do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1225/2001 of 21 June 2001 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common wheat, export, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1225/2001

of 21 June 2001

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001

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)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion
of Poland, was opened pursuant to Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 943/2001 (5).

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.

(3)

(4)

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 15 to 21
June 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No
943/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 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 133, 16.5.2001, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2001 of 21 June 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/2001

of 21 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 22 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 21 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
624
999
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
800
804
999
052
999
052
064
066
400
616
999

77,7
77,7
79,1
79,1
79,8
50,7
86,4
72,3
68,2
67,0
67,6
91,1
102,5
117,5
92,1
88,1
65,5
77,9
108,3
216,0
96,8
105,6
210,9
210,9
327,4
215,1
177,1
272,6
287,5
255,9

(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’.
Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to adopting a Council Decision extending Europol's mandate to deal with the serious forms of international crime listed in the Annex to the Europol Convention
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: Belgium, Sweden
Subjects: Belgium, EU police cooperation, Europol, Sweden, fight against crime, public safety

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II

(Preparatory Acts pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)

Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to adopting a
Council Decision extending Europol’s mandate to deal with the serious forms of international
crime listed in the Annex to the Europol Convention

(2001/C 176/05)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a
and in
European Police Office
particular Article 2(2) thereof,

(Europol Convention) (1)

On a proposal from the Management Board, the Council
inter-

1.
shall unanimously lay down which serious forms of
national crime are to be given priority.

Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium and
the Kingdom of Sweden,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the preparatory work on this issue performed
by the Europol Management Board, in particular regarding the
budgetary and staffing implications for Europol,

Whereas:

(1) One of the Union’s objectives is to provide citizens with a
high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and
justice by developing common action among the Member
States in the fields of police cooperation.

(2) The effectiveness of the cooperation within the framework
of the Europol Convention would be enhanced if Europol,
within certain prioritised areas, could perform its tasks in
respect of all aspects of international organised crime listed
in the Annex to the Europol Convention,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Europol is hereby instructed to deal with the serious forms of
international crime listed in the Annex to the Europol
Convention.

The Director shall

2.
Board on the implementation of these priorities.

regularly update the Management

The general report on Europol’s activities referred to in
3.
Article 28(10),
the Europol
Convention shall make explicit reference to, and reflect, these
priorities and their implementation.

first subparagraph, point 1 of

Article 3

1.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

2.
As from 1 January 2002, the Council Decision of 29
April 1999 extending Europol’s mandate to deal with forgery
of money and means of payment (2) shall be repealed.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Done at Brussels . . .

For the Council

The President

. . .

(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.

(2) OJ C 149, 28.5.1999, p. 16.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/2001 of 21 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, beef, intervention buying

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2001

of 21 June 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No
690/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (2), and in particular Article 2(2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2)
in particular for the opening or the suspension of
tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average
market prices for the reference class during the two
most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the
tender.

The second subparagraph of Article 12 of the above-
mentioned Regulation provides for a voluntary applica-
tion of the tendering rules until 30 June 2001 in certain

(3)

(4)

Member States while the application is obligatory in
others.

The application of Articles 2 and 12 referred to above
results in the opening of purchase by tender in a
number of Member States. Commission Regulation (EC)
No 713/2001 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1009/2001 (4), on the purchase of beef under Regulation
(EC) No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.

Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is
necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day
of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 29.

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ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BĲLAGE — ANEXO —
LIITE — BILAGA

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Κράτος µέλος

Member State

État membre

Stati membri

Lidstaat

Estado-Membro

Jäsenvaltiot

Medlemsstat

Deutschland

France

Nederland

Ireland
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2465 — CVC/Amstelland) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial management, investment, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2465 (cid:151) CVC/Amstelland)

(2001/C 176/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 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, via a holding company, the undertaking CVC Capital Partners BV (NL), belonging to the CVC
Group of Companies (CVC), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of
the division Cementbouw Handel & Industrie BV (Handel & Industrie, NL) from Amstelland NV (NL), by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) CVC: investment management and related services; CVC manages companies which are active among

others in sealant guns (PC Cox) and additives for concrete and cement (Lafarge Materis),

(cid:151) Handel & Industrie: production, wholesale and retail trading of building products.

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.24675 (cid:151) CVC/Amstelland, 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: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 June 2001

(2001/C 176/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,455

Danish krone

9,1139

Swedish krona

0,611

Pound sterling

0,8513

United States dollar

1,3072

Canadian dollar

105

Japanese yen

1,5248

Swiss franc

7,8565

Norwegian krone

91,60

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,644

2,062

Australian dollar

New Zealand dollar

6,8894

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1224/2001 of 21 June 2001 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, export licence, extra-EU trade, quantitative restriction, viticulture

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1224/2001

of 21 June 2001

on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of
24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with
third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in partic-
ular Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the
market in wine (2) limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure
contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
during the Uruguay Round multilateral
trade nego-
tiations.

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the
conditions under which the Commission may take
specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity
laid down or the budget available under the said Agree-
ment.

On the basis of information on export licence applica-
tions available to the Commission on 20 June 2001, the
quantity still available for the period until 30 June 2001,
for zone (2) Asia, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regula-

tion (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the
issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund
is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the accep-
tance of applications submitted from 13 to 19 June
2001 should be applied and the submission of applica-
tions and the issue of licences suspended until 30 June
2001,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submitted
from 13 to 19 June 2001 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001
shall be issued for 76,13 % of the quantities requested for zone
(2) Asia.

2.
The issue of export licences for wine-sector products
referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted
from 20 June 2001 and the submission of export licence
applications from 22 June 2001 for zone (2) Asia shall be
suspended until 30 June 2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1886/01 by Rolf Berend (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Town twinning programmes.
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, invitation to tender, town, twinning

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EN

11.12.2001

Algeria Watch(cid:146)s grant application concerns the development of the English-language version of its website.
The aim is to publish information on Algeria throughout Europe.

Nobody has instructed the Commission not to finance Algeria Watch(cid:146)s website.

(2001/C 350 E/265)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1886/01

by Rolf Berend (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 June 2001)

Subject: Town twinning programmes

Numerous municipalities and town twinning associations are currently receiving letters from Brussels
informing them that their applications have been rejected. A list of 22 possible reasons is appended, and
the relevant reason is marked with a cross. Often only a signature or bank form is missing, but this means
that the application is not even submitted to the selection panel for a decision.

Unlike in previous years, the Commission is not able to get back to the applicants concerned. Applications
which contain only a very small formal error are not forwarded to the selection panel.

This causes pro-Europe town twinning associations and municipalities a great deal of frustration, and, if
this is to be avoided, it is absolutely essential that the Commission gets back to the applicants in such cases
so that the omissions can be rectified.

What prospects does the Commission see for redeploying its staff so that the previous practice can be
resumed, so as not to put enthusiastic pro-Europeans off Europe?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(24 July 2001)

This year the Commission adopted the (cid:145)call for proposals(cid:146) procedure for funding town-twinning activities.
This had been discussed and agreed with the national and regional organisations involved in town
twinning. The idea was to resolve the problems that had regularly occurred in the past (e.g. processing
delays) and bring the management of this type of funding into line with the rules generally applied at
Community level for the awarding of grants.

This procedure requires the submission of complete dossiers including various annexes which are clearly
specified in the call for proposals, by a date which is known in advance. The aim is to improve the
administration of dossiers, of which more than 2 500 are submitted each year, in the interest of applicants
(quicker processing and prompt payments).

In order to launch the new system under the best possible conditions, staff have already been redeployed
to the extent allowed by the available resources. A return to the previous practice would mean a return to
long processing times for all grant applications.

The Commission has arranged a meeting with the above-mentioned organisations and the European
Parliament in autumn 2001 to take stock of the situation and examine any simplification possibilities
compatible with the rules of sound administrative and financial practice.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 of 1 June 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 02062991 (1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002) (OJ L 149 of 2.6.2001)
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, frozen product, import licence, tariff quota

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 of 1 June 2001 opening and providing for the
administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products
covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 149 of 2 June 2001)

Page 13, Article 7(4)(c):

for:

‘0202 10 00, 0202 20, 0202 30, 0206 29 91’,

read:

‘— 0202 10 00, 0202 20
— 0202 30, 0206 29 91’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2473 — Finnforest/Moelven Industrier) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, wood industry

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21.6.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2473 (cid:151) Finnforest/Moelven Industrier)

(2001/C 176/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 15 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 undertaking Finnforest Corporation (Finnforest), Finland, which belongs to the Mets(cid:228)liitto
Group, Finland, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of
Moelven Industrier ASA (Moelven), Norway, by way of a public bid announced on 16 May 2001.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Finnforest: production and marketing of sawn timber, plywood and engineered wood products,

(cid:151) Moelven: production and marketing of sawn timber, wood-based building materials and industrialised

building concepts based on modules.

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.2473 (cid:151) Finnforest/Moelven Industrier, 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.