do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/2001 of 22 August 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 and Regulation (EC) No 1498/1999 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards communication between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products sector (OJ L 227 of 23.8.2001)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, exchange of information, export refund, import licence, milk, milk product

31.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 233/59

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/2001 of 22 August 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 and Regulation (EC) No
1498/1999 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards
communication between the Member States and the Commission in the milk and milk products sector

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 227 of 23 August 2001)

On page 36,

in Article 2, point 1(a)(ii) of the replacing text:

for:

‘… (IDES computer code 1);’,

read:

‘… (IDES computer code 9);’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2490 — Knorr-Bremse SFS/Webasto Thermosysteme/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

31.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 243/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2490 (cid:151) Knorr-Bremse SFS/Webasto Thermosysteme/JV)

(2001/C 243/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 June 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 German 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)CDE(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2490. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2001/C 243/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 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 301M2501. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1747/2001 of 31 August 2001 fixing the maximum purchase price for beef under the ninth partial invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, maximum price, purchase price

1.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 234/51

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1747/2001

of 31 August 2001

fixing the maximum purchase price for beef under the ninth partial invitation to tender pursuant to
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/
2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1648/2001 (4),
and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

(5)

Because of the need to support in a reasonable way the
market for beef a maximum purchase price should be
fixed in the Member States concerned. In the light of the
different level of market prices in those Member States,
different maximum purchase prices should be fixed.

Due to the urgency of the support measures, this Regu-
lation should enter into force immediately.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

In application of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No
690/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001
of 10 April 2001 on the purchase of beef under Regula-
tion (EC) No 690/2001 (5), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1688/2001 (6), establishes the list of
Member States in which the tendering is open for the
ninth partial invitation to tender on 27 August 2001.

In accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No
690/2001, where appropriate, a maximum purchase
price for the reference class shall be fixed in the light of
the tenders received, taking into account the provisions
of Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

Article 1

Under the ninth partial invitation to tender on 27 August 2001
opened under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 the following
maximum purchase prices shall be fixed:
— Germany: EUR 164,90/100 kg,
— Ireland: EUR 183,50/100 kg,
— Spain: EUR 157,47/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2001.

For the Commission

Viviane REDING

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 219, 14.8.2001, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 288, 24.8.2001, p. 17.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2554 — If Holding/FCI/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: credit insurance, economic concentration, export credit insurance, insurance, merger control

C 243/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.8.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2554 (cid:151) If Holding/FCI/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 243/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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 undertakings IF P & C Holding AB (If Holding), which is jointly controlled by the Swedish
insurer Skandia and the Norwegian company Storebrand ASA (Storebrand), the German company Hermes
Versicherungsbeteiligungen GmbH (HVG), which belongs to the Allianz group and the Stated-owned
Finnish undertaking Finnerva plc (Finnerva), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regu-
lation, joint control of the undertaking Finnish Credit Insurances Company Ltd (FCI), by way of a public
bid announced on 11 June 2001.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) If Holding: non-life insurance services mainly in Sweden and Norway,

(cid:151) HVG: credit insurance,

(cid:151) Finnerva: export credit insurance, State guarantees for export credits,

(cid:151) FCI: credit insurance.

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. 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.2554 (cid:151) If Holding/FCI/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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo byrett by decision of that court of 22 August 2001 in the case of CIBA Specialty Chemicals and others v The Government of Norway, represented by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Case E-6/01)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: Norway
Subjects: Community acquis, Norway, chemical industry, derogation from EU law, interpretation of the law, regional and local authorities

29.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 335/21

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA COURT

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo byrett by decision of that court of
22 August 2001 in the case of CIBA Specialty Chemicals and others v The Government of Norway,
represented by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

(Case E-6/01)

(2001/C 335/07)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by decision of 22 August 2001 of Oslo byrett (Oslo City
Court), Norway, which was received at the Court Registry on 31 August 2001, for an Advisory Opinion in
the case of CIBA Specialty Chemicals and others v The Government of Norway, represented by the
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, on the following question:

Is the EEA Joint Committee after the adoption of the Joint Statement of 22 June 1995, empowered to
decide that Norway may adopt derogations from the existing Community acquis, such as the
derogations contained in the Joint Statement of 26 March 1999 of the EEA Committee as interpreted
by the EFTA Court in its Case E-2/00?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2527 — Telenor East/Eco Telecom/Vimpel-Communications) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry

31.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 243/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2527 (cid:151) Telenor East/Eco Telecom/Vimpel-Communications)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 243/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 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 Gibraltar-based Eco Telecom Limited (Eco Telecom), belonging to the Russian Alfa Group of
Companies (Alfa Group), and Norwegian Telenor East
Invest AS (Telenor East), controlled by the
Norwegian Telenor ASA (Telenor), acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the Russian open joint stock company Vimpel-Communications (Vimpel-Communications),
by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Eco Telecom: holding company for Russian telecommunications companies,

(cid:151) Alfa Group: financial services, commodity trading, food processing,

(cid:151) Telenor East: shareholder of Vimpel-Communications,

(cid:151) Telenor: telecommunications services,

(cid:151) Vimpel-Communications: telecommunications 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.2527 (cid:151) Telenor East/Eco Telecom/Vimpel-Communications, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1745/2001 of 31 August 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, purchase

1.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 234/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1745/2001

of 31 August 2001

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as
regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/2001 of 14 July
2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain
list of
Member States (5) establishes the most recent

Member States in which intervention is suspended. This
list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices
communicated by Ireland under Article 8 of Regulation
(EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in
question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No
1432/2001 should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany,
France, Greece,
Finland,
the Netherlands, Austria,
Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Italy,

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1432/2001 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2001.

For the Commission

Viviane REDING

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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1742/2001 of 31 August 2001 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 253rd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, award of contract, butter, concentrated product

1.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 234/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1742/2001

of 31 August 2001

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 253rd special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Article 10 thereof,

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the
end-use security determined accordingly.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed
for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of
96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the
end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

Article 1

For the 253rd special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:
— end-use security:

EUR 105/100 kg,
EUR 116/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2001.

For the Commission

Viviane REDING

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 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2280 — BASF/Bertschi/Hoyer/Vlag/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 243/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.8.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2280 (cid:151) BASF/Bertschi/Hoyer/Vlag/JV)

(2001/C 243/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 February 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 German 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)CDE(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2280. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
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Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.2389 (cid:151) Shell/DEA)

(2001/C 243/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 August 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.2389 (cid:151) Shell/DEA to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.