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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1345/2001 of 3 July 2001 specifying the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import rights in respect of young male bovine animals for fattening may be accepted
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, cattle, fattening, import, quantitative restriction

L 181/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.7.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1345/2001

of 3 July 2001

specifying the extent to which applications lodged in June 2001 for import rights in respect of
young male bovine animals for fattening may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001
of 5 June 2001 opening and providing for the administration
of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for
fattening (1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002) (1), and in particular
Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001 lays down the
number of young male bovine animals which may be imported
on special terms during the period from 1 July 2001 to 30
June 2002. The quantities applied for exceed the quantities
available under Article 2(1)(c) of that Regulation. Therefore, the

quantities applied for should be reduced on a proportional
basis in accordance with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1095/2001,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

All applications for import rights made in Member States other
than Italy and Greece pursuant to Article 2(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1095/2001 are hereby met to the extent of 2,532 % of
the quantity requested.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 25.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2257 — France Telecom/Equant) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 187/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.7.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2209 (cid:151) EDF Group/Cottam Power Station)

(2001/C 187/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 November 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 300M2209. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2257 (cid:151) France Telecom/Equant)

(2001/C 187/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 March 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 301M2257. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring instruments (COM(2000) 566 — C5-0478/2000 — 2000/0233(COD))
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EC conformity marking, approximation of laws, harmonisation of standards, measuring equipment, metrology

C 65 E/42

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.3.2002

Tuesday 3 July 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 28
Annex III

This annex is deleted.

Amendment 29
Annex IV

This annex is deleted.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on measuring instruments (COM(2000) 566 (cid:129) C5-0478/2000 (cid:129) 2000/
0233(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 566) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0478/2000),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade Research and Energy

(A5-0221/2001),

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 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 1.

5. Recasting of legal acts (procedure without debate)

A5-0230/2001

European Parliament resolution on the draft interinstitutional agreement on a more structured use
of the recasting technique for legal acts (2037/1/2000 rev. 1 (cid:129) C5-0588/2000 (cid:129) 2000/2266(ACI))

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the draft interinstitutional agreement (2037/1/2000 rev. 1 (cid:129) C5-0588/2000),

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0230/

2001),

A. whereas the European Union is a community based on the rule of law,

B. whereas citizens, to whom the law is addressed, must be able to understand their rights and duties

with ease,
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

3.7.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 187/7

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 July 2001

(2001/C 187/03)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4449

Danish krone

9,2326

Swedish krona

0,598

Pound sterling

0,8455

United States dollar

1,28

Canadian dollar

105,16

Japanese yen

1,5209

Swiss franc

7,9345

Norwegian krone

87,76

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,6612

Australian dollar

2,0843

New Zealand dollar

6,8063

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2001 of 3 July 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 169/2001 and increasing the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rice held by the Italian intervention agency to 70000 tonnes
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, award of contract, intervention agency, rice, sale, single market

L 181/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.7.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1341/2001

of 3 July 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 169/2001 and increasing the quantity covered by the standing
invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rice held by the Italian intervention
agency to 70 000 tonnes

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 Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (2),
and in particular the last indent of Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (3) lays down
the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy
rice held by intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2001 (4),
as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/2001 (5), opened a
standing invitation to tender for the resale on the
internal market of 50 000 tonnes of rice held by the
Italian intervention agency.

In view of the current market situation, the quantity of
rice put up for sale on the internal market should be
increased by around 20 000 tonnes of paddy rice held
by the Italian intervention agency, made up of 10 000
tonnes of the Japonica type and 10 000 tonnes of the
Indica type, and the time limit for the submission of

tenders under the last partial invitation to tender should
be extended.

(4)

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 169/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. In Article 1,

‘50 000 tonnes of paddy rice, comprising
40 000 tonnes of Japonica rice and 10 000 tonnes of Indica
rice’ is replaced by ‘70 000 tonnes of paddy rice, comprising
50 000 tonnes of Japonica type and 20 000 tonnes of the
Indica type’.

2. In Article 2(2), the date ‘27 June 2001’ is replaced by ‘31

July 2001’.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 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. 23.
(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 26, 27.1.2001, p. 17.
(5) OJ L 85, 24.3.2001, p. 4.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1962/01 by Juan Ojeda Sanz (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Pension adjustment in Gibraltar.
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Gibraltar, Spain, economic discrimination, pay rise, pension scheme

C 40 E/150

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.2.2002

The Commission accordingly has no intention to propose a specific amendment to exclude fire engines
from the driving licence categories laid down by Directive 91/439/EEC.

(1) OJ L 237, 24.8.1991.

(2002/C 40 E/161)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1962/01

by Juan Ojeda Sanz (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 July 2001)

Subject: Pension adjustment in Gibraltar

ALPEG, a Spanish association, based in La L(cid:237)nea de la Concepci(cid:243)n, representing pensioners who formerly
worked in Gibraltar, has drawn our attention to the injustice being done to 9 005 Spanish pensioners
whose pensions have not been increased or subject to any periodic adjustment since 1990. According to
the association(cid:146)s calculations, the amount currently owed by the Gibraltarian Government stands at € 48
million.

The situation of these pensioners, who for many years worked in the British colony of Gibraltar, is a
particularly serious matter because it constitutes discrimination compared with the treatment of pensioners
living on Gibraltarian territory and is also contrary to Community pensions legislation.

Does the Commission have any evidence relating to the problem facing the 9 005 pensioners who used to
work in Gibraltar?

What measures does it have in mind to mitigate this injustice?

(2002/C 40 E/162)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1979/01

by Laura GonzÆlez `lvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Pensions of Spaniards formerly employed in Gibraltar

(5 July 2001)

The retirement pensions of some 9 000 Spaniards who used to work in Gibraltar have not been increased
since 1990, even though the consumer price index has risen constantly from one year to the next and the
pensioners themselves have been protesting against their treatment.

Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 (1) and 574/72 (2) coordinate the Member States(cid:146) different statutory social
security systems. The basic rules deriving from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 where retirement pensions
are concerned stipulate, firstly, that benefits must be paid under each body of law to which a worker has
been subject; secondly, that they must be calculated in proportion to the periods completed under the
legislation of each country concerned; and, finally, that old age benefit or benefits may be transferred to
any part of the EU.

Can the Commission obtain information on this matter from the appropriate authorities?

Can it check whether Community social security legislation is being infringed?

(1) OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.
Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (codified version) (COM(2000) 657 - C5-0550/2000 - 1999/0180(COD))
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, codification of EU law, veterinary drug

14.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 65 E/33

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 3 July 2001

1. Medicinal products for human use (codified version) ***I (procedure without

report)

C5-0763/2000

Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to medicinal products for human use (codified version) (COM(2000) 830 (cid:129) C5-0763/2000 (cid:129)
1999/0134(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

2. Veterinary medicinal products (codified version) ***I

(procedure without

report)

C5-0550/2000

Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the Community code relat-
ing to veterinary medicinal products (codified version) (COM(2000) 657 (cid:129) C5-0550/2000 (cid:129) 1999/
0180(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The proposal was approved.

3. Quarterly non-financial accounts for general government ***I (procedure with-

out debate)

A5-0242/2001

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for
general government (COM(2001) 100 (cid:129) C5-0079/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0056(COD))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
(COM(2001) 100 (cid:129)
regulation on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government

C5-0079/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0056(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) 100) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Articles 251 and 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted

the proposal to Parliament (C5-0079/2001),

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 300.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1343/2001 of 3 July 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, farm prices, fruit vegetable, pip fruit, product quality, stone fruit

L 181/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.7.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1343/2001

of 3 July 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation
(EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

be available only for contracts concluded after the entry
into force of this Regulation.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2699/2000 (2), and in particular Article
6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 3(4)(e) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 449/
2001 (3) provides that the terms governing the payment
of the raw material by the processor to the producer
organisation are to be laid down in the contracts and
stipulates in particular that the payment deadline cannot
exceed 60 days from the date of delivery of each
consignment.

In order to make provision for the requisite flexibility
and to make the scheme easier to administer, that dead-
line should be extended to the end of the second month
following the month of delivery. This provision should

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 3(4)(e) is hereby replaced by the following:

‘(e) the price to be paid for the raw materials, which may
vary by variety and/or quality and/or delivery period.

In the case of tomatoes, peaches and pears, the contract
shall also indicate the delivery stage at which that price
applies and the payment terms. Any payment deadline
may not exceed two months from the end of
the
month of delivery of each consignment.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 July 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 16.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2128 — ABB Lummus/Engelhard/Equistar/Novolen) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

3.7.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 187/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2128 (cid:151) ABB Lummus/Engelhard/Equistar/Novolen)

(2001/C 187/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 September 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 300M2128. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1952/01 by Johannes Swoboda (PSE) to the Commission. Mrs Wallström's position on the Alpine Convention.
Date: 2001-07-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Alpine Region, environmental protection, international convention, sustainable development, transport policy

C 40 E/148

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.2.2002

(2002/C 40 E/158)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1952/01

by Johannes Swoboda (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m(cid:146)s position on the Alpine Convention

(3 July 2001)

What is the position of the EU(cid:146)s Commissioner responsible for environmental matters on the subject of the
Alpine Convention?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1951/01 and E-1952/01
given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(3 September 2001)

The Commission recognises the importance of the role the Alpine Convention can play in the promotion
of sustainable development
in the Alpine region. The Alpine Convention is in fact an important
instrument aimed at protecting the alpine ecosystem and ensuring the integration of
international
environmental and social concerns in a number of different sectors of economic life.

The Commission understands the concern of
to the lack of
participation of the Commission at the last meetings of the Standing Committee and at the Ministerial
Meeting in October 2000. However, resource constraints currently prevent
the Commission from
considering active involvement in the work of the Alpine Convention a priority.

the Honourable Member with respect

This has to be seen together with the fact that the subsidiarity principle plays a major role as far as the
implementation of the Alpine Convention and its Protocols is concerned. In fact, in a regional context,
action by national and local governments can be more effective than action at Community level.
Furthermore, a number of Protocols to the Alpine Convention cover areas where Community competence
is limited, in particular those of tourism, soil protection and mountain forests.

By no means however should this be interpreted as a lack of interest in or appreciation of the work being
done under the Alpine Convention. It should be underlined that the objectives to which the Community is
committed as a Contracting Party to this Convention are being fulfilled in the different areas covered by
the Convention through Community action and legislation, such as the Habitats and Birds Directives, the
Natura 2000 network, as well as the 6th Environmental Action Programme.

The submission, on 16 January 2001, of a proposal on the signature of the Transport Protocol to the
Council (1) is also a sign of the interest the Commission maintains with respect to the Alpine Convention.

(1) COM(2001) 18 final.

(2002/C 40 E/159)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1955/01

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Commission

(3 July 2001)

Subject: Excise duty on alcoholic beverages

When will the recently finalised study on competition between different types of alcoholic beverages
undertaken on behalf of the Commission by a private consultant be available for examination?