUR 96 371), which is within
the de minimis ceiling. The Commission has therefore decided to close the proceedings it had initiated
under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, on the grounds that the Italian authorities have withdrawn the
notification and that the aid they intend to grant is within the de minimis ceiling. Italy is reminded of its
obligation to ensure compliance with Article 2(2) of the Regulation, which states that the total aid granted
to a firm under the de minimis rule must not exceed EUR 100 000 over any period of three years.

(1) OJ C 320, 13.12.1988, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 142, 20.5.2000, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 30.