do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.2420 — Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, infringement procedure (EU), merger control

25.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 239/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2001/C 239/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 July 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 301M2473. 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.

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.2420 (cid:151) Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi)

(2001/C 239/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 July 2001 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding
that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The
initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regards to the notified concentration.
The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concen-
tration.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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.2420 (cid:151) Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2438 — SES/Stork/Fokker Space) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 239/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.8.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2337 (cid:151) NestlØ/Ralston Purina)

(2001/C 239/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 July 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(2) 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 301M2337. 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.2438 (cid:151) SES/Stork/Fokker Space)

(2001/C 239/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 July 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 301M2438. 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.2337 — Nestlé/Ralston Purina) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 239/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.8.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2337 (cid:151) NestlØ/Ralston Purina)

(2001/C 239/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 July 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(2) 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 301M2337. 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.2438 (cid:151) SES/Stork/Fokker Space)

(2001/C 239/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 July 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 301M2438. 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.2580 — Collins & Aikman Products/Textron Automotive Trim) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry

C 239/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.8.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2580 (cid:151) Collins & Aikman Products/Textron Automotive Trim)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 239/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 August 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 US-based undertaking Collins & Aikman Corporation (C & AC), controlled by Heartland
Industrial Partners LP (Heartland), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of parts of the US-based undertaking Textron Inc. (Textron), hereby acquiring all subsidiaries of
Textron Automotive Trim (Automotive Trim) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) C & AC: automotive interior products and automotive roof systems,

(cid:151) Heartland: US-based private investment company,

(cid:151) Textrom: multi-industry company with operations in the aircraft and automotive industry, industrial

products and finance,

(cid:151) Automotive Trim: automotive interior and exterior products.

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.2580 (cid:151) Collins & Aikman Products/Textron Automotive Trim, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2535 — Sogefi/Filtrauto) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry

25.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 239/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2535 (cid:151) Sogefi/Filtrauto)

(2001/C 239/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 August 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 Sogefi SpA (Sogefi), Italy, belonging to the group De Beneditti,, acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Filtrauto SA
(Filtrauto), France, belonging to the group Valeo, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Sogefi: manufacture and sales of automotive filters and components for automotive suspensions,

(cid:151) Filtrauto: manufacture and sales of automotive filters.

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.2535 (cid:151) Sogefi/Filtrauto, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2473 — Finnforest/Moelven Industrier) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

25.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 239/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2001/C 239/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 July 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 301M2473. 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.

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.2420 (cid:151) Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi)

(2001/C 239/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 July 2001 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding
that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The
initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regards to the notified concentration.
The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concen-
tration.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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.2420 (cid:151) Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 239/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 August 2001

(2001/C 239/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4449

Danish krone

9,3873

Swedish krona

0,6317

Pound sterling

0,9108

United States dollar

1,4048

Canadian dollar

109,56

Japanese yen

1,5193

Swiss franc

8,106

Norwegian krone

90,31

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,718

Australian dollar

2,0806

New Zealand dollar

7,632

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2586 — CE/Yorkshire Electric) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, merger control

25.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 239/5

Modifications to the list of eligible areas for Interreg IIIB

Background

13. Paragraph 2 of point 13 of the guidelines permits Member
States to request duly justified modifications to the list of
eligible areas for Interreg IIIB as set out in Annex III of the
guidelines. The Commission has received and accepted a
number of these requests. Consequently, Annex III requires
updating.

Amendment to the guidelines

Under North Sea Area, Sweden: add (cid:145)Kronobergs l(cid:228)n,
Sk(cid:229)ne l(cid:228)n(cid:146);

Under Northern Periphery, Sweden: add (cid:145)G(cid:228)vleborgs l(cid:228)n(cid:146);

Under Northern Periphery, Finland: add (cid:145)Keski-Suomi(cid:146) after
(cid:145)Pohjois-Pohjanmaa(cid:146);

Under Atlantic Area, Spain: add (cid:145)Canarias, Sevilla, CÆdiz(cid:146);

14. Annex III of the guidelines is modified as follows:

Under Western Mediterranean, Portugal: add (cid:145)Alentejo(cid:146).

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2586 (cid:151) CE/Yorkshire Electric)

(2001/C 239/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 August 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 CE Electric UK plc (CE Electric), belonging to the MidAmerican Holdings Company group
(MEHC), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of
Yorkshire Power Group Limited (Yorkshire Power), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) MEHC: generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electricity and natural gas in the USA and

construction in the USA and the Philippines,

(cid:151) CE Electric: distribution and supply of electricity in the UK; gas exploration and development in the

North Sea,

(cid:151) Yorkshire Power: distribution of electricity in the United Kingdom.

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.2586 (cid:151) CE/Yorkshire Electric, 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.